“The serpent is something that provides protection” says Lanza Atelier



Mexican studio Lanza Atelier drew on contrasting British and Mesoamerican interpretations of the serpent when designing this year’s Serpentine Pavilion, said the architects in an exclusive video interview with Dezeen.

The pavilion was informed by the winding geometry of historic crinkle-crankle walls found across parts of rural England.

But according to founders Isabel Abascal and Alessandro Arienzo, the project was also shaped by the serpent’s symbolic meaning within Mesoamerican culture.

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