12th Venice Architecture Biennale
The 12th Venice Architecture Biennale opens on 29 August, under the curatorial direction of Kazuyo Sejima. This Biennial features work from 56 countries and highlights 43 projects and also features debates and dialogue on the architectural work.
The 12th Venice Architecture Biennale opens on 29 August and enjoys the participation of more than 56 countries, and shows off more than 43 projects carried out by studios, architects, engineers and artists. The central theme of this edition will be a “mutual match” between architecture and society, as explained by the director of the Biennial, the Japanese architect Kazuyo Sejima.
Winner of the 2010 Pritzker Prize, the highest distinction in the discipline worldwide, her curatorial notes highlight the rapid evolution that characterizes the twenty-first century, and incite attendants to “imagine the direction in which society moves And the dreams that may take place in the future ”
Sections are arranged by country, cantered around the classic halls of the Gardens of the Arsenal in the historic centre of Venice. Visitors who rent apartments in Venice may see the city of channels in a new light.
Projects displayed will be marked by what Sejima a so-called “personal interpretation” of the Biennale’s theme. Works by the Venezuelan architect Christian Kerez have been designed to interact with the public and invite reflection and meditation.
Moreover, there is an overwhelming desire to foster space for reflection on architecture, and the biennale has been organized with a full roster of parallel activities. A series of discussions and collaborations with several Italian and European universities will be conducted.
In the seminars, a space that has been titled ‘I Sabati dell’architettura’ (‘The Saturday of architecture’), gives attendants a space to meet architects, critics and personalities from the sector. Among the guests, you will find Vittorio Gregotti, Aldo Rossi, Hans Hollein and Massimiliano Fuksas. The 12th Venice Architecture Biennale runs until November 21st.
