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LANZA Atelier to Design 25th Serpentine Pavilion in 2026

'A serpentine' brings a curving brick pavilion with a translucent canopy alongside a Zaha Hadid Foundation-led talks programme.

Overview

  • The Mexico City studio’s pavilion opens June 6, 2026 at Serpentine South in Kensington Gardens, with public access through late October.
  • The scheme translates the English crinkle‑crankle wall into single‑brick‑wide curving walls and columns in clay brick beneath a translucent roof.
  • Two primary walls—one tracing the serpentine geometry, one aligned with the tree canopy—shape pathways, airflow and dappled light.
  • Serpentine leaders say the structure will operate as a “content machine” for lectures, film screenings and performances across the season.
  • The commission was selected by a Serpentine committee with Sou Fujimoto as advisor and is sponsored by Goldman Sachs, its backer for the past 12 years.