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Arum by Zaha Hadid Architects at Venice Architecture Biennale 2012
Here are some photos of Zaha Hadid's installation in the Arsenale at the Venice Architecture Biennale, comprising a huge pleated metal funnel.
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The Arum installation is surrounded by abstracted building models and documentation of the firm's work with tensile structures and lightweight shells.
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Watch a movie about the installation and read more information in our earlier story.
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The biennale opens to the public on Wednesday and runs until 25 November.
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See our photos from the first day on Facebook, see all our preview stories here and watch our interview with director of the biennale David Chipperfield here.
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