Twenty of the best architecture and design events in 2023 from Dezeen Events Guide
Milan design week, Venice Architecture Biennale and 3 Days of Design are among the architecture and design events featured in Dezeen Events Guide for 2023. More
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British Pavilion at 2023 Venice Architecture Biennale set to "amplify perspectives that have been previously overlooked"
The British Council has announced that the British Pavilion at the Venice Architecture Biennale in 2023 will be curated by Jayden Ali, Meneesha Kellay Joseph Henry and Sumitra Upham. More
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Lesley Lokko to become first Black curator of Venice Architecture Biennale
Scottish-Ghanaian architect, academic and novelist Lesley Lokko has been appointed to curate the Venice Architecture Biennale in 2023, becoming the first Black architect to lead the biannual event. More
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The Living creates "probiotic" architectural pavilion that supports living microbes
New York studio The Living developed a pavilion for the Venice Architecture Biennale to demonstrate how organic materials with microbial properties could be used in architecture to help create healthier environments for humans. More
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UAE wins Golden Lion for best pavilion at Venice Architecture Biennale
United Arab Emirates' Wetland pavilion curated by Wael Al Awar and Kenichi Teramoto has won the Golden Lion for Best National Participation at this year's Venice Architecture Biennale. More
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AAU Anastas aims to challenge "imperial ideas" with vaulted stone pavilion at Venice Architecture Biennale
Palestinian studio AAU Anastas has created an installation with a vaulted stone ceiling at the 2021 Venice Architecture Biennale as part of an ongoing project challenging the origins of stone architecture. More
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SOM's inflatable habitats could allow people to "thrive over the long term" on the Moon
Architecture studio SOM and the European Space Agency have created more visuals for Moon Village, a concept for a settlement on the moon made up of inflatable modules. More
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Canada blurs fact and fiction with green screen-wrapped Venice Architecture Biennale pavilion
Montréal studio TBA has wrapped the Canadian pavilion at the Venice Architecture Biennale in a green screen so that it can be replaced digitally with other buildings. More
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Venice Architecture Biennale
Venice Architecture Biennale
Israel puts skeletons and taxidermy on display at Venice Architecture Biennale
Israel has displayed ancient human bones and stuffed animals in mortuary-style stainless steel cabinets at the Venice Architecture Biennale to explore the impact of the country's agricultural history. More
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Venice Architecture Biennale
Venice Architecture Biennale
Dirk Somers creates fictional city from fifty recently completed Flemish buildings
Dirk Somers, founder of Antwerp studio Bovenbouw Architectuur, created a "fictional, yet recognisable" Flemish city named Composite Presence for the Belgian Pavilion at this year's Venice Architecture Biennale. More
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"We should allow an African curator to turn the whole thing on its head"
The haughty dismissals of this year's Venice Architecture Biennale by western critics overlook the welcome involvement of African architects, argue Kabage Karanja and Stella Mutegi. More
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Venice Architecture Biennale
Venice Architecture Biennale
Ten pavilions to visit at this year's Venice Architecture Biennale
We've rounded up ten pavilions from the 2021 Venice Architecture Biennale that respond to this year's theme of How will we live together? More
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Venice Architecture Biennale
Venice Architecture Biennale
Lithuania virtually sends people to outer space at Venice Architecture Biennale pavilion
Research studio Lithuanian Space Agency has imagined a fictional world in outer space that would be created from people 3D-scanned at the 2021 Venice Architecture Biennale. More
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Venice Architecture Biennale
Venice Architecture Biennale
Curators Collective overcomes "barriers of borders and politics" at Venice Architecture Biennale
Curators of fifty national pavilions at the Venice Architecture Biennale have come together to collaborate and share resources as part of the Curators Collective. More
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Venice Architecture Biennale
Venice Architecture Biennale
Japan creates exhibition from dismantled old house at Venice Architecture Biennale
Japan has sent the dismantled remains of a 65-year-old house as its contribution to the Venice Architecture Biennale, staging an exhibition that explores the potential for material reuse. More
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Venice Architecture Biennale
Venice Architecture Biennale
Bamboo-framed majlis installed at Venice Architecture Biennale as model of nomadic architecture
Architects Simón Vélez and Stefana Simic have worked with craftspeople from Colombia, Morocco and Italy to create The Majlis, which recreates a traditional Islamic gathering space from bamboo and handwoven textiles. More
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Venice Architecture Biennale
Venice Architecture Biennale
Nicolas Laisné imagines new type of high-rise that combines living and working
French architect Nicolas Laisné has contributed to the Venice Architecture Biennale with a concept for high-rise buildings that combine live and workspaces, indoor and outdoor rooms, and various degrees of privacy. More
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Venice Architecture Biennale
Venice Architecture Biennale
Studio Other Spaces installation at Venice Architecture Biennale features fungi and trees
Studio Other Spaces, the office founded by artist Olafur Eliasson and architect Sebastian Behmann, has created an installation with contributions from 50 participants of the Venice Architecture Biennale. More
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Venice Architecture Biennale
Venice Architecture Biennale
Germany's 2038 pavilion at Venice Architecture Biennale puts QR codes on walls of empty building
Germany has divided opinion at the Venice Architecture Biennale by inviting visitors to wander around an empty pavilion and experience digital content via QR codes. More
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Venice Architecture Biennale
Venice Architecture Biennale
Visitors share their impressions of "interesting and courageous" Venice Architecture Biennale
With the Venice Architecture Biennale now open to the public, attendees have given their verdict on the first major cultural event to take place since the pandemic began. More
