The inaugural Serpentine Pavilion opened 20 years ago this month.
In 2000, the Serpentine Gallery in London’s Kensington Gardens commissioned a specially designed pavilion for its 30th anniversary gala. The brief was to devise an external enclosure for 400 seated guests on the lawn outside the gallery and, responding to the temporary nature of the installation, the studio started with the idea of a tent or marquee.
