The Venice Architecture Biennale opened on 11th of September; here are some shots from Biennale's two main venues: the Arsenale and the Giardini.
The Cordiere building at the Arsenale
Above: Prototyping the Future: Three houses for the subconscious by Asymptote
This year’s exhibition is called Out There: Architecture Beyond Building and is directed by Aaron Betsky. Above: Lotus by Zaha Hadid Architects
Above: Ungapatchket by Gehry Partners
Above: Who’s afraid of the big bad wolf in digital age? by Penezić and Rogina Architects
Above: The Changing Room by UNStudio (see our earlier story for more info)
Above: Hyperhabitat: reprogramming the world by Guallart Architects/IIAC/MIT/The Centre for Bits and Atoms/Bestiario
Above: Aranda/Lausch
Above: naked saw-playing performance
Above: Singletown by Droog and KesselsKramer
Above: Recycled Toy Furniture by Greg Lynn
Above: Furnivehicle by Atelier Bow-Wow
Above: Formation(re)formation by Barkow Leibinger
Above: Mobile Chinatown by MAD (see our previous story for more info)
Above: Iwasthere (Chile)
Photos of the pavilions and installations at the Giardini
Above: Swiss pavilion.
Above: Japanese pavilion - greenhouses by Junya Ishigami.
Above: the Estonians have installed an oil pipeline as their contribution.
Above: German pavilion.
Above: Swiss pavilion again.
Above: Interbreeding Field by Li H Lu.
Plants are a big theme this year. Above: vegetables at the US pavilion.
Above: Fantastic Norway caravan.
Above: installation by Ai Weiwei and Herzog de Meuron in the Italian pavilion - one of a series of installations by various architects, artists and designers under the heading Masters of the Experiment.
Above: the Belgian pavilion has confetti on the floor, and that’s about all.
Above: bench.
Above: bridge.
Above: the Italian pavilion (which no longer displays Italian architecture).
Above: Spanish pavilion.
Above: Shelter for God.
Above: the bridge on the route between the Giardini and the Arsenale.
Above: more Biennale branding on the Grand Canal.
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