{"id":17884,"date":"2017-06-30T14:33:35","date_gmt":"2017-06-30T13:33:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/?p=17884"},"modified":"2017-06-30T14:33:35","modified_gmt":"2017-06-30T13:33:35","slug":"in-photos-serpentine-pavilion-2017-designed-by-francis-kere-kensington-gardens-london","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/in-photos-serpentine-pavilion-2017-designed-by-francis-kere-kensington-gardens-london\/","title":{"rendered":"In photos: Serpentine Pavilion 2017, designed by Francis K\u00e9r\u00e9, Kensington Gardens, London"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/serpentine-pavilion-2017-01.jpg\" alt=\"In photos: Serpentine Pavilion 2017, designed by Francis K\u00e9r\u00e9, Kensington Gardens, London, July 2017\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s the striking sight of the Serpentine Pavilion 2017, as designed by Francis K\u00e9r\u00e9, the seventeenth architect to accept the Serpentine Galleries\u2019 invitation to design a temporary Pavilion in its grounds.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/serpentine-pavilion-2017-02.jpg\" alt=\"In photos: Serpentine Pavilion 2017, designed by Francis K\u00e9r\u00e9, Kensington Gardens, London, July 2017\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Pavilion can be found right next to\u00a0Serpentine Gallery in Kensington Gardens, just across from Hyde Park. Admission is free.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/serpentine-pavilion-2017-03.jpg\" alt=\"In photos: Serpentine Pavilion 2017, designed by Francis K\u00e9r\u00e9, Kensington Gardens, London, July 2017\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.serpentinegalleries.org\/exhibitions-events\/serpentine-pavilion-2017-designed-francis-k%C3%A9r%C3%A9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">website<\/a> has more detail about the structure:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Inspired by the tree that serves as a central meeting point for life in his home town of Gando, Francis K\u00e9r\u00e9 has designed a responsive Pavilion that seeks to connect its visitors to nature \u2013 and each other. An expansive roof, supported by a central steel framework,\u00a0mimics a tree\u2019s canopy, allowing air to circulate freely while offering shelter against London rain and summer heat.<\/p>\n<p>K\u00e9r\u00e9 has positively embraced British climate in his design, creating a structure that engages with the ever-changing London weather in creative ways.<\/p>\n<p>The Pavilion has four separate entry points with an open air courtyard in the centre, where visitors can sit and relax during sunny days.<\/p>\n<p>In the case of rain, an oculus funnels any water that collects on the roof into a spectacular waterfall effect, before it is evacuated through a drainage system in the floor for later use in irrigating the park. Both the roof and wall system are made from wood. By day, they act as solar shading, creating pools of dappled shadows.<\/p>\n<p>By night, the walls become a source of illumination as small perforations twinkle with the movement and activity from inside.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/serpentine-pavilion-2017-04.jpg\" alt=\"In photos: Serpentine Pavilion 2017, designed by Francis K\u00e9r\u00e9, Kensington Gardens, London, July 2017\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s more photos of the pavilion, which will be on view until 8 October, 2017.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/serpentine-pavilion-2017-05.jpg\" alt=\"In photos: Serpentine Pavilion 2017, designed by Francis K\u00e9r\u00e9, Kensington Gardens, London, July 2017\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"735\" height=\"414\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3hmT3OAllgs?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-GB&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/serpentine-pavilion-2017-06.jpg\" alt=\"In photos: Serpentine Pavilion 2017, designed by Francis K\u00e9r\u00e9, Kensington Gardens, London, July 2017\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/serpentine-pavilion-2017-07.jpg\" alt=\"In photos: Serpentine Pavilion 2017, designed by Francis K\u00e9r\u00e9, Kensington Gardens, London, July 2017\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/serpentine-pavilion-2017-08.jpg\" alt=\"In photos: Serpentine Pavilion 2017, designed by Francis K\u00e9r\u00e9, Kensington Gardens, London, July 2017\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/serpentine-pavilion-2017-09.jpg\" alt=\"In photos: Serpentine Pavilion 2017, designed by Francis K\u00e9r\u00e9, Kensington Gardens, London, July 2017\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/serpentine-pavilion-2017-10.jpg\" alt=\"In photos: Serpentine Pavilion 2017, designed by Francis K\u00e9r\u00e9, Kensington Gardens, London, July 2017\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/serpentine-pavilion-2017-11.jpg\" alt=\"In photos: Serpentine Pavilion 2017, designed by Francis K\u00e9r\u00e9, Kensington Gardens, London, July 2017\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/serpentine-pavilion-2017-12.jpg\" alt=\"In photos: Serpentine Pavilion 2017, designed by Francis K\u00e9r\u00e9, Kensington Gardens, London, July 2017\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/serpentine-pavilion-2017-13.jpg\" alt=\"In photos: Serpentine Pavilion 2017, designed by Francis K\u00e9r\u00e9, Kensington Gardens, London, July 2017\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/serpentine-pavilion-2017-14.jpg\" alt=\"In photos: Serpentine Pavilion 2017, designed by Francis K\u00e9r\u00e9, Kensington Gardens, London, July 2017\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>More info<\/h2>\n<p><a class=\"u-underline\" href=\"http:\/\/www.serpentinegalleries.org\/explore\/pavilion\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">Serpentine Gallery, London<\/a>, 23 June to 8 October.<br \/>\nKensington Gardens, London W2 3XA,<\/p>\n<p>Open Tuesday &#8211; 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