BIG's Relocated Serpentine Pavilion Opens as "Unzipped" in Toronto
BIG?s ?unzipped wall,? which served as the 2016 Serpentine Pavilion in London, has been opened to the public in Toronto under the new title ?Unzipped.? Having been transported to the city and rebuilt in collaboration with Westbank, new photographs by Derek Shapton show the completed pavilion standing as a temporary place of showcase and events in downtown Toronto.
© Derek Shapton
BIG?s ?unzipped wall,? which served as the 2016 Serpentine Pavilion in London, has been opened to the public in Toronto under the new title ?Unzipped.? Having been transported to the city and rebuilt in collaboration with Westbank, new photographs by Derek Shapton show the completed pavilion standing as a temporary place of showcase and events in downtown Toronto. ?Unzipped? is the first Serpentine Pavilion to embark on a multi-city tour of this kind, before ultimately landing in a permanent home on the Vancouver waterfront.
© Derek Shapton
Constructed along King and Brant Streets, and opened to the public on Saturday 15th September, ?Unzipped? plays on one of the most basic elements of architecture: the brick wall.
© Derek Shapton
The 46-foot (14-meter)-high and 88-foot (27-meter)-long pavilion serves as an architectural showcase during the day, before becoming a ?destination for unique programming, dialogue, and events? by night.
© Derek Shapton
To create the installation, over 1800 extruded fiberglass blocks were stacked on top of each...
© Derek Shapton
BIG?s ?unzipped wall,? which served as the 2016 Serpentine Pavilion in London, has been opened to the public in Toronto under the new title ?Unzipped.? Having been transported to the city and rebuilt in collaboration with Westbank, new photographs by Derek Shapton show the completed pavilion standing as a temporary place of showcase and events in downtown Toronto. ?Unzipped? is the first Serpentine Pavilion to embark on a multi-city tour of this kind, before ultimately landing in a permanent home on the Vancouver waterfront.
© Derek Shapton
Constructed along King and Brant Streets, and opened to the public on Saturday 15th September, ?Unzipped? plays on one of the most basic elements of architecture: the brick wall.
© Derek Shapton
The 46-foot (14-meter)-high and 88-foot (27-meter)-long pavilion serves as an architectural showcase during the day, before becoming a ?destination for unique programming, dialogue, and events? by night.
© Derek Shapton
To create the installation, over 1800 extruded fiberglass blocks were stacked on top of each...
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