Pavilion
Temporary and permanent structures designed as open or semi-enclosed gathering spaces.
andblack design studio Folds a Concrete Roof Down to the Ground in an Ahmedabad Poolside Pavilion
A 9,000-square-foot glass lounge and gym tucks beneath a dipping timber-lined canopy beside a seamless water garden in western India.
Alberto Collet and MEDS Build a Mirror Pavilion That Reflects Armenia's Fortified Past
A 10 square meter observation point in Gyumri uses polished mirrors and black tuff references to frame a 19th-century fortress.
Pfeffer Torode Architecture Builds a Glass Pavilion to Display Stones from a Tennessee Farm
On the wooded edge of a Centerville property overlooking the Duck River, a timber and glass room turns geology into architecture.
Studio Mango Sculpts Four Laterite Walls into a Lakeside Pavilion South of Chennai
A 130-square-meter pavilion built from local iron-rich stone choreographs a slow reveal of water, light, and landscape in coastal Tamil Nadu.
M Space Sets a Glass Stupa on a Bangkok Rooftop to Rethink Urban Meditation
A 200-square-meter pavilion of steel fins, teak, and heat-reflective glass rises from True Digital Park's fourth-floor garden in Punnawithi.
Estúdio Leonardo Zanatta Grounds a Temporary Pavilion in São Paulo's Concrete Art Heritage
A monochromatic terracotta gallery in Campo Belo channels Lygia Pape and Hélio Oiticica through geology, weight, and shadow.
Dietsch Vilaça and Hauptstadt-Studio.Berlin Insert a Modular Pavilion into an Industrial Courtyard
A lightweight dining and gathering pavilion animates an igus factory courtyard in Cologne with yellow steel and striped canopies.
Still at Work Plants a Hay-Walled A-Frame Pavilion on a French Cliff for Cows and Humans Alike
A six-square-meter timber shelter near Annecy lake invites hikers and grazing animals to share a belvedere over the Alps.
BDP Transforms a Barren London Car Park into a Glowing Timber Staircase to Nowhere and Everywhere
A demountable orange pavilion reclaims a windswept Senate House forecourt as a gathering place for University of London students.
Schenk Hattori Builds a Timber Beacon at the Edge of a Belgian Nature Reserve
A 230-square-meter entrance pavilion near Ieper translates the threshold between built landscape and wild terrain into raw timber frames.
all(zone) Drapes a Three-Layered Tensile Canopy over Melbourne's Queen Victoria Gardens
A temporary pavilion of Thai fishing nets, transparent membrane, and waffle fabric brings Southeast Asian informality to Melbourne's parkland.
VIASCAPE Design Builds a 70 m² Community Pavilion for 480 Families in a Dense Shanghai Village
A sculpted concrete micro-building gives XiangDong village its first dedicated public interior along the Huangpu River.
