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Experiment-a-thon

Nature volume 449, page 662 (2007)Cite this article

The pavilion is an annual tradition. Leading architects with no previous commissions in the United Kingdom take a turn at designing the temporary venue. Alumni include Zaha Hadid (2000), Daniel Libeskind (2001) and Oscar Niemeyer (2003).

This year's steel and plywood structure is the work of Norwegian architect Kjetil Thorsen and Danish–Icelandic artist Ólafur Elíasson, whose installation 'The Weather Project' filled the Turbine Hall of London's Tate Modern gallery in 2003. The duo's pavilion has a spiral ramp around the outside, leading to a peaked roof designed to amplify sound.

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The Experiment Marathon begins at noon on 13 October. A second part takes place in Berlin on 9 November.

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