The first photographs of this year’s brick-walled Serpentine Pavilion in London, which was designed by Mexican studio Lanza Atelier, have been released.
Revealed ahead of the public opening this Saturday, 6 June, the structure is the latest to be built outside the Serpentine Gallery in Kensington Gardens.
Named A Serpentine, the pavilion was largely informed by English crinkle crankle walls, which are also known as serpentine walls.
One long wall runs the length of the pavilion, with another enclosing the space. It is topped with a translucent roof that allows light and air to permeate the space
According to the studio, this is the first pavilion constructed from bricks. It was built from Sienna bricks – one of the most common bricks used for construction in the UK.
“The pavilion is built half with architectural history, and the other half is contemporary,” Lanza Atelier co-founder Alessandro Arienzo told Dezeen in a video published last week.
“That dialogue, I think, is very important for us.”
This year is the 26th anniversary of the first Serpentine Pavilion, which was designed by Zaha Hadid. Last year’s pavilion was designed by Bangladeshi architect Marina Tabassum, while architect Minsuk Cho created a star-shaped shelter in 2024 and Lina Ghotmeh designed the pavilion in 2023.
Previous pavilions have been designed by some of the world’s best-known architects, including Bjarke Ingles, Jean Nouvel, Frank Gehry, Sou Fujimoto, Oscar Niemeyer, Smiljan Radić and Peter Zumthor.
The photography is by Iwan Baan.
The Serpentine Pavilion will be open to the public from 5 June to 25 October 2025 at the Serpentine Galleries in London. See Dezeen Events Guide for an up-to-date list of architecture and design events taking place around the world.
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