20 Must-See Architecture Exhibitions Worldwide This Summer
A roundup of 20 architecture exhibitions across the globe for summer 2018, highlighting key shows at major institutions. The 16th Venice Architecture Biennale, curated by Yvonne Farrell and Shelley McNamara, runs until November 25 and includes the Italian pavilion 'Arcipelago Italia' by Mario Cucinella. In New York, MoMA presents 'Concrete Utopia: Architecture in Yugoslavia' (1948–1980) and a solo show of Bodys Isek Kingelez. The National Building Museum in Washington hosts Snarkitecture's 'Fun House'. Tokyo's Mori Art Museum surveys Japanese architecture from Kenzo Tange to emerging figures. In Mexico City, 'Archipaper' at Centro Cultural de España showcases Spanish architectural drawing. Puebla's Museo Amparo features Tatiana Bilbao Estudio. London venues include Sou Fujimoto at Japan House and Zaha Hadid Architects' computation group at The Building Centre. Paris's Fondation Cartier presents Junya Ishigami's 'Freeing Architecture'. Other shows: Aristide Antonas at Frac Centre-Val de Loire, Stanko Kristl at MAO Ljubljana, 'Night Fever' at Vitra Design Museum, 'Neighbourhood: Where Alvaro meets Aldo' in Porto, 'Gli architetti di Zevi' at MAXXI Rome, David Chipperfield at Basilica Palladiana Vicenza, Wright and organic architecture at IUAV Venice, 'Architettura Immaginata' at Fondazione Giorgio Cini, Giuseppe Terragni at Pinacoteca Civica Como, Gianluca Peluffo at Museo Novecento Florence, and a year-long tribute to Leonardo Ricci across multiple Italian cities.
Key facts
- 16th Venice Architecture Biennale runs until November 25, 2018, curated by Yvonne Farrell and Shelley McNamara.
- MoMA New York hosts 'Concrete Utopia: Architecture in Yugoslavia' (1948–1980) and a Bodys Isek Kingelez retrospective.
- National Building Museum Washington presents Snarkitecture's 'Fun House' as part of its Summer Block Party.
- Mori Art Museum Tokyo organizes 'Japan in Architecture: Genealogies of its Transformation' featuring 100 projects.
- Fondation Cartier Paris opens to contemporary architecture with Junya Ishigami's 'Freeing Architecture'.
- Vitra Design Museum Weil am Rhein explores club culture in 'Night Fever: Designing Club Culture 1960–today'.
- MAXXI Rome celebrates Bruno Zevi's centenary with 'Gli architetti di Zevi' focusing on 38 architects.
- Basilica Palladiana Vicenza reopens after 12 years with 'David Chipperfield Architects Works 2018'.
Entities
Artists
- Yvonne Farrell
- Shelley McNamara
- Mario Cucinella
- Bodys Isek Kingelez
- Alex Mustonen
- Daniel Arsham
- Benjamin Porto
- Maria Cristina Didero
- Yoshio Taniguchi
- Tadao Ando
- Kengo Kuma
- Kazuyo Sejima
- Fujimori Terunobu
- Kenzo Tange
- RCR Arquitectes
- Frida Escobedo
- Tatiana Bilbao
- Gonzalo Ortega
- Sou Fujimoto
- Nils Fischer
- Shajay Bhooshan
- Patrik Schumacher
- Zaha Hadid
- Junya Ishigami
- Isabelle Gaudefroy
- Jean Nouvel
- Aristide Antonas
- Luca Galofaro
- Abdelkader Damani
- Stanko Kristl
- Arata Isozaki
- Rem Koolhaas
- Konstantin Grcic
- Superstudio
- Álvaro Siza
- Nuno Grande
- Roberto Cremascoli
- Bruno Zevi
- Pippo Ciorra
- Jean Louis Cohen
- Carlo Scarpa
- Pier Luigi Nervi
- Piero Sartogo
- Renzo Piano
- Franco Albini
- Maurizio Sacripanti
- David Chipperfield
- Frank Lloyd Wright
- Bruno Morassutti
- Luca Massimo Barbero
- Andrea Palladio
- Giacomo Quarenghi
- Giuseppe Terragni
- Paolo Brambilla
- Roberta Lietti
- Mario Pagliarani
- Gianluca Peluffo
- Sergio Risaliti
- Laura Andreini
- Ernesta Caviola
- Adriano Bocca
- Danilo Trogu
- Benedetta Tagliabue
- Leonardo Ricci
Institutions
- Venice Architecture Biennale
- Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) New York
- National Building Museum Washington
- Mori Art Museum Tokyo
- Centro Cultural de España Mexico City
- Museo Amparo Puebla
- Japan House London
- The Building Centre London
- Fondation Cartier pour l'art contemporain Paris
- Frac Centre-Val de Loire Orléans
- MAO – Museum of Architecture and Design Ljubljana
- Vitra Design Museum Weil am Rhein
- FAUP Exhibition Gallery Porto
- MAXXI Rome
- Basilica Palladiana Vicenza
- IUAV Venice
- Fondazione Giorgio Cini Venice
- Pinacoteca Civica Como
- Museo Novecento Florence
- Palazzina Reale Florence
- Royal Academy of Arts London
- Louisiana Museum of Modern Art Copenhagen
- Guggenheim Museum Bilbao
- Serpentine Gallery London
- Pinacoteca Agnelli Turin
- Studio Gang
- James Corner Field Operations
- Bjarke Ingels Group
- Snarkitecture
- Sou Fujimoto Architects
- Zaha Hadid Architects
- RCR Arquitectes
- COR Arquitectos
- Gianluca Peluffo&Partners
- 5+1AA
- Tatweer Misr
- Ministry of Housing and New Urban Communities of Egypt
- Artribune
Locations
- Venice
- Italy
- New York
- United States
- Washington
- Tokyo
- Japan
- Mexico City
- Mexico
- Puebla
- London
- United Kingdom
- Paris
- France
- Orléans
- Ljubljana
- Slovenia
- Weil am Rhein
- Germany
- Porto
- Portugal
- Rome
- Vicenza
- Como
- Florence
- Milan
- Parma
- Copenhagen
- Denmark
- Bilbao
- Spain
- Turin
- Kensington Gardens
- Giudecca
- Lisbon
- The Hague
- Berlin
- Shanghai
- Sokhna
- Egypt
- El Alamein
- Monterinaldi
- Hokkaido
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Croatia
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Kinshasa
- Buenos Aires
- Argentina