13 Collateral Events to See at the 2018 Venice Architecture Biennale
The 16th International Architecture Exhibition at La Biennale di Venezia, themed FREESPACE and curated by Grafton Architects’ Yvonne Farrell and Shelley McNamara, will commence on May 26, 2018. Notably, the Vatican will make its debut with a 'diffuse pavilion.' Ca' Foscari University marks its 150th anniversary. Additionally, there are thirteen collateral events, including: 'Across Chinese Cities – The Community' at IUAV Ca' Tron; 'Borghi of Italy – NO(F)EARTHQUAKE' at InParadiso Gallery; 'Greenhouse Garden' at Serra dei Giardini; 'Living with the Sky, Water and Mountain' at Palazzo delle Prigioni; 'Primal Sonic Visions' at Ca' Foscari Esposizioni; 'RCR. Dream and Nature' at Cantieri Navali; 'Salon Suisse' at Palazzo Trevisan; 'The Happenstance' at Palazzo Zenobio; 'Unintended Architecture' at Arsenale; 'Vertical Fabric' at Arsenale; 'What Makes a Home?' at Cantieri Navali; 'Young Architects in Latin America' at CA'ASI; and the 'Young Talent Architecture Award 2018' ceremony at Palazzo Mora on September 20.
Key facts
- 16th International Architecture Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia opens May 26, 2018.
- Curated by Yvonne Farrell and Shelley McNamara of Grafton Architects.
- Theme: FREESPACE.
- First participation of the Vatican with a 'diffuse pavilion'.
- Ca' Foscari University celebrates 150th anniversary.
- Bill Fontana collaborates with IRENA on renewable energy works.
- RCR Arquitectes won the Pritzker Prize in 2017.
- Young Talent Architecture Award ceremony on September 20, 2018.
Entities
Artists
- Yvonne Farrell
- Shelley McNamara
- Bill Fontana
- Rafael Aranda
- Carme Pigem
- Ramón Vilalta
- Beatrice Leanza
- Michele Brunello
- Boris Benjamin Bertram
- Jan Grarup
Institutions
- La Biennale di Venezia
- Grafton Architects
- Vatican
- Fondazione Università Ca' Foscari
- Musei Civici di Venezia
- Università IUAV di Venezia
- Beijing Design Week
- The Global School
- DONTSTOP Architettura
- Concilio Europeo dell'Arte
- Swedish Institute
- National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts (NTMoFA)
- International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)
- Institut Ramon Llull
- RCR Arquitectes
- Swiss Arts Council Pro Helvetia
- Scottish Government
- Macao Museum of Art
- Cultural Affairs Bureau of the Macao S.A.R. Government
- Hong Kong Arts Development Council
- D.A.C. – Danish Architecture Center
- CA'ASI Association 1901
- Fundació Mies van der Rohe
- Creative Europe
- In Praise of Shadows
- Artribune
Locations
- Venice
- Italy
- Dublin
- Ireland
- Ca' Tron
- Santa Croce
- InParadiso Gallery
- Giardini della Biennale
- Castello
- Serra dei Giardini
- Via Giuseppe Garibaldi
- Palazzo delle Prigioni
- San Marco
- Ca' Foscari Esposizioni
- Dorsoduro
- Cantieri Navali
- Calle Quintavalle
- Palazzo Trevisan degli Ulivi
- Campo Sant' Agnese
- Palazzo Zenobio
- Fondamenta del Soccorso
- Arsenale
- Campo della Tana
- CA'ASI
- Cannaregio
- Campiello Santa Maria Nova
- Palazzo Mora
- Strada Nova
- San Felice
- Tianjin
- China
- Taiwan
- Yilan
- Hong Kong
- Macao
- Scotland
- Latin America