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.