This week we revealed the Serpentine Pavilion 2026 architect
This week on Dezeen, Mexican studio Lanza Atelier was revealed as this year's Serpentine Pavilion architect and the studio released visuals of its design for the central London pavilion.
Called A Serpentine, the sinuous structure references an English brick garden wall and will be installed outside of the Serpentine Gallery in Kensington Gardens from 6 June to 25 October 2026.
In an interview with Dezeen, Lanza Atelier said that "it's time to test new stuff and bring new Mexican architecture to the table."
This week also saw the launch of a brand new podcast that will see our journalists discuss the key stories of the week.
The first episode, which features a Zaha Hadid Architects airport, Barbie and now a look at LA one year on from the fires, is now available for listening.
In architecture news, Louis Vuitton creative director Pharrell Williams designed a prefabricated home as the set for the fashion brand's latest menswear show.
The house, called Drophaus, was shown within a specially constructed venue in the Jardin d'Acclimatation and featured a large pyramidal roof that protruded over a curved glass wall.
In other design news, the cauldrons for this year's Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games in Milan and nearby ski resort Cortina d'Ampezzo were revealed.
The expanding cauldrons were created by Italian designer Marco Balich and were informed by the sun, the work of Italian Renaissance designer Leonardo da Vinci and expanding plastic ball toys.
Also in Italy, architecture studio BIG revealed photos of the San Pellegrino Flagship Factory, which is under construction in a mountain valley and scheduled to complete next year.
Elsewhere in the country, the only building attributed to Roman architect Vitruvius was discovered in Fano, Italy, by an archaeological team.
In an opinion piece this week, writer Matthew Bovingdon-Downe argued that "as our celebrated architects sign off, we should resist the urge to replace them."
"The 'starchitect' was a figment of media attention, drummed up to answer our interest in celebrity, and our exaggerated expectations of what might be achieved without the help of other people," Bovingdon-Downe said.
Two upcoming skyscrapers were revealed this week. Dutch studio MVRDV revealed images of its Inaura skyscraper in Dubai, which will measure 210 metres and incorporate a "jewel-like orb" on its upper floors.
In Miami, London studio David Chipperfield Architects will design a creamic-clad skyscraper that will span 26 storeys.
Popular projects this week included the 3XN-designed Sydney Fish Market, a Japan-informed sauna in Brooklyn and a colourful London house extension.
Our lookbook this week featured relaxing home saunas.
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