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Architectural pavilions: architects packing a big punch with small structures
Pavilions – whether permanent or transient – allow architects to experiment with materials, passions and concepts - here’s our ongoing pick of the best of the finest architectural pavilions across the globe...
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Lina Ghotmeh will design the Serpentine Pavilion 2023
Lebanon-born, Paris-based Lina Ghotmeh is revealed as the architect to take on the Serpentine Pavilion 2023 commission in London
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Canberra’s concrete column cluster pavilion by Molonglo and Pezo von Ellrichshausen
Developer Molonglo and architects Pezo von Ellrichshausen are behind the Less pavilion at Dairy Road, Canberra
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Donum Estate’s wine-tasting pavilion by Studio Other Spaces celebrates its land
The latest addition to California wine and art destination Donum Estate – the Vertical Panorama Pavilion by Olafur Eliasson and Sebastian Behmann’s Studio Other Spaces – celebrates the soil, landscape and weather that make wine possible
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These colourful pavilions reimagine music festival hierarchies
Beacons, a series of colourful pavilions by architects JAM for the 2022 Gala festival in London, addresses gig hierarchies
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Theaster Gates’ Serpentine Pavilion asks: how do you create a sacred space?
As Chicago-based artist Theaster Gates unveils his much-anticipated Serpentine Pavilion, Black Chapel, he speaks to art historian and curator Aindrea Emelife, who reflects on the space’s power to unify people, cultures and creative disciplines
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Explore astronomy at Jodrell Bank's First Light Pavilion in Cheshire
Jodrell Bank observatory reveals the First Light Pavilion in England's Cheshire, courtesy of architecture studio Hassell
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Niemeyer pavilion enriches the landscape at Château La Coste
Château La Coste's latest architecture addition is a sculptural pavilion designed by the late, great Oscar Niemeyer
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Temporary architecture brings joy to Melbourne’s summer
Melbourne celebrates the arrival of not one, but two new temporary pavilions: the 2021 MPavilion and the annual National Gallery of Victoria Architecture Commission
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Melbourne’s MPavilion unveils 2021 programme
MPavilion – Melbourne’s annual temporary pavilion and accompanying architecture and design events – returns with a packed programme for 2021 – 2022
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Greenland's Qaammat Pavilion for Unesco celebrates land and people
Architect Konstantin Ikonomidis designs Qaammat, a pavilion just above the Arctic Circle in Greenland, that celebrates the local landscape and the Inuit community
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The Modernist Glade: an urban garden pops up in Milton Keynes
The Modernist Glade, a temporary, architectural public commission by London studio Hayatsu Architects and Danish artist Tue Greenfort, opens to the public
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The Pavilion: ACME’s east London meeting place has a sustainable twist
The Pavilion at Endeavour Square in London's Stratford is a new meeting place with a sustainable timber structure, courtesy of architecture studio ACME
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Henning Larsen’s The Cube by Velux is a sonic retreat from the city
The Cube by Velux, a collaboration between Danish architects Henning Larsen, London studio FormRoom, and Bang & Olufsen, is a safe haven of calm during London Design Festival 2021
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Sustainable pavilions mark launch of Concéntrico 2021
Concéntrico 2021, the newest edition of the International Architecture and Design Festival of Logroño in Spain, celebrates the built environment with a series of pavilions and installations highlighting sustainability, urban public space, and more
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Japanese architecture and the Olympics: pavilions pop up
A family of architectural pavilions by Japanese architects and artists has appeared in the urban cityscape ahead of the Tokyo Olympics, courtesy of Tokyo Metropolitan Government, Arts Council Tokyo and the Watari-um art museum
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Melbourne’s MPavilion announces 2021 architects
Francesco Magnani and Traudy Pelzel of MAP Studio have been announced by the Naomi Milgrom Foundation to design the 2021 MPavilion in Melbourne, Australia
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Architectural kiosks complete in London’s Royal Parks
Mizzi Studio's architectural kiosk series within London’s Royal Parks offer coffee, nature-inspired design and all-round public realm enhancement
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Richard Rogers signs off groundbreaking career with gravity-defying Château La Coste pavilion
Thrusting from the landscape in its cantilevered steel frame, Richard Rogers’ recently completed Drawing Gallery at Château La Coste in Provence will show temporary exhibitions
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Junya Ishigami designs vast, undulating pavilion in Kanagawa
Japanese architect Junya Ishigami completes KAIT Plaza, a minimalist, column-free pavilion at the Kanagawa Institute of Technology that celebrates oft-unsung, semi-open spaces
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Singapore Archifest pavilion ‘reclaims connectivity’ in an age of distance
2020 Archifest in Singapore prepares for a September launch and the virtual opening of its main pavilion space, entitled Reclaiming Connectivity and jointly created by ADDP Architects and OWIU Design
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Melbourne's MPavilion reflects upon its contribution to urban health
The MPavilion – an annual temporary architectural pavilion commissioned by the Naomi Milgrom Foundation – has launched a new book, featuring essays by participating architects including Amanda Levete, Bijoy Jain and Rem Koolhaas
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Architectural pavilion lands on the small island of Naoshima
The Wallpaper* Architects Directory has turned 20. Conceived in 2000 as our index of emerging architectural talent, this annual listing of promising practices, has, over the years, spanned styles and continents; yet always championing the best and most exciting young studios and showcasing inspiring work with an emphasis on the residential realm. To mark the occasion, in the next months, we will be looking back at some of our over-500 alumni, to catch up about life and work since their participation and exclusively launch some of their latest completions. Hiroshi Sambuichi, a 2004 Architects Directory alumnus, introduces The Water pavilion, the latest addition to the Naoshima Plan, the island campus in the Seto Inland Sea.
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A sculptural guesthouse pod by Atelier Vens Vanbelle appears in a Ghent garden
Belgian architecture studio Atelier Vens Vanbelle creates a sculptural residential outbuilding, the Alex Guesthouse, for a private client in Ghent
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MPavilion’s 2020 initiative supports creatives and local communities
The Naomi Milgrom Foundation's newly announced plans for MPavilion 2020 include a series of commissions and a programme that supports designers and artists, while engaging local communities in Melbourne and beyond
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Serpentine Pavilion commission extended for the first time
Counterspace's anticipated Serpentine Pavillion design will now debut in summer 2021
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Serpentine Pavilion 2020 designed by youngest ever architects
Johannesburg-based practice Counterspace – an all woman-team lead by Sumayya Vally, Sarah de Villiers and Amina Kaskar – has been selected to design the Serpentine Pavilion 2020
