Serpentine Gallery Pavilion 2008
Frank Gehry20 July 2008 - 19 October 2008
Serpentine
London, United Kingdom
Serpentine Gallery Pavilions: Annual Architectural Commissions and Public ProgrammesThe spectacular structure for Frank Gehry’s 2008 Pavilion was anchored by four massive steel columns and comprised large timber planks and a complex network of overlapping glass planes that created a dramatic, multi-dimensional space. Gehry and his team took inspiration 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 made a transformative place for reflection and relaxation by day, and discussion and performance by night.
- Title: Serpentine Gallery Pavilion 2008
- Creator: Frank Gehry
- Date Created: 20 July 2008 - 19 October 2008
- Further Information: Frank Gehry
- Acknowledgements: Architectural Design Frank Gehry Design Team: Gehry Partners LLP Terry Bell Richard Cagasca Anand Devarajan Sam Gehry Meaghan Lloyd Tae Park Rui Sato Melissa Shin Tracy Steinhauser Structural Engineering: Arup Cecil Balmond Ben Ablett James Bishop Ed Clark David Glover Graham Hennessy Ed Newman-Sanders Project Construction and Management: Savant Jonathan Harper Timothy Morse Joanna Streeten Project Director: Serpentine Gallery Julia Peyton-Jones with Hans Ulrich Obrist Project Leader: Serpentine Gallery Julie Burnell Project Curator: Serpentine Gallery Kathryn Rattee Project Advisors Lord Palumbo, Chairman, Serpentine Board of Trustees Zaha Hadid, Architect, Serpentine Board of Trustees Peter Rogers, Director, Stanhope Mark Camley, Chief Executive, Royal Parks Agency Colin Buttery, Director of Parks, Royal Parks Agency Simon Betts, Estate Manager, Royal Parks Agency Tom Jarvis, Park Superintendent Manager, Kensington Gardens, Royal Parks Agency Charles Vaton, Westminster City Council District Surveyor’s Office (Building Control) Jenny Wilson, Westminster City Council (Licensing Authority) Westminster City Council Planning Office London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority London Region, English Heritage Friends of Hyde Park and Kensington Gardens Contractors Careys Davis Langdon DP9 Eckelt Glas Gmbh EMS GTL Partnership Hewdens John Doyle Group Knight Frank Lend Lease Projects (Simon Herrington) NG Bailey Nussli Saint-Gobain Glass SES Taylor Woodrow We-ef Weil, Gotshal & Manges Sponsor Netjets Tiffany&Co. Advisors Arup Stanhope
- Type: Architecture, PHOTOGRAPH
- External Link: Serpentine Gallery
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