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Marina Tabassum: Designing London's Serpentine Pavilion

Marina Tabassum鈥檚 childhood memories of traditional tents at weddings in Bangladesh inspired her design for London鈥檚 Serpentine Pavilion in the Royal Parks

Bangladeshi architect Marina Tabassum won the commission to create the 25th Serpentine Pavilion 鈥� a temporary summer structure for London鈥檚 Kensington Gardens. A meeting place in the Royal Parks, A Capsule in Time will also be used for literary and musical events. The arched wooden structure鈥檚 translucent panels allow dappled light through, like the South Asian Shamiyana awnings which inspired Tabassum鈥檚 design. Marina talks to Erika Wright about how she wanted make a space for the diverse people who use the parks in the summer. This episode of The Documentary, comes to you from In the Studio, exploring the processes of the world鈥檚 most creative people.

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