2012: Herzog & de Meuron and Ai Weiwei

A curious retrospective, this subterranean design dug beneath the site’s lawn to explore the history of previous Pavilions. A cork-clad interior, ringed with a dozen different column (one for each previous design), was created with sustainability in mind, with materials and color reflecting the excavated earth.

Photograph © 2012 Iwan Baan  Photo 2 of 13 in Years of Serpentine Gallery Pavilions by Patrick Sisson

Years of Serpentine Gallery Pavilions

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2012: Herzog & de Meuron and Ai Weiwei

A curious retrospective, this subterranean design dug beneath the site’s lawn to explore the history of previous Pavilions. A cork-clad interior, ringed with a dozen different column (one for each previous design), was created with sustainability in mind, with materials and color reflecting the excavated earth.

Photograph © 2012 Iwan Baan