Serpentine Pavilion is coming to Beijing this May
02/02/2018.
[Beijing] China
metalocus, TEODORO GONZÁLEZ
metalocus, TEODORO GONZÁLEZ
The Serpentine Pavilion are branching out to Beijing, China with an inaugural commission by Chinese studio Jiakun Architects will be opening this May.
Rendering of the Serpentine Pavilion Beijing 2018, Design by Jiakun Architects, © Jiakun Architects
Rendering of the Serpentine Pavilion Beijing 2018, Design by Jiakun Architects, © Jiakun Architects
Rendering of the Serpentine Pavilion Beijing 2018, Design by Jiakun Architects, © Jiakun Architects
Rendering of the Serpentine Pavilion Beijing 2018, Design by Jiakun Architects, © Jiakun Architects
The new pavilion designed by JIAKUN Architects was announced as a collaboration with WF CENTRAL from Beijing, - a luxury shopping and hotel complex in the Dongcheng district of the Chinese capital, only a stones-throw away from the iconic Forbidden City.
This will be the first Serpentine Pavilion to be built outside the UK and, like the annual editions in London's Kensington Gardens, it will be used to host a programme of public events.
The winning design by Sichuan practice JIAKUN Architects was selected by a committee of eight, including the Serpentine Galleries' artistic director Hans-Ulrich Obrist, CEO Yana Peel and architect David Adjaye.
According to the architects, the pavilion design takes inspiration from Confucianism, having the architecture act as a physical representation of the traditional pursuit of Junzi.-
This will be the first Serpentine Pavilion to be built outside the UK and, like the annual editions in London's Kensington Gardens, it will be used to host a programme of public events.
The winning design by Sichuan practice JIAKUN Architects was selected by a committee of eight, including the Serpentine Galleries' artistic director Hans-Ulrich Obrist, CEO Yana Peel and architect David Adjaye.
According to the architects, the pavilion design takes inspiration from Confucianism, having the architecture act as a physical representation of the traditional pursuit of Junzi.-
"The design is characterized by the figure of the Archer, in the form of a curved cantilever beam that incorporates the forces of elasticity through cables stretched between steel plates. Although modern architecture in Beijing has developed a series of powerful techniques to fight the external forces of fierce winds and unpredictable earthquakes, the Pavilion's integral structure aims — like the Tai Chi Master — to conquer the harshness of those forces with softness."
Initiated in 2000, the annual London Serpentine Pavilion commissions have showcased temporary structures designed by the biggest names in the craft, such as Rem Koolhaas, Frank Gehry, SANAA, Jean Nouvel, Peter Zumthor, Herzog & de Meuron with Ai Weiwei and more recently Sou Fujimoto, Smiljan Radic, SelgasCano, Bjarke Ingels, and Diébédo Francis Kéré.
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Liu Jiakun. JIAKUN Architects
JIAKUN Architects was founded by Liu Jiakun in 1999. Since then, JIAKUN Architects has organised and participated in numerous international collaborations and exhibitions. As a multidisciplinary office, JIAKUN Architects works with clients from across the globe, specialising not only in architectural design, but also large-scale planning, urban design, landscape, interior and product design, and installation art.
Liu Jiakun has lectured at MIT, the Royal Academy of Arts, London, Palais de Chaillot in Paris, the Bauhaus in Dessau and many leading Chinese universities.
Jiakun has exhibited at the 15th International Architecture Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia, the 56th International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia and many other international exhibitions. His work has featured in architectural magazines including A+U, AV, Area, MADE IN CHINA and Architectural Review. He has been longlisted for domestic and international architectural awards - the Honor Prize of the 7th ARCASIA, Chinese Architecture & Art Prize 2003, Far East Award in Architecture and Architectural Design Award from Architectural Society of China, WAN Civic Award 2017.
