

Why the Serpentine Pavilion is a mecca for architecture junkies
Swiss, French, Chilean, Japanese, Iranian, and this year – for the first time – an African architect was chosen for what is possibly the most prestigious architectural commission in the world. The Serpentine Pavilion series' success has been quite staggering –especially considering that it only began seventeen years ago, and that today everyone who is even mildly interested in architecture is transfixed by every update pertaining to emerging pavilion designs. Some quick facts