<p>The Serpentine Gallery in London has selected Chilean architect Smiljan Radic to design this year’s temporary pavilion which will sit alongside the gallery during the summer months. <br /><br /></p>.<p>Often controversial and always a talking point, the summer pavilion — in the middle of Kensington Gardens and Hyde Park — is arguably one of the most interesting exhibitions the Serpentine presents.<br /><br />Smiljan Radic is the 14th architect selected to design the temporary pavilion. <br /><br />His plans include a semi-translucent, cylindrical structure designed to resemble a shell, resting on quarry stones and occupying a 350 sq m footprint on the gallery’s lawn. <br /><br />The pavilion, which will feature a café, will act as the venue for the Serpentine’s annual Park Nights series of events. <br /><br />It will allow visitors inside the pavilion during its four-month tenure and encourage them to interact with the space in different ways. <br /><br />Radic’s design follows Japanese architect Sou Fujimoto’s cloud-like structure at the Serpentine Gallery which received about 2,00,000 visitors last year. <br /><br />It will open on June 26 and remain in Kensington Gardens until October 19.<br /><br /></p>
<p>The Serpentine Gallery in London has selected Chilean architect Smiljan Radic to design this year’s temporary pavilion which will sit alongside the gallery during the summer months. <br /><br /></p>.<p>Often controversial and always a talking point, the summer pavilion — in the middle of Kensington Gardens and Hyde Park — is arguably one of the most interesting exhibitions the Serpentine presents.<br /><br />Smiljan Radic is the 14th architect selected to design the temporary pavilion. <br /><br />His plans include a semi-translucent, cylindrical structure designed to resemble a shell, resting on quarry stones and occupying a 350 sq m footprint on the gallery’s lawn. <br /><br />The pavilion, which will feature a café, will act as the venue for the Serpentine’s annual Park Nights series of events. <br /><br />It will allow visitors inside the pavilion during its four-month tenure and encourage them to interact with the space in different ways. <br /><br />Radic’s design follows Japanese architect Sou Fujimoto’s cloud-like structure at the Serpentine Gallery which received about 2,00,000 visitors last year. <br /><br />It will open on June 26 and remain in Kensington Gardens until October 19.<br /><br /></p>