Best Pavilions of 2024. Above: ‘Enfold Pavilion’ by DEON – Photo by ©DEED STUDIO.
Architecture. We reviewed some of this year’s major architecture and design events to select brilliant structures and installations. Our ‘Best Pavilions of 2024’ round-up includes a wooden shrine celebrating togetherness at Burning Man, a spiky cardboard structure merging body and technology with a holistic embrace in Dubai, an interactive ‘social hammock’ installation in Milan, and more.
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StraordinAria by We+ for Elica
Milan Design Week.
StraordinAria installation by We+ for Elica – ©Antinori, courtesy of 5Vie and Elica.
Kitchen accessories manufacturer Elica and Japanese studio We+ evoked air and warmth with the StraordinAria pavilion nestled in a stunning Baroque courtyard in Milan. Visitors could traverse a ‘cloud’ woven from translucent, tulle-made tubes suspended from above. The textiles came in a gradient ranging from frost azure to hot red and nodding to the constantly changing air warmth in the kitchen. Read more…
Vert Pavilion by Stefan Diez
London Design Festival.
Vert Pavilion by Diez Office, the American Hardwood Export Council and OMCºC at London Design Festival 2024 – Photo by Ed Reeve, courtesy of AHEC and LDF.
The Vert Pavilion by Stefan Diez, in collaboration with AHEC, showcases 10-meter timber triangles supporting biodegradable nets, creating a framework for twenty climbing plant species in textile planters. Below, sheltered areas invite visitors to relax. The pavilion can cool surrounding air by up to eight degrees, cast four times more shade, and store about 25 times more CO2 than a 20-year-old tree. Read more…
Enfold Pavilion by DEOND
Dubai Design Week.
‘Enfold Pavilion’ by DEON – Photo by ©DEED STUDIO.
DEOND, the studio co-founded by Ross Lovegrove and Ila Colombo, unveiled the Enfold Pavilion, a temporary structure entirely crafted from corrugated cardboard, which featured an AI-infused ‘second skin’ fabric that “could help treat anxiety and de-accelerate the mind and body.” Read more…
Lines of Flight by Numen/For Use for Porsche
Milan Design Week.
‘The Art Of Dreams’ exhibition by Porsche in Milan – Photo by Porsche.
Luxury car manufacturer Porsche teamed with the design collective Numen/For Use to create Lines of Flight, an interactive installation in a Milanese palazzo’s courtyard. An enormous, lightweight construction made of delicate cells and single-colour nets invites visitors to climb inside and investigate the suspended landscape. Read more…
Miami Reef Star by Carlos Betancourt and Alberto Latorre
Miami Art & Design Week.
Miami Reef Star by Carlos Betancourt and Alberto Latorre – Photo by Steve Kehayias, courtesy of The Miami Beach Reefline project.
In collaboration with architect Alberto Latorre, artist Carlos Betancourt created a large star-shaped installation on the shore of Miami Beach. The artwork is part of the Miami Beach Reefline project. It is set to be relocated 15-20 feet underwater, within swimming distance from the shore, to provide a critical habitat for endangered reef organisms. Read more…
Terminal 02 by Samuel Ross for Kohler
Milan Design Week.
Terminal 02 installation by Samuel Ross and Kohler in Milan – Courtesy of Kohler.
Like a colourful, brutalist monument, Samuel Ross‘s new smart toilet for kitchen and bath manufacturer Kohler stands at the centre of the Palazzo Senato courtyard, surrounded by a network of industrial pipes. Titled Terminal 02, their site-specific installation allows visitors to witness the flow of water in different shapes and levels. Read more…
Olympic Cauldron by Mathieu Lehanneur
Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
Paris 2024 Olympic Cauldron by Mathieu Lehanneur – Photo by ©Paris 2024.
Stepped across the great water basin of the Jardin des Tuileries, a 7-metre-diametre ring of fire topped by a monumental hot-air balloon took to the skies over the French Capital. The Paris 2024 Olympic Cauldron by Mathieu Lehanneur shines with a 100% electric flame made of water and light and highlights the French Capital’s link to the theme of flight. Read more…
Archipelagic Void by Minsuk Cho
Serpentine Galleries at Kensington Gardens, London.
Serpentine Pavilion 2024, Archipelagic Void, designed by Minsuk Cho, Mass Studies. © Mass Studies. Photo by Iwan Baan. Courtesy of Serpentine.
Korean architect Minsuk Cho’s 2024 Serpentine Pavilion, which has a star shape, is centred around an open void. Each arm of the pavilion fulfils a distinct function, featuring a tearoom, a play area, and a library. Known as Archipelagic Void, the design aims for low environmental impact and facilitates easy repurposing for future use location.
Temple of Together by Caroline Ghosn
Burning Man.
Temple of Together by Caroline Ghosn and team at Burning Man 2024 – Photo via IG, follow @plainjane.
At the Burning Man festival, Lebanese-bred and Brazil-born artist Caroline Ghosn created the Temple of Together, a mesmerising lightweight structure made from sustainable and reusable materials symbolising unity and respect. The shrine fused Neo-Gothic, Art Deco and traditional Lebanese weaving techniques with an inclusive message. Read more…
Daybed Universe by Uchronia
Paris Design Week.
‘Daybed Univers’ installation by Uchronia – Photo by Felix Dol Maillot.
The Uchronia design collective unveiled a large, temple-inspired canopy bed installation in the main courtyard of the Hôtel de la Marine. Towering like an acropolis atop a ceramic platform, this magnificent four-poster bed turned the pavilion into a welcoming public square for visitors to enjoy. Find out more…
Earthsea Pavilion by Studio Ossidiana
Bruges Triennial.
Earthsea Pavilion installation by Studio Ossidiana at Bruges Triennial 2024 – © Filip Dujardin.
The cylindrical Earthsea Pavilion by Studio Ossidiana connected land and sea, history and nature, in a 15th-century palace’s courtyard. The 6-metre-wide silo was composed of different materials stacked on top of each other like individual ecosystems. Mixed into the construction were plants and flowers that would transform over time, like the material layers themselves. Read more about the 2024 Bruges Triennial.
En Cascade Pavilion by Pinaffo & Pluvinage studio
EN CASCADE pavilion by Pinaffo & Pluvinage – Photo by Pinaffo & Pluvinage.
French studio Pinaffo & Pluvinage created En Cascade, a mesmerising pavilion made from cardboard that comes to life without electricity, only using sand falling through its mechanisms. From the outside, the movements traversing the walls appear to be produced by high-tech motors and electronics. Once inside, one realises the animations come to life thanks to the sand flowing through each mechanism. Read more…
EN CASCADE pavilion by Pinaffo & Pluvinage – Photo by Pinaffo & Pluvinage.
