Location: Kensington Gardens, west London
When: every Summer
Concept: Julia Peyton-Jones, Director, Serpentine Gallery

Serpentine Gallery Pavilion 2008 : Frank Gehry

© Gehry Partners LLP 2008

Serpentine Gallery - temporary shelters
2007
Zaha Hadid Architects

Photo Luke Hayes
Serpentine Gallery Pavilion

Zaha Hadid’s work formed at last minute (6 weeks lead-in) following incomplete work by artist Olafur Eliasson.
Serpentine Gallery pavilion by Olafur Eliasson will be in place from Aug to Oct

Serpentine Pavilion - Designers over the Years:

2007
due to be Frei Otto but replaced by Kjetil Thorsen of Snøhetta + artist
Oliafur Eliasson: in turn replaced by Zaha Hadid
Serpentine Pavilion architect 2007 : Snøhetta

2006
Serpentine Pavilion architect 2006 : Rem Koolhaas
with Cecil Balmond + Arup

2005
Álvaro Siza & Eduardo Souto de Moura
with Cecil Balmond + Arup

2004
due to be MVRDV 'green hill' but dropped

2003
Oscar Niemeyer

2002
Toyo Ito
with Arup

2001
Daniel Libeskind
with Arup

2000
Zaha Hadid



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