Serpentine Pavilion opening postponed until 2021

By Elizabeth Hopkirk2020-04-28T10:00:00

Counterspace's Serpentine Pavilion_2020_Detail Interior CGI

Source: Counterspace / Serpentine Galleries

Scheme designed by South African practice Counterspace

This summer’s Serpentine Pavilion commission will be extended to two years for the first time in its history because of the coronavirus lockdown.

South African architects Counterspace will now work on a series of off-site and online research projects this year, culminating next summer in the delayed opening of the pavilion.

Lead architect Sumayya Vally described next year’s build as “Pavilion 20 plus 1”.

She said covid-19 had brought the pavilion’s themes of community and gathering “sharply into focus”, which she hoped would allow them to extend and deepen their engagement process over two years.

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