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25 years of the Serpentine pavilion: a visual history

Take a tour through the structures that have made this an institution

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Starting with Zaha Hadid’s creation from 2000, we take you on an architectural journey through every design, including work by the likes of Bjarke Ingels, Rem Koolhas, Oscar Niemeyer and more…

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2001

zaha hadid serpentin pavilion 2000
Daniel libeskind

Daniel Libeskind

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2002

serpentine pavilion 2002 toyo ito
Toyo Ito

Toyo Ito

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2003

serpentine pavilion 2003, designed by oscar niemeyer. photograph © 2003 sylvain deleuphotographer: richard bryant/arcaid.co.ukarcaid ref: 10620 120 1title: serpentine gallery pavilion 2003, kensington gardens, london architect: oscar niemeyer.
Richard Bryant

Oscar Niemeyer

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2004

serpentine pavilion 2004, designed by mvrdv – arup (unrealised). © mvrdv
ARUP

An unrealised design by Arup

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2005

serpentine gallery summer pavilion 2005, london, united kingdom, architect alvaro siza/ eduardo souto de moura/ cecil balmond arup, 2005, serpentine gallery pavilion 2005 (photo by view pictures/universal images group via getty images)
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Alvaro Siza and Eduardo Souto de Moura

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2006

serpentine gallery summer pavilion 2006, london, united kingdom, architect rem koolhaas office for metropolitan architecture, 2006, serpentine gallery pavilion 2006 exterior views. (photo by view pictures/universal images group via getty images)
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Rem Koolhas and Cecil Balmond with Arup

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2007

serpentine gallery summer pavilion 2007, london, united kingdom, architect olafur eliasson and kjetil thorsen, 2007, serpentine gallery pavilion 2007 high level view from the west (photo by view pictures/universal images group via getty images)
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Olafur Eliasson and Kjetil Thorsen

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Also 2007

lilas pavilion serpentine gallery, london, united kingdom, architect zaha hadid, 2007, lilas pavilion serpentine gallery with shadow view. (photo by view pictures/universal images group via getty images)
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Zaha Hadid Architects and Patrik Schumacher (a temporary installation in place for the Summer Party)

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2008

serpentine pavilion 2008, designed by frank gehry. © 2008 frank gehry, photograph © 2008 john offenbach
Frank Gehry

Frank Gehry

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2009

serpentine pavilion 2009, designed by kazuyo sejima and ryue nishizawa of sanaa
Iwan Baan

SANAA

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2010

serpentine gallery summer pavilion 2010, hyde park, london, w2, united kingdom, architect: jean nouvel, 2010, serpentine gallery summer pavilion 2010 jean nouvel with arup (photo by view pictures/universal images group via getty images)
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Jean Nouvel

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2011

serpentine pavilion 2011, kensington gardens, london, w2 3xa, united kingdom, architect: peter zumthor, 2011, serpentine pavilion,2011,peter zumthor, overall exterior view (photo by view pictures/universal images group via getty images)
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Peter Zumthor

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2012

the launch of the ai weiwei designed with architects herzog  meuron serpentine gallery pavilion. (photo by rune hellestad/corbis via getty images)
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Ai Weiwei and Herzog & de Meuron

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2013

serpentine pavilion 2013, designed by sou fujimoto. © sou fujimoto architects, photograph © 2013 iwan baan.
Iwan Baan

Sou Fujimoto

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2014

smiljan radic serpentine pavilion
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Smiljan Radic

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2015

london, england june 22: spanish architects jose selgas and lucia cano of selgascano pose for pictures outside the new serpentine summer pavillion on june 22, 2015 in london, england. the pavilion which officially opens to the public from june 25, 2015, was constructed to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the serpentine gallery project. this year the pavilion was designed by spanish architects jose selgas and lucia cano and takes the form of a colourful chrysalis structure. (photo by dan kitwood/getty images)
Dan Kitwood

SelgasCano

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2016

visitors explore the newly installed serpentine gallery pavilion designed by danish architect bjarke ingels for bjarke ingels group (big) on june 7, 2016 in london. (photo by daniel leal/afp / afp) (photo by daniel leal/afp/afp via getty images)
Daniel Leal

Bjarke Ingels Group

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2017

serpentine pavilion 2017, designed by kéré architecture. © kéré architecture, photograph © 2017 iwan baan.
Iwan Baan

Francis Kéré

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2018

general view from north. serpentine summer pavilion 2018, london, united kingdom. architect: frida escobedo, 2018.. (photo by: dennis gilbert/view pictures/universal images group via getty images)
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Frida Escobedo

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2019

serpentine pavilion 2019, designed by junya ishigami. © junya ishigami + associates, photography © 2019 norbert tukaj.
Iwan Baan

Junya Ishigami

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