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19-01-2021

2021 Architecture Biennale, the Nordic Pavilion as experimental cohousing

After the 17th International Architecture Exhibition of the Venice Biennale was postponed to 2021 due to the pandemic, participants are now starting to share a few more details. The Nordic Pavilion, curated by the National Museum of Norway with architects Helen & Hard will respond to this year’s theme of “How will we live together?” with the exhibition “What We Share. A model for cohousing”.

17-08-2020

Special Golden Lion Awards for Calvesi, Celant, Enwezor and Gregotti

Maurizio Calvesi, Germano Celant, Okwui Enwezor and Vittorio Gregotti, the four former Artistic Directors of the Venice Biennial Visual Arts Department who recently passed away, are to receive Special Golden Lions 2020 from the Italian Biennale’s Board of Directors. The awards will be presented at the exhibition "Le Muse Inquiete (The Disquieted Muses). When the Biennale meets History" to celebrate the 125th anniversary of the institution’s foundation, and is curated for the first time by the artistic directors of all the Biennale’s six departments.

25-05-2020

New dates for the Venice Architecture Biennale, Expo Dubai and Cersaie 2020

Biennale di Venezia’s 17th International Architecture Exhibition is the latest in a long list of international events rescheduled due to the travel restrictions and physical distancing requirements imposed to limit the spread of the covid-19 pandemic. Before the Venice event, new dates had already been announced for Expo in Dubai, originally scheduled for the autumn of 2020 but now postponed until 2021, and Cersaie, the International Exhibition of Ceramic Tile and Bathroom Furnishings in Bologna, traditionally held in September but postponed until November in 2020.

09-04-2020

Architecture and design films and events to follow via streaming

As we continue to live under lockdown in the hopes of stopping the spread of the Covid-19 virus, the amount of content available for viewing from home with today’s electronic devices has been growing, and a number of interesting proposals have emerged in the world of architecture and design, including documentary films, meetings via streaming, virtual tours and content for families with children.

10-03-2020

New dates for the 2020 International Architecture Exhibition at La Biennale di Venezia

August 29 through November 29 are the new dates announced by Biennale di Venezia for the 17th International Architecture Exhibition, entitled "How will we live together?" and curated by architect Hashim Sarkis. The change is necessary to give institutions and architects from more than 60 countries all over the world time to complete the set-up of the pavilions and the international exhibition.

05-03-2020

How will we live together? 17th International Architecture Exhibition in Venice

“How will we live together?”, the 17th International Architecture Exhibition curated by Hashim Sarkis and organised by Biennale di Venezia was presented to the press on 27 February, via streaming in view of the new coronavirus covid-19 and in the name of a form of architecture that unites us all. On this occasion Paolo Baratta announced that this would be his last day as chairman, handing over the organisation of the Biennale di Venezia to the new chairman, Roberto Cicutto.

26-06-2019

GLASSTRESS 2019 at the 58th Art Biennale in Venice

The sixth edition of GLASSTRESS, a project by Adriano Berengo that expresses his idea of combining the Murano glass tradition with contemporary art, is one of the fringe events of the 58th International Art Exhibition - La Biennale di Venezia.

03-01-2019

Hashim Sarkis named Curator of the 2020 Architecture Exhibition at Biennale Venezia

Hashim Sarkis takes over from Yvonne Farrell and Shelley McNamara. The architect of Lebanese origin was appointed by the Biennale di Venezia Board of Directors on December 18 as Director of the Architecture Section specifically in charge of curating the 17th International Architecture exhibition coming up in 2020.