Summer of Sustainability - Serpentine Pavilion, London.

Join Catherine Byrne, Interior Design programme leader, to explore the 2023 Serpentine Pavilion, Kensington Gardens, London, on Thursday 3rd August at 11am. The day session will be an opportunity to talk with Catherine and other students about your studies, and your understanding of sustainability in a built environment.

The Serpentine Pavilion project began in 2000, the first temporary structure designed by architect Zaha Hadid. The premise for this annual architectural project was that each pavilion should provide a space to be used for summer events adjacent to the Serpentine Gallery in the park. It was also to be designed by an international architect that had not - at the time - completed another built project in England.

Over the last 23 years there have been 21 pavilions constructed on the site, and many internationally recognised designers, architects and artists including Rem Koolhaas, Olafur Eliasson, Daniel Libeskind, Ai Weiwei and Diébédo…