SOMBRA Pavilion | MVRDV
Ode to the sun: SOMBRA Pavilion's kinetic shading system in Venice does not need electronics or motors. For the Time Space Existence exhibition in Venice, MVRDV has collaborated with Metadecor, ...
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These 36 Global Cities Will Sadly Sink First
Oceans are rising and global cities are sinking—no matter how slow it is happening, there is no denying the crisis. The question that needs to be asked is not whether we will go underwater, but when. ...
Vatican Chapel | Foster + Partners
This is the first time the Vatican City has been represented at the Venice Architecture Biennale. The ‘pavilion’, curated by Francesco Dal Co, takes the form of ten temporary chapels, each designed ...
Bamboo Stalactite | VTN Architects
Designed by VTN Architects, Bamboo Stalactite is a Freespace, a community space, shared equally by everyone. It’s open and free to all. Because of this community sense, Freespace has to be a space ...
Spectral Bridge House | EYRC Architects
Spectral Bridge House EYRC Architects: A unique collaboration between the architects and an internationally known artist, this house could be called “a vessel for living and art.” The ...
Due to the outbreak of Coronavirus, Venice Biennale 2020 has been postponed
Venice Biennale of Architecture will start at the end of August, and not in May as it was planned © Andrea Avezzù, courtesy of Venice Architecture Biennale It has been announced that the Venice ...
Santiago Calatrava fined $86,000 by Venice for its slippery “lobster” bridge
Santiago Calatrava has been fined $86,000, by the city of Venice due to "negligence" involved in the design of the troubled 300-foot-long Ponte della Costituzione bridge in the city. The bridge has ...
Grafton Architects Announce “Freespace” As Theme for 2018 Venice Architecture Biennale
Architects Yvonne Farrell and Shelley McNamara of Grafton Architects have announced the theme for the 2018 Venice Architecture Biennale at a conference at the Biennale headquarters in Venice, Italy. ...
Lorenzo Quinn Raises Awareness on Global Warming Dangers with Giant Hand Sculpture
Italian artist Lorenzo Quinn sends a wake-up call, on the approaching dangers of global warming, in a most creative way. The artist, who is known to incorporate parts of the human body in his ...
Yvonne Farrell and Shelley McNamara direct the 2018 Venice Biennale
The Irish duo Yvonne Farrell and Shelley McNamara, Directors of Grafton Architects, have been chosen by the board of Venice Biennale to curate the 16th International Architecture Exhibition in 2018. ...
Pavilions to visit at the Venice Architecture Biennale 2016
This year’s theme for the Venice Architecture Biennale was “Reporting from the front”, inviting each country to share their experiences and troubles in a productive manner. It is rare that we ...
The Fall of Star Wars Battleships | Nicolas Amiard
Here's a visual treat for all you Jedis! Fiction meets Reality in these lifelike digital alterations (The Fall of Star Wars Battleships) created by Paris based graphic designer Nicolas Amiard. Nearly ...