2012 Sepentine Pavilion: Herzog & de Meuron and Ai Weiwei

The Serpentine Gallery have announced that the Swiss architect duo Herzog & de Meuron and Chinese designer and artist Ai Weiwei are to create the 2012 Serpentine Gallery Pavilion. It will be the 12th pavilion in a yearly series commissioned by the gallery, where the structure is used as a public space in London’s Hyde Park, as well as a venue to host talks and events. 

The gallery chooses architects who have never built in the UK, so it will be the team’s first collaborative project in the country. Architects who have previously had the honour include Jean Nouvel, Frank Gehry, and most recently fellow Swiss architect Peter Zumthor. Dami Babalola -Editorial

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