{"id":53103,"date":"2018-02-26T13:09:00","date_gmt":"2018-02-26T12:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.area-arch.it\/en\/?p=53103"},"modified":"2018-02-26T13:10:07","modified_gmt":"2018-02-26T12:10:07","slug":"design-serpentine-pavilion-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.area-arch.it\/en\/design-serpentine-pavilion-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Design Serpentine Pavilion 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Mexican architect Frida Escobedo, celebrated for dynamic projects that reactivate urban space, has been commissioned to design the Serpentine Pavilion 2018. Harnessing a subtle interplay of light, water and geometry, her atmospheric courtyard-based design draws on both the domestic architecture of Mexico and British materials and history, specifically the Prime Meridian line at London\u2019s Royal Observatory in Greenwich.
\nEscobedo (b. 1979, Mexico City) is the 18th and youngest architect yet to accept the invitation to design a temporary Pavilion on the Serpentine Gallery lawn in Kensington Gardens. This pioneering commission, which began in 2000 with Zaha Hadid, has presented the first UK structures of some of the biggest names in international architecture. In recent years, it has grown into a hotly anticipated showcase for emerging talent, from Sou Fujimoto of Japan to selgascano of Spain and Bjarke Ingels of Denmark, whose 2016 Pavilion was the most visited architectural and design exhibition in the world.
\nSerpentine Galleries Artistic Director Hans Ulrich Obrist and CEO Yana Peel selected this\u00a0year\u2019s architect, with advisors David Adjaye and Richard Rogers. The Serpentine Pavilion 2018 is sponsored by Goldman Sachs in its fourth year of support. \"\"Escobedo\u2019s Pavilion will take the form of an enclosed courtyard, comprised of two rectangular volumes positioned at an angle. While the outer walls will be aligned with the Serpentine Gallery\u2019s eastern fa\u00e7ade, the axis of the internal courtyard will align directly to the north. Internal courtyards are a common feature of Mexican domestic architecture, while the Pavilion\u2019s pivoted axis refers to the Prime Meridian, which was established in 1851 at Greenwich and became the global standard marker of time and geographical distance. British-made materials will be used in the Pavilion\u2019s construction, chosen for their dark colours and textured surfaces. A celosia \u2013 a traditional breeze wall common to Mexican architecture \u2013 will here be composed of a lattice of cement roof tiles that diffuse the view out into the park, transforming it into a vibrant blur of greens and blues. Two reflecting elements will emphasise the movement of light and shadow inside the Pavilion over the course of the day. The curved underside of the canopy will be clad with mirrored panels, and a triangular pool cast into the Pavilion floor will trace its boundary directly beneath the edge of the roof, along the north axis of the Meridian. As the sun moves across the sky, reflected and refracted by these features, visitors may feel a heightened awareness of time spent in play, improvisation and contemplation over the summer months<\/p>\n

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\nFrida Escobedo, architect of the 18th Serpentine Pavilion, said: \u201cMy design for the Serpentine Pavilion 2018 is a meeting of material and historical inspirations inseparable from the city of London itself and an idea which has been central to our practice from the beginning: the expression of time in architecture through inventive use of everyday materials and simple forms. For the Serpentine Pavilion, we have added the materials of light and shadow, reflection and refraction, turning the building into a timepiece that charts the passage of the day.<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n

title<\/strong>\u00a0Design Serpentine Pavilion 2018
\narchitect<\/strong>\u00a0Frida Escobedo<\/a>
\nyear<\/strong>\u00a02018 (June 15-October 7 2018)
\nsponsored by<\/strong>\u00a0Goldman Sachs
\ncurator<\/strong>\u00a0David Glover
\nconstruction<\/strong>\u00a0AECOM<\/a>
\nengineering<\/strong>\u00a0Stage One Creative Services Ltd.<\/a>
\norganizer<\/strong>\u00a0Serpentine Pavilion Galleries<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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