Exhibition
Serpentine Pavilion 2017
Designed by Francis Kéré
We are proud to be supporting the Serpentine Pavilion 2017, designed by Berlin-based Diébédo Francis Kéré. The award-winning architect from Burkino Faso has designed a bold, innovative structure that brings his characteristic sense of light and life to London.
Inspired by the tree that serves as a central meeting point for life in his home town of Gando, Francis Kéré has designed a responsive Pavilion that seeks to connect its visitors to nature – and each other. An expansive roof, supported by a central steel framework, mimics a tree’s canopy, allowing air to circulate freely while offering shelter against London rain and summer heat.
Kéré’s work has recently been the subject of solo exhibitions: Radically Simple at the Architecture Museum in Munich (2016) and The Architecture of Francis Kéré: Building for Community, Philadelphia Museum of Art (2016). His work has also been selected for group exhibitions Small Scale, Big Change: New Architectures of Social Engagement, Museum of Modern Art, New York (2010) and Sensing Spaces, Royal Academy, London (2014).
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Details
Serpentine Gallery
Kensington Gardens
W2 3XA London
020 7402 6075
information@serpentinegalleries.org
Part of series Serpentine Pavilion 2017: Events & Park Nights 2017