SERPENTINE AND ZAHA HADID FOUNDATION ANNOUNCE A NEW COLLABORATION OF TALKS AND PROGRAMMING IN 2026
Serpentine is delighted to announce a new collaboration with the Zaha Hadid Foundation to commemorate Zaha Hadid’s legacy and mark the 25th Serpentine Pavilion.
Starting in 2026, a dedicated programme of panel discussions and talks on architecture will take place within the Serpentine Pavilion.
The series will launch with a special conversation featuring former Serpentine Pavilion architects Lina Ghotmeh (2023) and Sumayya Vally (2021), in dialogue with Aric Chen and Hans Ulrich Obrist on Thursday 16th October 2025 from 8.45am to 11am with a prompt start at 9.30am.
At Serpentine South in Marina Tabassum’s Pavilion, A Capsule in Time
Thursday 16 October at 8.45am – 11am
Lina Ghotmeh – Architect of the 2023 Serpentine Pavilion; Sumayya Vally – Architect of the 2021 Serpentine Pavilion In conversation with: Aric Chen – Director of the Zaha Hadid Foundation and Hans Ulrich Obrist – Artistic Director, Serpentine
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The collaboration takes inspiration from Zaha Hadid’s enduring ethos, “There should be no end to experimentation.” As the architect of the inaugural Serpentine Pavilion in 2000, Hadid’s spirit of innovation has set the tone for what has since become one of the world’s most influential architectural commissions. This approach continues to shape not only the Pavilion series, but also Serpentine’s wider programme of exhibitions and live events.
This new series of talks aims to connect new and wider audiences with innovative architectural conversations. Bringing together leading architects, thinkers, and cultural practitioners, the series will foster transnational and transgenerational architectural dialogue, inviting former Pavilion architects to explore questions at the forefront of architecture today, reflecting on Zaha Hadid’s career and the legacy of the Pavilion whilst looking ahead to the possibilities of the future.
Further details of the programme will be announced in early 2026.
