The making of Sou Fujimoto's Serpentine Gallery Pavilion
Part garden folly, part mathematical model, the Tokyo architect's pavilion grows organically from the ground
This year's Serpentine Pavilion in London's Hyde Park is a jumbo, 3D grid that grows organically from the ground. Articulated by slender, white, steel bars, this assemblage of small cubes - a cross between a garden folly and a mathematical model - is the product of the Tokyo architect Sou Fujimoto. In this short film, we take a look at the making of the pavilion, and follow its journey from concept to reality.
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