Greenhouse Talks, an auxiliary public lecture series to the 2014 Venice Architecture Biennale, will take place on Thursday, June 5th and Friday, June 6th between 9:00 and 11:00am. During each session, an international panel of professionals - including the founder of MAD Architects, Ma Yansong, and the director of AMO, Reinier de Graaf - will discuss a topic pertaining to Rem Koolhaas' chosen theme for the Biennale: Fundamentals. The first day of discourse will focus on the future of the architectural profession, investigating the potential influence of the market crisis and the intersection of architecture with other disciplines. The second will reflect on the representation of architecture, considering the Western practice of exhibiting architecture projects in museums, institutes, and biennial events and what this practice's adoption might mean for the East. For the full list of panel members and event details, read on after the break.
Fundamentals #1 (Thursday, June 5th) Panel
- Joe Osae-Addo (Constructs LLC, Accra, Ghana)
- Bijoy Jian (Studio Mumbai, Mumbai, India)
- Nanne de Ru (Powerhouse Company, Rotterdam, The Netherlands)
- Mauricio Pezo and Sofia von Ellrichshausen (Pezo von Ellrichshausen Architects, Concepción, Chile)
- Daan Roosergaarde (Studio Roosegaarde, Waddinxveen, The Netherlands)
- Ma Yansong (MAD Architects, Beijing, China)
Fundamentals #2 (Friday, June 6th) Panel
- Cino Zucchi (Cino Zucchi Architetti, Milan, Italy)
- Guus Beumer (Het Nieuwe Instituut, Rotterdam, The Netherlands)
- Giovanna Borasi (Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montreal, Canada)
- Ole Bouman (Shenzhen Biennale)
- Pippo Ciorra (MAXXI, Rome, Italy)
- Aric Chen (M+, Hong Kong, China)
- Reinier de Graaf (AMO, Rotterdam, The Netherlands)
- Michelle Provoost (Crimson Architectural Historians, Rotterdam, The Netherlands)
Title: Greenhouse Talks
Organizers: Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Hans Ibelings (Director of The Architecture Observer)
Media Partners: image MEDIA AGENCY, ArchDaily
Date & Time: Thursday June 5, 2014, 9:00-11:00 | Friday June 6, 2014 9:00 -11:00
Venue: Hotel Monaco & Grand Canal
Address: San Marco 1332, 30124 Venice, Italy