That's How It Happened

Rem Koolhaas' Serpentine Pavilion is a transcendent piece of architecture. Last night Blue Velvet was being projected onto a giant screen by the lake, the soundtrack was audible right across the park, and bats were flitting in and out of the light of pavilion, picking off mosquitos. The pavilion was simultaneously absolutely suited to its setting, and utterly ethereal. I think it surpasses the proposed European flag, as his most iconic work.

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