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Venice Biennale 2012: Strelka Institute to host discussions on shaping tomorrow’s cities
Microrayons vs. Favelas - Courtesy of the Strelka Institute [ August 27, 2012 12:00 to August 28, 2012 23:00. ] Russia’s leading creative think tank, Strelka Institute…, is hosting a series of discussions with preeminent voices in architecture and urban design in the pre-opening days of the 2012 Venice Architecture Biennale. Inspired by the Biennale’s theme of Common Ground,
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Venice Biennale 2012: Design Onscreen Film Festival
[ August 27, 2012 15:00 to August 29, 2012 23:00. ] For the first time ever, Design Onscreen – the Initiative for Architecture and Design on Film – will present the Design Onscreen Film Festival… at the Venice Architecture Biennale, August 27 through the 29th at the Arsenale’s Teatro Piccolo. All sixteen
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Venice Biennale 2012: “Lars Müller Publishers – Book Fever”
Courtesy of Lars Müller Publishers [ August 27, 2012 16:00 to September 16, 2012 16:00. ] Join the authors and editors of Lars Müller Publishers for a rare book signing opportunity with architects Wang Shu, Sou Fujimoto, and Steven Holl… on August 28th at the 2012 Venice Architecture Biennale! This event will kick off
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Venice Biennale 2012: Greek Pavilion
Point Supreme Architects, Athens as an island. The Greek pavilion for the 2012 Venice Biennale will focus on the particular dynamics of Athens during a period of economic meltdown by addressing the deterioration of Athenian urban space, plummeting standards of living, and the need to redefine the…
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Venice Biennale 2012: ‘Freeland’ and ‘Porous City’ / MVRDV + the why factory
Freeland / MVRDV and The Why Factory [ August 29, 2012 to November 25, 2012. ] By invitation of Director David Chipperfield, MVRDV and The Why Factory …will participate in the 2012 Venice Biennale. The main contribution consists of the collaborative project ‘Freeland’ forming part of the single exhibition in the Central Pavilion at the Giardini.
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Venice Biennale 2012: Nordic Pavilion
Anttila Oiva Architects © Museum of Finnish Architecture and Ilari Järvinen [ August 29, 2012 15:00 to November 25, 2012 15:00. ] In celebration of the Nordic Pavilion’s fiftieth anniversary, thirty-two architects born after the year 1962 have been invited to present a model of a conceptual “house” that reflects their personal philosophy of architecture at the 2012 Venice Biennale exhibition “Light …
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Venice Biennale 2012: Finnish Pavilion presents “New Forms in Wood”
Kilden Performing Arts Centre; Kristiansand, Norway / ALA Architects © Ivan Baan [ August 29, 2012 18:00 to November 25, 2012 18:00. ] Wood has always been Finland’s preferred building material, as both nature and the forest has long provided a livelihood and enduring source of inspiration for Finnish artists and architects. Now, with the use of modern technology and new treatment methods,…
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Venice Biennale 2012: Danish Pavilion presents ‘Possible Greenland’
Migrating. Sports Plaza, Winter / Possible Greenland; Courtesy of DAC [ August 29, 2012 to November 25, 2012. ] The Danish Pavilion for the 2012 Venice Biennale will feature a collaboration between Greenlandic and Danish Architects called “Possible Greenland”. The exhibition will address the current development of the Arctic Region as Greenland undergoes a shift towards political independence and business…
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Venice Biennale 2012: StudioMK27 represents Brazil with “Peep”
Courtesy of StudioMK27 [ August 29, 2012 to November 25, 2012. ] Representing Brazil at the 2012 Venice Biennale will be StudioMK27 and Lúcio Costa…‘s 1964 installation “Riposatevi”. The exhibit takes an intimate look at the lives of multi-generational households in modern Brazilian architecture. Curated by Lauro Cavalcanti, the Brazilian pavilion
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Venice Biennale 2012: “Álvaro Siza. Viagem sem Programa”
Ritratto di Álvaro Siza © Teresa Siza [ August 29, 2012 16:00 to November 11, 2012 16:00. ] Recent award recipient of the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement and Portuguese master architect, Álvaro Siza…, will be honored with an exhibition exclusively dedicated to his most personal aspects as one of the leading players in the international design
