Architect chosen to design 20th Serpentine Pavilion

By Elizabeth Hopkirk2020-02-10T12:32:00

Counterspace's Serpentine Pavilion_2020_Exterior day CGI

Source: Counterspace / Serpentine Galleries

South African architects Counterspace are youngest to be commissioned

Counterspace, a young South African practice, has been commissioned to design the 20^th annual Serpentine Pavilion.

The Johannesburg-based outfit is directed by three women who were all born in 1990, making them the youngest-ever architects to receive the prestigious commission.

This year’s pavilion, designed by directors Sumayya Vally, Sarah de Villiers and Amina Kaskar, will attempt to engage with London well beyond the railings of Kensington Gardens.

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