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Arata Isozaki on "Ma," the Japanese Concept of In-Between Space

Lindsey Leardi — Wed, 06 Mar 2019 09:30:00 +0000

Take a peek into Japanese architect and theorist Arata Isozaki’s studio in the first of PLANE—SITE’s new video series, Time-Space-Existence. In this inaugural film, Isozaki discusses the Japanese concept of the space and time that exists in-between things, called "ma." Especially inspiring is Isozaki’s refusal to be stuck in one architectural style, as he describes how each of his designs is a specific solution born out of the project’s context.

China's Mega Industrial Regeneration Project has Lessons for the World

Niall Patrick Walsh — Fri, 05 Oct 2018 03:30:00 +0000

Across the world, developed cities are rebelling against heavy industry. While some reasons vary depending on local circumstances, a common global drive towards clean energy, and the shifting of developed economies towards financial services, automation, and the gig economy, is leaving a common trace within urban centers. From Beijing to Detroit, vast wastelands of steel and concrete will stand as empty relics to the age of steel and coal.

“the CITYisEVERYWHERE”: The Kosovo Pavilion at the 2018 Venice Biennale

AD Editorial Team — Fri, 07 Sep 2018 04:00:00 +0000

As part of our 2018 Venice Architecture Biennale coverage, we present the completed Kosovo Pavilion. Below, curator Eliza Hoxha describes the exhibition in her own words.

The Cartographies of the Brazilian Pavilion at the Venice Biennale 2018

Romullo Baratto — Mon, 30 Jul 2018 18:00:00 +0000

The concept and title Walls of Air was conceived as a response to the theme of Freespace proposed by curators Yvonne Farrell and Shelley McNamara in order to provoke questions about: 1. the different sorts of walls that construct, on multiple scales, the Brazilian territory; 2. the borders of architecture itself in relation to other disciplines.

Look Inside the Vatican Venice Biennale Chapels in New Video from Spirit of Space

Jack McManus — Sun, 29 Jul 2018 14:00:00 +0000

Vatican City participated in the Venice Architecture Biennale for the first time this year, inviting the public to explore a sequence of unique chapels designed by renowned architects including Norman Foster and Eduardo Souto de Moura. Located in the woods that cover the island of San Giorgio Maggiore, the chapels offer interpretations of Gunnar Asplund’s 1920 chapel at Woodland Cemetery in Stockholm, a seminal example of modernist memorial architecture set in a similarly natural wooded context.

"Thoughts Form Matter": The Austrian Pavilion at the 2018 Venice Biennale

AD Editorial Team — Tue, 26 Jun 2018 04:00:00 +0000

As part of our 2018 Venice Architecture Biennale coverage, we present the completed Austrian Pavilion. To read the initial proposal, refer to our previously published post, "Austrian Pavilion at 2018 Venice Biennale to Focus on the Importance of "Free Space" in Urban Spaces."

ReCasting / Alison Brooks Architects

Rayen Sagredo — Mon, 25 Jun 2018 11:00:00 +0000

Alison Brooks Architects have been invited by the 16th International Architecture Exhibition curators Yvonne Farrell and Shelley McNamara of Grafton Architects to respond to this year’s theme of ‘Freespace’ by addressing the subject of housing and urban dwelling.The Biennale theme ‘Freespace’ celebrates architecture’s capacity to find additional and unexpected generosity in each project – the spaces, textures and moments of human experience in architecture that can be freely enjoyed.

"The Place That Remains":The Lebanese Pavilion at the 2018 Venice Biennale

AD Editorial Team — Fri, 22 Jun 2018 01:00:00 +0000

As part of our 2018 Venice Architecture Biennale coverage, coverage, we present the completed Lebanese Pavilion. To read the initial proposal, refer to our previously published post "Lebanon Pavilion at 2018 Venice Biennale To Reflect on The Built Environment Through a Reflection on The Unbuilt Land."

This Concept Uses a Pre-Fabricated Timber System to Enable Modern, Self-Built Homes

Jack McManus — Thu, 21 Jun 2018 10:30:00 +0000

Solutions from the past can often provide practical answers for the problems of the future; as the London-based design and research firm, Space Popular demonstrate with their "Timber Hearth" concept. It is a building system that uses prefabrication to help DIY home-builders construct their own dwellings without needing to rely on professional or specialized labor. Presented as part of the ongoing 2018 Venice Biennale exhibition “Plots Prints Projections,” the concept takes inspiration from the ancient "hearth" tradition to explain how a system designed around a factory-built core can create new opportunities for the future of home construction.

