Serpentine Gallery Pavilion 2008 Designed by Frank Gehry Photograph: Iwan Baan
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Gehry Photograph: Iwan Baan
Serpentine Gallery Pavilion 08
Designed by Frank Gehry
Serpentine Gallery
Sunday 20 July 2008 to Sunday 19 October 2008
The Serpentine Gallery Pavilion 2008 is England's first built project by legendary architect Frank Gehry. The spectacular structure – designed and engineered in collaboration with Arup – is anchored by four massive steel columns and is comprised of large timber planks and a complex network of overlapping glass planes that create a dramatic, multi-dimensional space.
Gehry and his team took inspiration for this year’s Pavilion from a fascinating variety of sources including the elaborate wooden catapults designed by Leonardo da Vinci as well as the striped walls of summer beach huts. Part-amphitheatre, part-promenade, these seemingly random elements will make a transformative place for reflection and relaxation by day, and discussion and performance by night.
Serpentine Gallery Park Nights
Pavilions & Practices
Friday 25 July
7pm
£5/£4
This evening discussion will bring together a new generation of architects who have won international pavilion commissions to explore both revolutionary ideas and the potential of simple, prosaic problems to yield exceptional architecture.
Speakers include Aranda/ Lasch and Daniel Bosia (USA), Minsuk Cho (Korea), Sou Fujimoto (Japan), Joseph Grima (USA) and others.
Tickets available from: Ticket Web 08700 600100
www.ticketweb.co.uk or the Gallery lobby desk.
The Frank Gehry Pavilion is an open structure, so please dress accordingly. Due to the unique architecture some tickets may have restricte
Location
Serpentine GalleryKensington Gardens
London W2 3XA Precinct
Kensington and Chelsea
United Kingdom
