Serpentine has revealed the first photos of Marina Tabassum’s pavilion in Kensington Gardens.
Iwan Baan has photographed Marina Tabassum’s newly unveiled Serpentine Pavilion, which introduces a modular wooden structure oriented around light, movement, and seasonal change. Set in Kensington Gardens, the pavilion integrates a kinetic capsule and a mature ginkgo tree, offering a quiet interplay between architecture and its natural surroundings. This marks both the 25th edition of the commission and Tabassum’s first project built entirely in wood.
Sies Marjan founder Sander Lak will launch a new label at Paris fashion week men’s in June.
Sander Lak will return to the runway this June with the debut of Sanderlak, an all-gender menswear-inspired label launching at Paris fashion week. The New York–based brand marks his first collection since Sies Marjan shuttered in 2020, and will operate with a biannual release schedule. Backed by angel investors, the label enters a menswear market that has grown since the pandemic but remains tough for emerging designers.
Studio MAST wants to transform Rotterdam’s Spoorweghaven dock into a floating neighborhood.
Studio MAST has proposed a floating neighborhood in Rotterdam’s Spoorweghaven dock, with over 100 modular residences, shared spaces, and green infrastructure arranged along a network of pedestrian bridges. Developed with BIK Bouw and backed by the city, the project reimagines unused waterways as a response to the Netherlands’ housing shortage. Ecological features—including vegetated floating islands—aim to restore biodiversity while reinforcing the site’s aquatic identity.
The Tadao Ando-designed Naoshima New Museum of Art has opened on Japan’s art islands.
Tadao Ando’s Naoshima New Museum of Art has opened on Japan’s Seto Inland Sea, expanding the Benesse Art Site with a new hilltop institution near Honmura village. Unlike the site’s earlier venues, the museum spotlights contemporary Asian artists through rotating exhibitions, with works shown both indoors and across the surrounding grounds. The project continues Naoshima’s experiment in rural revitalization, aiming to deepen community ties while drawing international visitors.
The carpenter behind the reconstruction of Notre-Dame’s roof is among the Arthur Ross Awards honorees.
Hank Silver, the American carpenter leading the timber roof reconstruction of Notre-Dame, was recognized at this year’s Arthur Ross Awards for his role in reviving traditional craft at monumental scale. The honors also acknowledged preservation efforts by the New York Landmarks Conservancy and a lifetime of writing on classical architecture by Clive Aslet.
Today’s attractive distractions:
At Expo 2025 Japan, nations are rendering a vision of future societies.
A chalet created as an 1867 Paris World’s Fair pavilion is now a residence in Normandy.
Here are eight fine artists to know if you’ve got Wes Anderson on the brain.
The golden age of highly stylized chiffon cakes is once again upon us.