"Vardiya (the Shift)": The Turkish Pavilion at the 2018 Venice Biennale

AD Editorial Team — Thu, 21 Jun 2018 01:00:00 +0000

As part of our 2018 Venice Architecture Biennale coverage, we present the completed Turkish Pavilion. To read the initial proposal, refer to our previously published posts, "Turkey's Entry to the 2018 Venice Biennale to Offer Space for Creative Encounter" and “Turkish Pavilion at the 2018 Venice Biennale to Host a Series of Student Workshops”

"Mnemonics": The Romania Pavilion at the 2018 Venice Biennale

AD Editorial Team — Tue, 19 Jun 2018 04:00:00 +0000

As part of our 2018 Venice Architecture Biennale coverage, we present the completed Romania Pavilion. Below, the curatorial team describes the exhibition in their own words.

"Sunyata: The Poetics of Emptiness": The Indonesian Pavilion at the 2018 Venice Biennale

AD Editorial Team — Mon, 18 Jun 2018 01:00:00 +0000

As part of our 2018 Venice Architecture Biennale coverage, we present the completed Indonesia Pavilion. Below, the curatorial team describes the exhibition in their own words.

"Together and Apart": The Latvian Pavilion at the 2018 Venice Biennale

AD Editorial Team — Fri, 15 Jun 2018 16:00:00 +0000

As part of our 2018 Venice Architecture Biennale coverage, we present the completed Latvian Pavilion. To read the initial proposal, refer to our previously published post, "Latvian Pavilion at the 2018 Venice Biennale to Highlight Turning Points in 20th Century Apartment Block Design.”

Critical Round-Up: The 2018 Venice Biennale

Dima Stouhi — Fri, 15 Jun 2018 09:30:00 +0000

The Venice Biennale, one of the most talked about events on the architectural calendar, has opened its doors to architects, designers, and visitors from all around the globe to witness the pavilions and installations that tackle this year’s theme: "Freespace." The curators, Irish architects Yvonne Farrell and Shelley McNamara of Grafton Architects, described the theme as “a focus on architecture’s ability to provide free and additional spatial gifts to those who use it and on its ability to address the unspoken wishes of strangers, providing the opportunity to emphasize nature’s free gifts of light—sunlight and moonlight, air, gravity, materials—natural and man-made resources.” As the exhibition launched at the end of May, the architecture world rushed to Venice to be immersed in what the Biennale has to offer. But while the 2018 Biennale undoubtedly had its admirers, not everyone was impressed.

"Station Russia": The Russian Pavilion at the 2018 Venice Biennale

Kaley Overstreet — Fri, 15 Jun 2018 04:00:00 +0000

As part of our 2018 Venice Architecture Biennale coverage, we present the completed Russian Pavilion. To read the inital proposal, refer to our previously published post, "Russian Pavilion at 2018 Venice Biennale to Explore Rich Railway History."

"Unbuilding Walls": The German Pavilion at 2018 Venice Biennale

AAA — Thu, 14 Jun 2018 04:00:00 +0000

As part of our 2018 Venice Architecture Biennale coverage, we present the completed German Pavilion. To read the initial proposal, refer to our previously published post, “'Unbuilding Walls': German Pavilion at 2018 Venice Architecture Biennale to Probe Architecture of Division and Integration.”

"Island": The British Pavilion at the 2018 Venice Biennale

AD Editorial Team — Wed, 13 Jun 2018 04:00:00 +0000

As part of our 2018 Venice Architecture Biennale coverage, we present the completed British Pavilion, which received an honorable mention in the Biennale awards. To read the initial proposal, refer to our previously published post, "Caruso St. John to Transform the British Pavilion Into a Politically Charged Meeting Space at 2018 Venice Biennale”

"Freestanding" Exhibition Shows the Power and Poetry of Sigurd Lewerentz’s Architecture

AD Editorial Team — Tue, 12 Jun 2018 04:00:00 +0000

As part of our 2018 Venice Architecture Biennale coverage, we present Freestanding, an exhibition in the Biennale's Central Pavilion. Below, the team describes their contribution in their own words.