Architectural Record – August 2019

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W hat is really missing in the field of architecture is a horizon of understanding comparable to the one the audience has

in the fields of theater, cinema, or art... One needs the construction of a systematic discourse of architecture.

—Historian and architect Jean-Louis Cohen, speaking to Dan Handel for Haaretz.

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In the Summertime, When the Weather Is Hot

In the U.S. and the UK, this year’s roster of seasonal pavilions, representing a medley of

unusual geometries, bold colors, and textured materials, keep visitors cool in the shade.

SelgasCano’s 2015 Serpentine

Pavilion in Los Angeles

SelgasCano’s prismatic 2015 Serpen­

tine Pavilion is the first of the 19

structures built for the Serpentine

Gallery’s annual program to travel to

the United States. Originally installed

in London’s Kensington Gardens, the

cocoon­like structure, wrapped in a

multicolored translucent ETFE mem­

brane, has been reassembled on the

grounds of the La Brea Tar Pits—the

only active urban Ice Age excavation

site in the world—where it will remain

for the next five months. The new

location will host a diverse program of

talks, film screenings, and other

events organized by Second Home, a

London­based coworking operator,

and the Natural History Museums of

Los Angeles County. Second Home’s

first U.S. location, in L.A., also de­

signed by SelgasCano, is scheduled to

open in September. Alex Klimoski

Hórama Rama by Pedro y Juana at

MoMA PS

Hórama Rama, this year’s winner of the Museum

of Modern Art’s 2019 Young Architects Program,

by Mexico City–based Pedro & Juana, is a 40­foot­

high, 90­foot­diameter cyclorama that brings

seating, shade, and even a waterfall to MoMA

PS1’s courtyard in Queens, NY. The design creates

a playground of scaffolding, partially shaded by

some 2,000 wood “bristles” protruding from its

cylindrical armature. The seasonal structure is

the home of PS1’s annual Warm Up summer con­

cert series and will be open until September.

Kara Mavros

PHOTOGRAPHY: © IWAN BAAN (TOP); RAFAEL GAMO (BOTTOM)