WEEK IN REVIEW after last year's postponement due to the pandemic, the 20th serpentine pavilion opened to the public this week in london’s hyde park. this year’s pavilion, designed by sumayya vally of johannesburg-based practice counterspace, pays homage to community spaces across several london neighborhoods significant to diasporic and cross-cultural communities. designboom attended the press preview and spoke with sumayya vally to find out more about the design process and themes behind the temporary structure. in more interview news, swiss architecture studio christ & gantenbein talked to designboom about curating uzbekistan’s first national participation at the 2021 venice architecture biennale. also, don't miss our conversation with sharon matt atkins and drew sawyer – the curators behind the largest solo museum exhibition to date dedicated to french artist JR –and discover more recent interviews here. arizona-based rizk auto gave the iconic 1957 aston martin DBR2 a futuristic makeover. the unique racing car remodel features a lightweight carbon fiber body and aerogel insulation – the same one that NASA has used on the mars rover. meanwhile, alpha motor corporation has partnered with HEIMPLANET to unveil an electric truck with an attached geodesic tent, opening a world of new possibilities in outdoor adventure. last, this slender wall cabinet by nils holger moormann transforms into a multifunctional workspace, providing an ingenious solution for small rooms. see more submissions by our readers here, and find out here how to upload your own project here. the weekly is an inside review curated by sofia lekka angelopoulou. | 