Fujimoto's cloud-like Serpentine Pavilion launched in Hyde Park

With the launch of his cloud-like gridded pavilion in Hyde Park, Sou Fujimoto became the youngest architect in the lineup of Serpentine Pavilion architects. Each year the Serpentine commissions an architect to design a temporary structure. Starting with Zaha Hadid in 2000, the commission has attracted a stellar list of architects including Frank Gehry, Herzog & de Meuron with Ai Wewei, Rem Koolhaas, Oscar Niemeyer, Jean Novel, Alvaro Siza and  Peter Zumthor. Read more...
Image: Sou Fujimoto's 2013 Serpentine Pavilion

Ai Weiwei/Herzog & de Meuron pavilion opens at the Serpentine

Fours years after collaborating on the 'Bird's Nest' Olympic stadium in Beijing, the Swiss architects Herzog & de Meuron and Ai Weiwei reunited to design the 2012 Serpentine pavilion. It is the 12th in the series which began with Zaha Hadid in 2000 and has included giants such as Oscar Niemeyer, Alvaro Siza, Rem Koolhaas and Frank Gehry. You can see more images of the pavilion here.
Image: 12th Serpentine pavilion by Ai Weiwei and Herzog & de Meuron