2013 Serpentine Gallery Pavilion

Author: Tom Webster and Harriet Eldred

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1 August 2013

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2013 Serpentine Gallery Pavilion

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Tom Webster and Harriet Eldred
Date published
1 August 2013
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The Structural Engineer
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Tom Webster and Harriet Eldred

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The Structural Engineer, Volume 91, Issue 8, 2013, Page(s) 26-31

Date published

1 August 2013

Author

Tom Webster and Harriet Eldred

Citation

The Structural Engineer, Volume 91, Issue 8, 2013, Page(s) 26-31

Price

Standard: £9.95 + VAT
Members/Subscribers: Free

Having taken over as structural engineers of the annual project from Arup, Aecom's Tom Webster and Harriet Eldred explain how architect Sou Fujimoto's vision of a 'formless form' was turned into reality.

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The Serpentine Gallery is one of Britain’s best-loved galleries, attracting up to 1.2M visitors every year. Over the last 30 years, the gallery has established an international reputation for excellence, presenting exhibitions of modern and contemporary art.

The Serpentine Gallery Pavilion is a temporary structure designed by an internationally renowned contemporary architect, offering audiences the opportunity to engage with the installation first-hand. This annual architectural commission was inaugurated in 2000 and has resulted in landmark built structures being produced each year. Previous architects invited to design the pavilion include Zaha Hadid, Frank Gehry and the late Oscar Niemeyer. It is the only scheme of its kind in the world and presents projects that stretch the boundaries of contemporary architectural practice.

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