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Recyclable art pavilion made of mesh pops up in Kolkata

West Bengal’s biggest annual festival recently saw the addition of a strikingly contemporary pavilion that is...

2018 Serpentine Pavilion and Gallery

Frida Escobedo’s 2018 Serpentine Pavilion unveiled in London

Mexican architect Frida Escobedo has unveiled this year’s Serpentine Pavilion—a dark and porous envelope that...

Di-Lab - American University of Beirut, Tyre Nature Reserve Hub, MARAH pavilion, beach pavilion, temporary pavilion, Lebanon, temporary installation, Tyre Coast Nature Reserve, green architecture, marine biodiversity, lightweight structure

Stunning temporary beach pavilion rises in Lebanon's Tyre Coast Nature Reserve

Wood, metal ties and rope come together in this lightweight structure designed to raise awareness of Lebanon's...

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Colorful bamboo pavilion champions sustainable design in Kuala Lumpur

Renewable and fast-growing bamboo is catching on in the world of construction. To spur on the green material’s...

Serralves Pavilion by Diogo Aguiar Studio, Serralves Pavilions, Gabriel Abrantes, Gabriel Abrantes film pavilion, temporary film pavilion, temporary timber pavilion, circular pavilion architecture

Ephemeral timber pavilion doubles as sculpture and film venue in Portugal

This elegant ephemeral pavilion does double duty as a film venue and sculpture that complements the garden grounds...

Cardboard temple by Olivier Grosstete, cardboard architecture by Olivier Grosstete, Olivier Grosstete Chiang Mai, Olivier Grosstete Thailand, Chiang Mai Design Week, Chiang Mai Design Week 2017, cardboard architecture, temporary cardboard architecture, TCDC Chiang Mai, ephemeral architecture

Colossal cardboard temple pops up in Chiang Mai in just one day

A titanic Thai-inspired temple just popped up in Chiang Mai—but instead of gold leaf and teak, this one’s built...

Temporary pavilion in Eindhoven, Dutch Design Week, pavilion made from recycled plastic, Overtreders W, bureau SLA

Colorful People’s Pavilion in Eindhoven is made from 100% borrowed materials

All the materials needed to build this temporary pavilion in the Netherlands are borrowed. bureau SLA and Overtreders...

Synergia pavilion, recyclable pavilion, temporary origami pavilion, IU School of Art, Architectuare + Design, Columbus temporary architecture, Jiangmei Wu, Eero Saarinen, lightweight public structure

Spectacular origami pavilion made of recycled plastic pops up in Columbus, Indiana

This gorgeous origami-inspired building in Columbus, Indiana is made entirely from recycled plastic - and it lights...

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The Folkets House is an inclusive space where refugees can learn skills and find jobs

This palm-shaped temporary pavilion recently popped up at the Enskifteshagen Park in Malmö, Sweden, as an inclusive...

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OMA’s MPavilion 2017 with a floating roof opens today in Melbourne

Melbourne is heating up for the summer with a new OMA-designed amphitheater. OMA founder Rem Koolhaas and colleague...

Origami by Manuel Bouzas Cavada Manuel Bouzas Barcala and Clara Álvarez Garcí, Origami Concéntrico 03, Concéntrico 03 festival, Concéntrico 03 2017, Concéntrico 03 architecture, Logroño Origami, Logroño Concéntrico 03,

Beautiful timber pavilion unfolds like origami

There’s something irresistibly charming about bringing the paper art of origami to life in large scale. Architects...

Martell pavilion, temporary pavilion, France, Fondation Martell, SelgasCano, translucent material, temporary installation, Onduline, green architecture, glass fiber, polyester sheets, multipurpose space

A tremendous translucent 'forest' pops up in a French courtyard

The courtyard of Fondation Martell in Cognac, France has been transformed into a translucent forest made of glass...

Loud Shadows inflatable pavilion, Plastique Fantastique, Oerol Festival, temporary pavilion, the Netherlands, temporary structure, transparent skin, the Netherlands, plastic architecture, plastic

Ethereal bubble building pops up in the middle of a Dutch forest

This gigantic bubble tucked in the middle of a forest may look like something out of a fairy tale, but it's actually...

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Diébédo Francis Kéré's rainwater-harvesting 2017 Serpentine Pavilion unveiled in London today

Today marks the official debut of Diébédo Francis Kéré's spectacular rainwater-harvesting Serpentine Pavilion....

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Plastic waste pop-up pavilion rethinks recycling in the Netherlands

Plastic waste takes on new life in the PET Pavilion, a temporary structure that popped up in a public park in Enschede,...