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Theaster Gates: Value engineering made Serpentine Pavilion more interesting

By 2022-06-08T07:00:00

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Artist thanks David Adjaye for guiding him through regulatory side of architecture

The US artist Theaster Gates has spoken of his gratitude to his Serpentine Pavilion collaborators for helping him navigate the technical aspects of architecture.

Building regulations, embodied carbon, fixed budgets and tight timescales were among the challenges presented by scaling up from sculpture to building.

Gates said the 21st Serpentine Pavilion, titled Black Chapel, which opens on Friday, had also benefitted from their guiding hand to rein in his spending.

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