In 1983, Swiss-French architect Bernard Tschumi won the high-profile architecture competition par excellence, for his design of the Parc de la Villette in Paris. Tschumi's design was a series of fire engine-red pavilions dispersed along an invisible grid; 35 follies that were the result -- and arguably the apex -- of that period's flirtation with deconstructivism. Other competition entries included Chora L Works by Peter Eisenman in collaboration with deconstructivist philosopher Jacques Derrida, as well as Rem Koolhaas' programme-meets-Manhattan-in-Paris proposal, a delirious dream about exploding a skyscraper's floors across the site. Architecture was at its most theoretical, with Derrida subsequently applauding the winning scheme as being the "architecture of architecture". And now, 27 years after the fact, France's own starchitect Jean Nouvel has taken some time off two other major projects -- the National Museum Of Qatar and the 100 Eleventh Avenue condo building in New York -- to design what looks like a perfect Tschumi folly as this summer's Serpentine Pavillion. It's French, it's red, it's deconstructed, and it's probably going to be great to play outdoor table tennis in. It is the 36th folly, the folly of a folly, the one that got away. Someone should probably call Tschumi's lawyers, but hey! We like it.

NB: Jean Nouvel's Serpentine Gallery Pavilion is on view from 10/07 till 17/10.