18th Biennale Architettura #6

Foto: © Flavia Rossi

Despite valid criticism, the Venice Architecture Biennale remains the most acclaimed architecture exhibition in the world. The 18th edition opened on 20 May. Instead of flying in a large editorial team, we sent our authors Susanna Koeberle and John Hill, along with Italian photographer Flavia Rossi, to the lagoon city to provide critical coverage of the exhibition.

Architects must now decisively embrace their social and environmental responsibility. Curator Lesley Lokko urged participants to do so with the theme 'The Laboratory of the Future.' However, has this year's Biennale succeeded in becoming a groundbreaking exhibition?

Nichtstun in der Krise ist auch ein Weg – eine Reflexion zur Architekturbiennale

Die 18. Architekturbiennale gibt sich nachdenklich. Chefkuratorin Lesley Lokko interessiert sich für grundsätzliche Fragen und will keine Leistungs...

Die Architekturbiennale in Bildern

Die italienische Fotografin Flavia Rossi hat als Teil des Teams von World-Architects die Biennale ins Bild gesetzt. Ihre Fotos geben einen Eindruck...

Blinde Flecken

Die schottisch-ghanaische Architektin und Schriftstellerin Lesley Lokko, Kuratorin der diesjährigen Architekturbiennale von Venedig, konfrontiert u...

Eine Geschichte des Scheiterns

An der 18. Architekturbiennale sollte eine Hälfte des Österreichischen Pavillons über einen Durchbruch von Venedigs Stadtteil&n...

Der Schweizer Pavillon – eine Annäherung in drei Akten

Die Künstlerin Karin Sander und der Architekturhistoriker Philip Ursprung vertreten an der diesjährigen Architekturbiennale von Venedig die Schweiz...

Resteverwertung reloaded

Der deutsche Beitrag zur 18. Architekturbiennale von Venedig trägt den Titel «Open for Maintenance – wegen Umbau geöffnet» und ist der Versuch eine...
Flores & Prats at the 2023 Venice Architecture Biennale

From Barcelona to Venice

Architects Ricardo Flores and Eva Prats have transported their studio on Carrer de Trafalgar in Barcelona to the Corderie building at the Arsenale,...
Kengo Kuma at Palazzo Farchetti

Onomatopoeia Architecture

One of the numerous exhibitions in Venice unrelated to the 2023 Venice Architecture Biennale but taking place during its six-month run (see also: N...
'DoorScape' at Querini Stampalia

The Space Beyond the Threshold

A recent visit to the Fondazione Querini Stampalia — always a must while in Venice for the Biennale — yielded an unexpected find: models by th...
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Siza's Sculptures at San Giorgio Maggiore

One of the most unexpected contributions to a national pavilion at this year's Venice Biennale is the figural sculptures Portuguese architect Álvar...

5 Lessons from Lesley Lokko's 'The Laboratory of the Future'

The 18th International Architecture Exhibition, The Laboratory of the Future, opened to the public on May 20, 2023. Curated by Lesley Lokko, the am...

VernissageTV Tours 'The Laboratory of the Future'

VernissageTV, which covers exhibitions and events in the fields of contemporary art, design and architecture, tours the 18th International Architec...
NEOM's 'Zero Gravity Urbanism'

Designs for The Line Exhibited in Venice

Designs by Morphosis and other big-name architects for The Line, the flagship project of NEOM in Saudi Arabia, are on display in Venice as part of ...
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Winners of the Golden Lions Announced

On the morning of Saturday, May 20, the opening day of the 2023 Venice Architecture Biennale, the international jury's choice for the exhibition's ...
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Lesley Lokko Addresses 'an Old and Familiar Tale'

In a press conference two days ahead of Saturday's opening of the 18th International Architecture Exhibition, curator Lesley Lokko addressed recent...

Venice Biennale 'Attempts to Bridge the Gulf Between Architects and the Public'

In a press conference held on Tuesday, February 21, curator Lesley Lokko described details of the 18th International Architecture Exhibition, The L...

The First Biennale College Architecture

La Biennale di Venezia has announced the first-ever Biennale College Architecture, which will take place this summer during the 18th International ...