Serpentine Gallery Pavilion 2008

Serpentine Gallery Pavilions: Annual Architectural Commissions and Public ProgrammesThe spectacular structure for Frank Gehry ’s 2008 Pavilion was anchored by four massive steel columns and comprised large timber planks and a complex network of overlapping glass planes that created a dramatic, multi-dimensional space. Gehry and his team took inspiration from a fascinating variety of sources, including the elaborate wooden catapults designed by Leonardo da Vinci as well as the striped walls of summer beach huts. Part-amphitheatre, part-promenade, these seemingly random elements made a transformative place for reflection and relaxation by day, and discussion and performance by night.