13 European Pavilions at the 2023 Venice Architecture Biennale

The 2023 Venice Architecture Biennale features 13 European national pavilions exploring themes of ecology, technology, and cultural heritage. Belgium's pavilion critiques open-pit mining and experiments with natural materials like raw clay and mycelium. The Netherlands uses water as a metaphor for economic complexity, featuring Carlijn Kingma's drawings on capitalism. Ireland focuses on renewable energy and biodiversity through an immersive installation inspired by the islands of Inishmaa, Skellig Michael, and Clare Island. The Nordic Pavilion presents Joar Nango's itinerant Sámi architecture library, Girjegumpi, with 500 books and documents. Finland's 'Huussi' examines sanitation and waste management. Denmark's 'Coastal Imaginaries' uses dioramas to highlight coastal landscapes threatened by storms. Romania looks to historical inventions by Henri Coandă and Iustin Capră for inspiration. Hungary documents the new Museum of Ethnography in Budapest and its digital tools. Poland's 'Datament' installation critiques data visualization in architecture. Estonia's 'Home Stage' explores housing dichotomies in a Venetian apartment. Latvia opens a supermarket selling AI-generated products. Lithuania's 'Children's Forest Pavilion' will be permanently installed in Curonian Spit National Park. Ukraine presents a two-part installation addressing war and resilience.