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Venice Biennale 2012: Russian pavilion presents Innovation city “Skolkovo”
Images of the pavilion have yet to be released! © SPeeCH Inspired by the great potential of advanced information technology providing architectural solutions, the Russian pavilion of the 2012 Venice Biennale will feature the innovation city of Skolkovo…. Skolkovo is one of the largest, most innovative Russian projects of today
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Venice Biennale 2012: Arum preview / Zaha Hadid Architects
Courtesy of ZHA With their early work inspired by Russian Suprematism, Zaha Hadid Architects…’ pays homage to the historical lineages of collective research that has led to the major works of today’s contemporary architecture at the 2012 Venice Biennale with the installation
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Venice Biennale 2012: Poland Pavilion
[ August 29, 2012 to November 25, 2012. ] The Poland Pavilion at the 2012 Venice Biennale will feature a design exploration into the interaction between sound and architecture in creating our environment. The project, by Katarzyna Krakowiak…, is a sound sculpture that presents architecture as a primary
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Venice Biennale 2012: Archipelago Cinema / Ole Scheeren
Courtesy of Buro Ole Scheeren German-born and Beijing-based architect Ole Scheeren… will reconstruct the wooden Archipelago Cinema within the old harbor basin Darsena Grande of the Arsenale, Venice’s historic shipyard, as an official collateral event for the 13th International Architecture Exhibition. This unique, floating architectural
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Venice Biennale 2012: Mexico Pavilion restores Venetian Church
Church of San Lorenzo One of the main idea’s behind the 2012 Venice Biennale’s “Common Ground” theme, as stated by director David Chipperfield, is “to reinforce our understanding of architectural culture, and to emphasize the philosophical and practical continuities that define it”. With the…
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Venice Biennale 2012: Dutch Pavilion
Collage Re-set, new wings for architecture. Inside Outside / Petra Blaisse, 2012 - Image courtesy of NAi The social issues of today has changed the course of architecture. Once “good” architecture spawned from untouched sites and endless budgets; now, the trend is shifting more towards affordable and sustainable alternatives, such as adaptive reuse. As the epidemic of…
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Venice Biennale 2012: Taiwan Pavilion
Courtesy of The National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts [ August 26, 2012 to November 25, 2012. August 26, 2012 to November 26, 2012. ] For Taiwan’s seventh year at the Venice Biennale, the Taiwanese team will present Architect/Geographer – Le Foyer de Taiwan…. The exhibition will embody the main theme of the 2012 Venice Architecture Biennale which is “Common Ground”. The aspects of
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Venice Biennale 2012: British Pavilion presents “Venice Takeaway”
Moscow, drawing by Gibb, 2012 / Anna Gibb - Courtesy of the British Council Although the UK has not shortage of architectural talent,Venice Takeaway: Ideas to Change British Architecture… responds to David Chipperfield’s ‘Common Ground’ theme for the 2012 Venice Biennale by seeking out imaginative responses to universal issues worldwide in an ambitious
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Venice Biennale 2012: Serbian Pavilion
Serbian Pavilion © Marija Strajnić As a response to David Chipperfield’s “Common Ground” theme for the 2012 Venice Biennale, the authors of the Serbian Pavilion have created JEDAN:STO / 100… - an installation that brings the archetypical object of a table to its extreme meaning by stretching
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Venice Biennale 2012: Architecture Dolomiti Pavilion
Courtesy of Dolomiti Architetture Although the city is seen as a place of meetings and exchanges, many urban centers have become over-saturated with cars and car parks. This phenomenon has created a series of “non-places” that have claimed “common areas” from city dwellers. Occupying a…
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Venice Biennale 2012: Uruguayan pavilion presents ‘Panavision’
Courtesy of vostokproject Uruguay has been invited to be one of the Latin American countries participating in the 2012 Venice Biennale. Located in a former warehouse of the Biennale, which has belonged to the Uruguayan State since 1960, the Uruguayan pavilion will present…
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