5 National Pavilions at the 2021 Venice Biennale that Explore Sustainability and Climate Change

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The 17th Venice Architecture Biennale is currently unfolding, revealing a wide range of answers to the question "How will we live together". With 60 national pavilions, numerous contributions of invited architects from all around the world and several collateral events, this year's edition restates the Biennale's role as a platform for inquiry, exploration, and disruptive thinking in architecture. Curator Hashim Sarkis' original statement called upon architects "to imagine spaces in which we can generously live together." Recent circumstances have made the question even more relevant, prompting a holistic re-evaluation of how the world as a collective can face changes and challenges of an unprecedented scale from the disrupting role of technology, to inequality, mass migration and climate change. The following national contributions reflect on "how will we live together" amidst climate change, exploring ideas for a more sustainable future.

OMA Will Build Out the First American Pompidou Center in Jersey City

Three years after OMA was selected by the Jersey City Redevelopment Agency (JCRA) to design a new museum in Journal Square, the city’s downtown hub, it was revealed this morning that the building would be home to none other than the Pompidou Center’s first North American satellite: The Centre Pompidou × Jersey City.

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O78! Warehouse Renovation / David Martínez | Tangram Arquitectura + Diseño

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  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2020
  • Manufacturers Brands with products used in this architecture project
    Manufacturers:  Arkoslight, 78 Interior Construction, ALL PLAN, GLS CONSORCIO DEL HORMIGÓN, S.L.U., ITESAL, +6

Plain Ties / Matharoo Associates

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September Cafe / Red5studio + Ben Decor

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  • Architects: Ben Decor, Red5studio
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  260
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2020
  • Manufacturers Brands with products used in this architecture project
    Manufacturers:  Jati Mosaic, Zero Furniture

City Living Room / Mur Mur Lab

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Mediasambre Media Center / V+

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No Sunrise No Sunset Pavilion / Walllasia

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  • Architects: Walllasia
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  50
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2018
  • Manufacturers Brands with products used in this architecture project
    Manufacturers:  AutoDesk, Adobe Systems Incorporated, Trimble

Aquatio Cave Luxury Hotel & SPA / Simone Micheli

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  • Architects: Simone Micheli
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  5000
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2018
  • Manufacturers Brands with products used in this architecture project
    Manufacturers:  Adrenalina, Aquaspecial, AveChile, Daikin, Ecofibras Curiti, +1

Observatory Reform Cóndor Huachana / La cabina de la curiosidad + Marie Combette + Daniel Moreno Flores

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Berri House / Architecture Microclimat

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Montreal, Canada

Open Call: The Global Challenge 2021 | Architecture-in-Development

Architecture-in-Development (A--D) is launching the Global Challenge 2021, the 2nd edition, following the great success of the 2016 pilot. The Global Challenge 2021 calls for community-driven architectural initiatives that have radical potential to improve the lives of both rural and urban communities.

Enter the Global Challenge, connect to partners and supporters to get your community's initiative off the ground! The submission will be open from June 6 until July 25, 2021.

Le Copenhague Apartments / Christophe Rousselle Architecte

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Montreuil, France

Neurodiversity and Biophilia: the Future of the Workspace in the Post-Pandemic Era

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The Coronavirus pandemic demanded new needs and significant changes in our lives: in relationships, at work, in consumption habits, in increasing inequality. Indeed, the theme of workspaces came up in a historical moment when people saw their own freedoms limited for the first time in the postmodern era.

Most people were forced to work from home, and since the beginning of quarantine, reflection on the future of workspaces has become inevitable. Some interesting data show that the Coronavirus only boosted a practice that had been consolidating for years in some countries. According to the Global Workplace Analytics e FlexJobs, between 2005 and 2015, the number of professionals in the United States who do at least 50% of their work from home or elsewhere outside their offices grew by 115%, and today that number reaches 4.7 million, 3.4% of the strength of the job.

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Zhongguancun Digital Economy Innovation Industry Base / QUCESS DESIGN

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Spreewood House / Club Marginal Architekten

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Spreewald, Germany

Cottage Rock / Nadine Engelbrecht Architect

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  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  120
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2020
  • Manufacturers Brands with products used in this architecture project
    Manufacturers:  Global Roofing Solutions, Icon, Isoboard, Mosaic Arts
  • Professionals: Yacula and Jones, Homeworx

600 Church Street Building / Wood Marsh

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  • Architects: Wood Marsh
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2021

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