Serpentine Pavilion - Daniel Libeskind

"Temporary structures like Eighteen Turns are great additions to our parks and cityscapes they can offer us adventurous, alternative and even radical impressions of what a new architecture might be." - The Guardian

The Serpentine Gallery formalised its commitment to showcasing contemporary architecture by organising an on-going series of annual commissions sited on the Gallery's lawn each summer. The lawn acts as a fifth space to the four existing galleries inside the building. The Gallery's location in Kensington Gardens together with the range of artists presents creates an unparalleled site for the appointed architect's design.

In 2001, the Serpentine invited one of the world's leading architects Daniel Libeskind, in association with Arup, to create a temporary structure sited on the Gallery's lawn, continuing the series of architectural commissions that commenced with Zaha Hadid in 2000. Eighteen Turns was conceived by Libeskind as, "a lyrical counterpoint to Kensington Gardens and the Serpentine Gallery, a playful figure that weaves and stretches obliquely across space and this unique context". The pavilion was host to, amongst other events, a series of debates on urban design, programmed in association with the Architecture Foundation, a series of BBC Proms Poetry readings, as well as a café run by Food Theatre which was open from June until September 2001. Pressetext

Serpentine Gallery Pavilion 2001: Daniel Libeskind with Arup