Jean Nouvel draws on London's brightest icons

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Jean Nouvel unveiled a bright red angular pavilion this week for this year's Serpentine Gallery summer commission.rnThe colour of the pavilion is inspired by London's telephone boxes, post boxes and buses.rnNouvel is the 10th architect to be invited to create a summer pavilion by the gallery, which is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year.rnThe structure will be his first completed building in the UK. But the announcement disappointed some critics, who said that the gallery should use the commission as an opportunity to give younger architects a platform.