Laurian Ghinițoiu, "Lando Arch of Sant'Antonio di Castello (1513; rebuilt 1822) in the Giardini Pubblici", 2023
On May 19, 2023 at 7PM, on the occasion of the vernissage of the 18th International Architecture Exhibition at the Biennale di Venezia, the Unfolding Pavilion will once more open its doors to the public. Following the previous editions on Ignazio Gardella’s Casa alle Zattere, Gino Valle’s Giudecca Social Housing, and the lost replica of John Hejduk’s House for the Inhabitant Who Refused to Participate, the fourth Unfolding Pavilion will be dedicated to the Giardini della Biennale: the Venetian site featuring the highest concentration of modern architecture, with buildings by Alvar Aalto, Josef Hoffmann, Gerrit Rietveld, Carlo Scarpa, James Stirling, Sverre Fehn and more.
Join us for an industry roundtable discussion on the latest trends in design practice, employment insights, and how a renewed emphasis on flexibility, employee sentiment for wellbeing, and authentic connections is transforming how we work and, ultimately, how we design our cities and neighbourhoods.
LC150+ Le Corbusier Exhibition Istanbul 2023 - GAD Foundation
The GAD Foundation in cooperation with RT & Q Architects of Singapore and Istanbul Technical University Faculty of Architecture is pleased to announce the upcoming exhibition, “LC150+ Le Corbusier Exhibition Istanbul 2023”, showcasing built and unbuilt buildings of the iconic Swiss-French architect displayed in 150+ models. The exhibition will be on view from May 29 to June 15, 2023, at ITU Faculty of Architecture Taskisla and will feature over 150 of Le Corbusier's. “We are thrilled to bring this important exhibition to Istanbul,” said Gokhan Avcioglu, principal and founder of the GAD Architecture and GAD Foundation. “Le Corbusier's influence on modern architecture and design cannot be overstated, and we hope this exhibition will give visitors a greater appreciation for his legacy that has part of its origins here in Istanbul,” said Gokhan Karakus, Director of the GAD Foundation.
RESOLVE Collective’s new exhibition at the Barbican called ‘them’s the breaks’ explores institutional critique through salvaged materials from art and cultural institutions across the UK that will then be redistributed across the lifespan of the exhibition.
Andreu World brings the future of the workplace and the circular economy to Clerkenwell Design Week.
Andreu World brings the future of the workplace and the circular economy to Clerkenwell Design Week. Join us at this festival for some exciting events and design talks.
The European Cultural Centre (ECC) is pleased to present the sixth edition of its extensive biennial architecture exhibition titled Time Space Existence. This year the group show stands on the notion that our home, our surroundings, and our planet are under pressure, urging us to work together to explore a sustainable way forward. A total of 217 projects will be presented from the 20th of May until the 26th of November, 2023, at Palazzo Bembo, Palazzo Mora and the Marinaressa Gardens, in the heart of Venice, Italy.
Event poster depicting a blank billboard at sunset that is partially obscured by two palm trees
The University of Waterloo School of Architecture and Diamond Schmitt present Masterworks 2023, an annual showcase of exemplary graduate student thesis projects. This year’s exhibition is curated by alum Kurt Kraler around the themes explored in his graduate thesis “The Generic Spectacle” and his recently released book “The Signs That Define Toronto”, published by ERA Architects and Spacing.
Nihombashi Garden, Tokyo by Landscape Plus. Image by Kawasumi-Kobayashi Kenji Photograph Office
This bi-lingual exhibition showcases eight projects by award-winning Japanese and Australian landscape architects that explore the tactics and strategies they use to implement innovative design outcomes. As part of Melbourne Design Week, join us for a free floor talk in the gallery on Sat 20 May and panel discussions hosted by RMIT on Sun 21 May that will bring together the Australian designers and three Japanese designers.
Patricia Rhee, a Partner at Ehrlich Yanai Rhee Chaney Architects, has been practicing architecture for 20 years. She received her Master's degree in Architecture from Harvard's Graduate School of Design and received her Bachelor's degree from the University of Pennsylvania. She is a member of the AIA, DBIA and is a LEED Accredited Professional. She is a Board Member of the Culver City Chamber of Commerce and recipient of the 2017 Culver City Women in Business Council Visionary Award. Patricia was also a Founding Co-Chair of the AIA Los Angeles Women in Architecture Committee. In 2015, her firm received the 2015 National AIA Firm Award, one of the industry’s highest honors. Patricia has served as Lead Designer for several of the firm’s most challenging and award-winning projects including the John M. Roll United States Courthouse and the United Arab Emirates’ Federal National Council Parliament Complex. Patricia believes that architecture should facilitate community gathering, bringing people together, encouraging dialog and exchange.
Artificial Lake Gatun at its lowest recorded water levels in February 2016. As part of the Panama Canal, it supplies most of the Panamanian population with drinking water. Fred R. Conrad for the New York Times, 2016. Courtesy of Redux Pictures.
Press Conference for the opening of 'Stories from beneath the water', the exhibition of the first independent national pavilion of Panama for the Venice Biennale Architettura 2023.
The Futuro House is a unique, futurist-style dwelling designed by Finnish architect Matti Suuronen in the late 1960s. The house was envisioned as a portable, prefabricated structure that could be easily transported to remote or difficult-to-reach locations.The house has a distinctive flying saucer shape, with a circular floor plan and a domed roof. The outer shell of the house is made of reinforced fiberglass, with a high-gloss finish that gives it a futuristic look. It sits on four legs, which elevate it slightly off the ground and provide stability on uneven terrain.
Fields of Being: Architecture Traditions in Yunnan, China, is an exploration of the rich architectural heritage of China’s most culturally diverse province at the crossroads of China, Southeast Asia, and the Himalayas. The exhibition features research by the Kunming University of Science and Technology, China Folk House Retreat, and other institutions regarding unique architecture forms and practices in the province. The exhibition also presents cases of contemporary architecture inspired by these traditions.
The search for the world’s best building continues as the World Architecture Festival extends the entry deadline for its annual global awards programme to Monday 22 May. The 16th edition of the festival is open for award entries in 44 categories across architecture and interiors.
World Architecture Festival (WAF) is where the world architecture community meets to celebrate, learn, exchange and be inspired. This year, for the first time since 2015, the festival returns to Singapore on 29 November – 1 December.
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WasteBuild Zero will take place at the NDSM in the heart of Amsterdam’s architectural and circular economy hotbed
WasteBuild Zero is a 2-day event that unites the built environment to showcase the latest materials, techniques, solutions and innovators that are helping to deliver low carbon and circular construction schemes today. Our aim is to support the transition towards a circular and regenerative built environment and in the process to tackle the climate emergency.
