Serpentine Pavilion 2026 and Getty Center Modernization Lead This Week's Architecture News
The 2026 Serpentine Pavilion, designed by Isabel Abascal and Alessandro Arienzo of LANZA atelier, has been unveiled. The Getty Center's modernization plans were also revealed. Other developments include the announcement of participants for the inaugural Pan-African Architecture Biennale in Nairobi, Concéntrico Festival's urban interventions in Logroño, and the opening of La Biennale di Venezia's new archival headquarters at the Arsenale. The expansion of Crystal Bridges Museum in Arkansas is underway. These projects span Kenya, Spain, Albania, Saudi Arabia, Italy, Lebanon, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
Key facts
- 2026 Serpentine Pavilion designed by Isabel Abascal and Alessandro Arienzo, LANZA atelier
- Getty Center modernization plans revealed
- Inaugural Pan-African Architecture Biennale participants announced in Nairobi
- Concéntrico Festival urban interventions in Logroño
- La Biennale di Venezia opens new archival headquarters at the Arsenale
- Crystal Bridges Museum expansion in Arkansas
- Projects span Kenya, Spain, Albania, Saudi Arabia, Italy, Lebanon, UK, and US
Entities
Artists
Institutions
- LANZA atelier
- Serpentine Pavilion
- Getty Center
- Pan-African Architecture Biennale
- Concéntrico Festival
- La Biennale di Venezia
- Arsenale
- Crystal Bridges Museum
Locations
- Nairobi
- Kenya
- Logroño
- Spain
- Albania
- Saudi Arabia
- Italy
- Lebanon
- United Kingdom
- United States
- Arkansas