In 2015, Serpentine Galleries will celebrate its 15th anniversary of the world-renowned Pavilion commission. The Serpentine Pavilion has become an international site for architectural experimentation, and it has housed temporary structures by some of the most well-known architects.

Serpentine Galleries recently announced that Spanish architects SelgasCano will design the 2015 Serpentine Pavilion, which is located on the Serpentines lawn in Londons Kensington Gardens. Founded by Jos Selgas and Luca Cano, SelgasCano is the first Spanish architecture firm to be asked to design the temporary Pavilion, which will feature a flexible, multipurpose space with a cafe that will be open throughout the summer of 2015. This will be the firms first new structure in the UK, and plans for the Pavilion will be released in February 2015.

SelgasCano are architects for our time who offer a tantalizing vision of the future, says Julia Peyton-Jones, director, and Hans Ulrich Obrist, co-director of Serpentine Galleries. Their innovative use of materials and bold application of color, informed by playfulness and a passion for nature, ensures that next summers Pavilion will be very exciting. They are the perfect choice to celebrate the Pavilions 15th anniversary.

Known for its use of synthetic materials, SelgasCanos design will follow Smiljan Radis 2014 Pavilion. Other architects who have previously designed pavilions include Sou Fujimoto, 2013; Herzog & de Meuron and Ai Weiwei, 2012; Frank Gehry, 2008; Rem Koolhaas and Cecil Balmond, with Arup, 2006; Oscar Niemeyer, 2003; Daniel Libeskind with Arup, 2001; and Zaha Hadid, 2000.

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December 9, 2014 at 1:52 pm by Mr HomeBuilder
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