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2 unusual facts about Cecil Balmond


Ito-Balmond Serpentine Pavilion

The Ito-Balmond Serpentine Pavilion is a structure designed by Cecil Balmond and Toyo Ito and originally built for the Serpentine Gallery Pavilion programme in London’s Kensington Gardens, Hyde Park in 2002 and now part of a restaurant in southern France.

Tees Valley Giants

The Tees Valley Giants was intended as a £15 million series of five art installations by sculptor Anish Kapoor and structural designer Cecil Balmond.


Star of Caledonia

The Star of Caledonia, also called the Gretna Landmark, is a planned sculpture designed by Cecil Balmond and Charles Jencks.


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