Pavilion architecture and design
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A guide to Concéntrico 2026, the world’s biggest small architecture festivalConcéntrico, the annual, city-wide architecture festival in Logroño, Spain, transforms the urban experience through immersive temporary interventions; here is our guide to this year’s event
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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The Serpentine Pavilion 2026 is a flowing, fun, deconstructed folly – ‘just bricks with a twist’An ode to the British garden, a brick material experimentation, and the first UK project by Mexican studio Lanza Atelier, the landmark 25th Serpentine Pavilion is ready to open its doors
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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A new Accra pavilion paves the way for an annual architectural commission in AfricaLimbo Engawa is a new Accra pavilion designed by TAELON7 that examines the Ghanaian capital's urban fabric and how unfinished structures inhabit its landscape
By Shawn Adams Published
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OMA’s Mushroom Pavilion in Mexico is designed for cultivation and communityCasa Wabi Foundation unveils an ellipsoidal structure designed by OMA to embrace both fungi and humans – and help them grow
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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Luscious and layered, the Aranyani Pavilion’s captivating looks carry an important mandateThe inaugural Aranyani Pavilion launches in New Delhi, India, highlighting an initiative conceived to bring people, nature and architecture into fruitful dialogue
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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A Chilean pavilion cuts a small yet dramatic figure in a snowy, forested siteArchitects Pezo von Ellrichshausen are behind this compact pavilion, its geometric, concrete volume set within a forest in Chile’s Yungay region
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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Doshi Retreat at the Vitra Campus is both a ‘first’ and a ‘last’ for the great Balkrishna DoshiDoshi Retreat opens at the Vitra campus, honouring the Indian modernist’s enduring legacy and joining the Swiss design company’s existing, fascinating collection of pavilions, displays and gardens
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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Slides, clouds and a box of presents: it’s the Dulwich Picture Gallery’s quirky new pavilionAt the Dulwich Picture Gallery in south London, ArtPlay Pavilion by Carmody Groarke and a rich Sculpture Garden open, fusing culture and fun for young audiences
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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The architectural pavilions packing a big punch with small structuresPavilions – whether permanent or transient – allow architects to experiment with materials, forms and concepts. Here’s our pick of the best small structures across the globe
By Ellie Stathaki Last updated
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The Serpentine Pavilion 2025 is ready to visit, ‘an exhibition you can use’The Serpentine Pavilion 2025 is ready for its public opening on 6 June; we toured the structure and spoke to its architect, Marina Tabassum
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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2025 Serpentine Pavilion: this year's architect, Marina Tabassum, explains her designThe 2025 Serpentine Pavilion design by Marina Tabassum is unveiled; the Bangladeshi architect talks to us about the commission, vision, and the notion of time
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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The Duho Pavilion by Limbo Accra immerses us into its Caribbean settingThe Duho Pavilion by Limbo Accra is a Cayman Islands landscape project that celebrates the Indigenous Caribbean Taino people
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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A first look at Serpentine Pavilion 2024: ‘It really is an archipelago’The Serpentine Pavilion 2024 opens its doors and we catch up with its architect, Minsuk Cho of Mass Studies, to talk about the design’s origins, concept and future travels
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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Emerald Screen Pergola brings wonder and intrigue to an everyday setting in ChinaDesigned by Wutopia Lab, Emerald Screen Pergola is a pavilion designed to inject ‘magical realism’ into the everyday, nodding to ancient Chinese practices
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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Orchid Pavilion channels Japanese philosophy for blossoming flowers in Puerto EscondidoOrchid Pavilion by CCA Centro de Colaboración Arquitectónica provides fitting shelter for flower conservation in Mexico's Casa Wabi
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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Art Jameel pavilion in Dubai is a dome to fight climate doomArt Jameel pavilion by Lebanese practice theOtherDada flags sustainability in Dubai, and opened to coincide with COP 28
By Nana Ama Owusu-Ansah Published
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MPavilion 10 by Tadao Ando unveiled in MelbourneMPavilion 10 by Tadao Ando opens to the public in Melbourne, marking the tenth edition of the Australian cultural attraction
By Elias Redstone Published
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The People’s Pavilion 2023 is ‘about the power of the collective’The People’s Pavilion 2023 launches at Lea Bridge Library, Waltham Forest in east London – and it’s designed and built by teenagers
By Shawn Adams Published
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Arthur Mamou-Mani: Can parametric architecture bring us closer to nature?London-based French architect Arthur Mamou-Mani uses digital design and fabrication techniques to create temples of spirituality
By TF Chan Published
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Wonderfruit 2022 balances art, culture, music and nature in ThailandWonderfruit 2022 featured a masterplan by Ab Rogers with pavilions and installations that blend art and culture, music and nature
By Daven Wu Published
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Lina Ghotmeh will design the Serpentine Pavilion 2023Lebanon-born, Paris-based Lina Ghotmeh is revealed as the architect to take on the Serpentine Pavilion 2023 commission in London
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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Shopping spree: Serpentine Galleries’ summer houses on sale via The Modern HouseBy Ellie Stathaki Last updated
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Amanda Levete’s MPavilion creates a forest-like canopy for Melbourne’s Queen Victoria GardensBy Ellie Stathaki Last updated
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wHY designs Frieze Los Angeles tent at Paramount Studios locationBy Harriet Thorpe Last updated
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House of Muses by Gruppe builds upon its historic London surroundsBy Ellen Himelfarb Last updated
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Rest assured: LOT’s Flatiron installation encourages New Yorkers to relaxBy Harriet Thorpe Last updated
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Architects take to the streets for the inaugural edition of Exhibit ColumbusBy Sam Lubell Last updated


