{"id":67531,"date":"2026-07-08T11:32:16","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T10:32:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/?p=67531"},"modified":"2026-07-08T11:34:46","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T10:34:46","slug":"the-serpentine-2026-a-crinkle-crankle-wall-and-a-swaying-interactive-yellow-sculpture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/the-serpentine-2026-a-crinkle-crankle-wall-and-a-swaying-interactive-yellow-sculpture\/","title":{"rendered":"The Serpentine 2026: a crinkle-crankle wall and a swaying interactive yellow sculpture"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/pics\/serpentine-pavilion-2026-01.jpg\" alt=\"The Serpentine: a crinkle-crankle wall and a swaying interactive yellow sculpture\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Located in Kensington Gardens in central London, the Serpentine Pavilion serves up a new architectural design every year.<\/p>\n<p>This year&#8217;s pavilion was designed by the Mexico City-based architecture studio LANZA atelier and features a distinctive brick &#8220;crinkle-crankle&#8221; wall design.<\/p>\n<p>Adjacent to the pavilion can be found a fun kinetic sculpture, titled \u2018P\u00e9n\u00e9trable BBL Jaune\u2019,\u00a0 created by Venezuelan artist Jes\u00fas Rafael Soto.<\/p>\n<p>Both are free to visit until October 25 2026.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/pics\/serpentine-pavilion-2026-02.jpg\" alt=\"The Serpentine: a crinkle-crankle wall and a swaying interactive yellow sculpture\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/artanddesign\/2026\/jun\/03\/serpentine-pavilion-brick-built-wall-lanza-atelier\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Guardian<\/a> goes into some detail to explain how the curved walls work:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Mathematicians might describe them as sinusoidal, while structural engineers would point to their elegant economy of materials: the curvilinear form provides inherent stability and resists lateral forces, creating a robust structure that requires only a single layer of bricks, with no need for additional buttressing.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>If constructed on an east-west axis, as is the case here, the south-facing side catches the sun, generating warmth for the historic cultivation of fruit trees and prolonging the growing season.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/pics\/serpentine-pavilion-2026-03.jpg\" alt=\"The Serpentine: a crinkle-crankle wall and a swaying interactive yellow sculpture\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/pics\/serpentine-pavilion-2026-04.jpg\" alt=\"The Serpentine: a crinkle-crankle wall and a swaying interactive yellow sculpture\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/pics\/serpentine-pavilion-2026-05.jpg\" alt=\"The Serpentine: a crinkle-crankle wall and a swaying interactive yellow sculpture\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/pics\/serpentine-pavilion-2026-06.jpg\" alt=\"The Serpentine: a crinkle-crankle wall and a swaying interactive yellow sculpture\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/pics\/serpentine-pavilion-2026-07.jpg\" alt=\"The Serpentine: a crinkle-crankle wall and a swaying interactive yellow sculpture\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/pics\/serpentine-pavilion-2026-08.jpg\" alt=\"The Serpentine: a crinkle-crankle wall and a swaying interactive yellow sculpture\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/pics\/serpentine-pavilion-2026-09.jpg\" alt=\"The Serpentine: a crinkle-crankle wall and a swaying interactive yellow sculpture\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/pics\/serpentine-pavilion-2026-10.jpg\" alt=\"The Serpentine: a crinkle-crankle wall and a swaying interactive yellow sculpture\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Made up of 4,000 spaghetti-like identical PVC tubes suspended from a steel frame, the \u2018P\u00e9n\u00e9trable BBL Jaune\u2019 sculpture has proved a hit with kids and adults. although there&#8217;s a guard situated nearby to stop people tying the strands up into knots.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/pics\/serpentine-pavilion-2026-12.jpg\" alt=\"The Serpentine: a crinkle-crankle wall and a swaying interactive yellow sculpture\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/pics\/serpentine-pavilion-2026-11.jpg\" alt=\"The Serpentine: a crinkle-crankle wall and a swaying interactive yellow sculpture\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/pics\/serpentine-pavilion-2026-13.jpg\" alt=\"The Serpentine: a crinkle-crankle wall and a swaying interactive yellow sculpture\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/pics\/serpentine-pavilion-2026-14.jpg\" alt=\"The Serpentine: a crinkle-crankle wall and a swaying interactive yellow sculpture\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.serpentinegalleries.org\/about\/press\/public-art-giuseppe-penone-albero-folgorato-at-serpentine-south\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Thunderstruck Tree<\/a> is based on a hundred-year-old willow that grew in Belgium, with the sculpture depicting a willow tree struck by lightning with its &#8216;wounds&#8217; decorated with gold.<\/p>\n<h4>Join the discussion<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.net\/forums\/threads\/london-art-exhibitions-installations-and-events-photos-and-chat.374789\/page-12\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">London art exhibitions, installations and events \u2013 photos and chat\u00a0<\/a>\u00a0[over 350 posts]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>More info<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.serpentinegalleries.org\/whats-on\/serpentine-pavilion-2026-by-isabel-abascal-and-alessandro-arienzo-lanza-atelier\/?gad_source=1&amp;gad_campaignid=23471342592&amp;gbraid=0AAAAADAgACy4tcwLAw0GtLWgqNnWyvHZO&amp;gclid=CjwKCAjw6rfSBhAqEiwA_yocppGdSEgJi-sIze-QSkMnExScDmugupfg3-wqLGq3zxQhrwcDGLHyqBoC6gwQAvD_BwE\">Serpentine Pavilion 2026<\/a><br \/>\nOpen until 25th Oct 2026<br \/>\nSerpentine Gallery<br \/>\nKensington Gardens<br \/>\nLondon W2 3XA<\/p>\n<p><strong>Admission free<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: 0;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/embed?pb=!1m18!1m12!1m3!1d2483.4681364499656!2d-0.1776532873886831!3d51.50462697169531!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0x4876054ff4580c39%3A0xcfc01d5539f8537b!2sSerpentine%20South%20Gallery!5e0!3m2!1sen!2suk!4v1783506525400!5m2!1sen!2suk\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Located in Kensington Gardens in central London, the Serpentine Pavilion serves up a new architectural design every year. 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