Every year a different architect is selected to design the Serpentine Pavilion. Between big names of the industry, such as Frank Gehry in 2008, Sou Fujimoto in 2013 and Asif Khan in 2016. This year, the award-winning architect selected was Diébédo Francis Kéré!
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Serpentine Gallery in 2013 by Sou Fujimoto
Original from Gando, Burkino Faso, the architect has been commissioned to design the Serpentine Pavilion 2017, responding to the brief with a bold, innovative structure that brings his characteristic sense of light and life to the lawns of Kensington Gardens.
Serpentine Gallery in 2016 by Asif Khan
Kéré built his reputation on his socially driven and sustainable approach to architecture. He was lucky to be the first son of the head of his village, being that way the only child allowed to attended school. Guided for his roots, the first project as an architect was a primary school for the village, which he raised the money for himself.
IMAGE SOURCE: Kéré Architecture Website
To transmit his strong connections with nature, this year for the pavilion, he inspired himself is a tree that serves as a central meeting point for life in his hometown of Gando. The main goal of the project is to design a responsive Pavilion that seeks to connect its visitors to nature and to each other.
IMAGE SOURCE: Kéré Architecture Website
“In Burkina Faso, I am accustomed to being confronted with climate and natural landscape as a harsh reality,” said Kéré. “For this reason, I was interested in how my contribution to this royal park could not only enhance the visitor’s experience of nature, but also provoke a new way for people to connect with each other.”
Serpentine Gallery 2017
An expansive roof, supported by a central steel framework, mimics a tree’s canopy, allowing air to circulate freely while offering shelter against London rain and summer heat. “Every path and tree, and even the Serpentine lake, were all carefully designed”, he said.
Serpentine Gallery 2017
The architect claims his design is intended to build on the park’s rich history, as well as to respond to the British climate. “I am fascinated by how this artificial landscape offered a new way for people in the city to experience nature”, he said.
SOURCE: SERPENTINE GALLERIES
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