BIG?s Serpentine Pavilion is headed to North America, with plans for stops in New York and Toronto on its way to a new permanent home in downtown Vancouver. Purchased by Canadian developer Westbank, who also sponsored the project in 2016, the pavilion will come to a rest on a site adjacent to the company?s headquarters in Shaw Tower, spitting distance from the waterfront plaza where the 2010 Olympic cauldron is located.

The pavilion's new location adjacent to Shaw Tower in Vancouver. Image Courtesy of Westbank

BIG?s Serpentine Pavilion is headed to North America, with plans for stops in New York and Toronto on its way to a new permanent home in downtown Vancouver. Purchased by Canadian developer Westbank, who also sponsored the project in 2016, the pavilion will come to a rest on a site adjacent to the company?s headquarters in Shaw Tower, spitting distance from the waterfront plaza where the 2010 Olympic cauldron is located.
The pavilion's new location adjacent to Shaw Tower in Vancouver. Image Courtesy of Westbank

The ?unzipped wall? design will be seen in a completely new context next to some of Vancouver?s tallest skyscrapers and a 4-lane avenue ? quite the contrast to the peaceful grassy lawns of its previous home in Kensington Gardens. The undulating structure will become part of the pedestrian streetscape, acting as a tunnel connecting the city to the waterfront.?Westbank has a well established and growing relationship Bjarke and h...