This year—the Serpentine's 40th Anniversary—the Serpentine Gallery Pavilion is designed by world-renowned French architect Jean Nouvel. The Pavilion will open on July 10 on the Serpentine Gallery lawn and operate as a public space, café, and venue for public talks and events. Jean Nouvel will be discussing the groundbreaking design of the Pavilion at a talk on Monday, July 12 at 5pm. The Pavilion will remain open through October.

This project was supported by a 2010 grant from the Graham Foundation.

Watch the video with commentary by the architect, Julia Peyton-Jones, and Hans Ulrich Obrist.

Serpentine Gallery Pavilion 2010 by Jean Nouvel from O Production Ltd. on Vimeo.