LANZA atelier to design Serpentine Pavilion 2026, marking 25th anniversary of architectural commission
Isabel Abascal and Alessandro Arienzo's LANZA atelier has been selected to create the 2026 Serpentine Pavilion, named 'a serpentine,' which is set to open on 6th June 2026. The design draws inspiration from traditional English 'serpentine' walls and incorporates a translucent roof supported by brick columns. This year marks the 25th anniversary of the Pavilion program, which commenced in 2000 with Zaha Hadid's design. Previous architects include notable figures such as Frank Gehry and Sou Fujimoto. Bettina Korek, the Chief Executive of Serpentine, emphasizes the Pavilion's significance in architectural innovation, while Artistic Director Hans Ulrich Obrist commends LANZA atelier's community involvement. The Pavilion will feature a summer events series and will partner with the Zaha Hadid Foundation to celebrate Hadid's impact.
Key facts
- LANZA atelier will design the 2026 Serpentine Pavilion
- The Pavilion opens 6th June 2026 at Serpentine South
- 2026 marks the 25th anniversary of the Serpentine Pavilion program
- The inaugural 2000 Pavilion was designed by Zaha Hadid
- Frank Gehry's 2008 installation was his first built project in England
- Sou Fujimoto's 2013 design used 20mm white steel poles in latticework
- The design draws inspiration from English 'serpentine' or 'crinkle-crankle' walls
- Serpentine will collaborate with the Zaha Hadid Foundation for anniversary programming
Entities
Artists
- Isabel Abascal
- Alessandro Arienzo
- Zaha Hadid
- Frank Gehry
- Sou Fujimoto
- Kazuyo Sejima
- Ryue Nishizawa
- Ai Weiwei
- Bettina Korek
- Hans Ulrich Obrist
- Emma Jacob
- Iwan Baan
- Frida Escobedo
- Diébédo Francis Kéré
- Lina Ghotmeh
- Marina Tabassum
- José Esparza Chong Cuy
- Julie Burnell
- Chris Bayley
- Tamsin Hong
- Liz Stumpf
- José Esparza Chong-Cuy
- Alejandro Márquez
- Genevieve Parkes
- Eric Valdez
- Jorge Zaldívar
- Alejandra Richard
- Lara Carolan
- Sofía Yáñez
- Luis Herrero
- Roy Kim
- Kathryn Blanchard
- Michael R. Bloomberg
- Andrew Scattergood
- Darren Share
- Andrew Williams
- Garnet Gordon
- Ayo Oluwasere
- David Doyle
- Valentina Díaz
- Cristina Rivera Garza
- Ocean Vuong
- Minsuk Cho
- Junya Ishigami
- Theaster Gates
- Sumayya Vally
Institutions
- Serpentine Pavilion
- Serpentine South
- LANZA atelier
- Zaha Hadid Foundation
- SANAA
- Herzog & de Meuron
- Kéré Architecture
- Sou Fujimoto Architects
- Aesthetica Magazine
- Lanza Atelier
- Architectural League of New York
- Serpentine
- Serpentine North
- SFMOMA
- São Paulo Architecture Biennale
- Lisbon Triennale
- Latin American Architecture Biennial
- Architectural Association
- Estudio Herrera
- Republic of Kosovo Pavilion
- Venice Art Biennale
- LANZA Atelier
- Pritzker Architecture Prize
- Biennale d'Arte di Venezia
- Artribune
- AECOM
- DP9
- Stage One Creative Services Ltd.
- Gallowglass Health & Safety
- The Technical Department
- Westminster City Council District Surveyors' Service
- London Fire Brigade
- The Friends of Hyde Park and Kensington Gardens
- Goldman Sachs
- Stage One
- Galerie Magazine
Locations
- Mexico City
- London
- England
- United Kingdom
- Egypt
- Netherlands
- Mexico
- Kensington Gardens
- Hyde Park
- Suffolk
- Venice
- Italy
- Burkina Faso
- Kosovo
- New York
- United States
- East Anglia
- Serpentine South