LONDON, June 8 —The architects behind Google’s new headquarters, Bjarke Ingels Group, have revealed the latest Serpentine Gallery summer pavilion in Hyde Park, London.

The highly-anticipated Serpentine Pavilion has become one of the top-ten most visited architectural and design exhibitions in the world.

This year, the pavilion is also accompanied by four specially commissioned summer houses, designed by architects yet to build a permanent building in England, as part of the Serpentine Architecture Programme. 

The Serpentine’s Pavilion commission was conceived in 2000 by Director Julia Peyton-Jones, who is stepping down from her role in the programme this year. Previous architects commissioned for the temporary structure have included the Spanish duo SelgasCano (2015) and conceptual designer Toyo Ito (2002).

The 2016 pavilion, described as an “unzipped wall”, is 14 metres tall, and has been constructed using 1,802 fibreglass boxes. Architects from BIG explain that the structure “embodies multiple aspects that are often perceived as opposites: a structure that is free-form yet rigorous, modular yet sculptural, both transparent and opaque, both box and blob.”

During the day, visitors will be able to enjoy free family activities and a café within the pavilion and, in the evenings, the space will transform into a venue for performative works by artists, writers and musicians as part of the Serpentine Galleries’ Park Nights programme. The annual event, which runs from June to October, features a series of live events on art, architecture, music, film, literature and dance.

The Serpentine Pavilion is open to the general public from Friday, June 10 to October 9, 2016. Admission is free. For more information about events taking place during Park Nights 2016, check the Serpentine Galleries website: www.serpentinegalleries.org. — AFP-Relaxnews