The author of the 2018 Serpentine Gallery summer pavilion will be Frida Escobedo

The London Serpentine Gallery unveiled the design of the new summer pavilion at the end of last week, which stands for several months in Hyde Park. This year's pavilion will be created by Mexican architect Frida Escobedo, who is known for her interventions that invigorate urban environments. Escobedo is the youngest creator to be entrusted with this task in the eighteen-year history of the Serpentine Gallery. She will attempt to evoke the atmosphere of Mexican architecture using British materials. The outer walls will be made of dark concrete roof tiles arranged to evoke traditional semi-permeable Mexican walls. A triangular pool will occupy part of the open courtyard, with its water surface reflecting the surrounding walls. Similarly, mirrored panels in the ceiling will create multiple reflections, optically extending the space. The structure will be oriented towards the Prime Meridian, which runs just a few kilometers east of the nearby Royal Observatory in Greenwich. Escobedo conceptualizes her pavilion as "a clock." Just as the material will play a significant role, time will also be expressed in the pavilion through the play of light and shadow, reflection, and light diffusion throughout the day. Visitors to London will be able to visit the pavilion from June 15 to October 7, 2018.

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