The Serpentine Gallery

The Serpentine Gallery Pavillion 2010 by Jean Nouvel

5 July — 20 October

Serpentine Gallery, Kensington Gardens W1

www.serpentinegallery.org

In its 40th anniversary year, the Serpentine Gallery is delighted to announce that the 10th Serpentine Gallery Pavilion is being designed by world–renowned French architect Jean Nouvel.This year’s Pavilion is the 10th commission in the Gallery’s annual series, the worldıs first and most ambitious architectural programme of its kind. It will be the architect’s first completed building in the UK.

The Pavilion commission has become an international site for architectural experimentation and follows a long tradition of Pavilions by some of the world’s greatest architects. The immediacy of the commission ­ a maximum of six months from invitation to completion — provides a unique model worldwide.

The design for the 2010 Pavilion is a contrast of lightweight materials and dramatic metal cantilevered structures. The entire design is rendered in a vivid red that, in a play of opposites, contrasts with the green of its park setting. In London the colour reflects the iconic British images of traditional telephone boxes, post boxes and London buses.