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Assemble on Democracy, Community, and Their First Major Building

exhibition · 2026-05-04

Assemble, a collective based in London and recipient of the 2015 Turner Prize for their Granby Four Streets CLT initiative, is currently showcasing a solo exhibition titled "Ways of Listening" at the British School at Rome. This exhibition is part of the "Brave New World. New Visions in Architecture" series, curated by Marina Engel, and highlights ongoing endeavors such as Baltic Adventure Playground, OTOProjects, and Granby Four Streets through various media including videos, poems, and drawings. The group operates with a non-hierarchical model featuring 16 directors and economist Karim Khelil, who make decisions collectively. Their inaugural large-scale project, the Goldsmiths Centre for Contemporary Art, was inaugurated on September 8, 2018, alongside other works like the Winter Garden at Granby Four Streets and their contributions to the 2018 Venice Architecture Biennale.

Key facts

  • Assemble won the Turner Prize in 2015 for Granby Four Streets CLT.
  • The collective has 16 directors and an economist, with no hierarchy.
  • Ways of Listening exhibition is at the British School at Rome.
  • The show is part of Brave New World curated by Marina Engel.
  • Goldsmiths CCA opened on September 8, 2018, in London.
  • The building uses corrugated cement cladding and handmade furniture.
  • Assemble produced 8,000 tiles for the 2018 Venice Architecture Biennale.
  • The tiles will be permanently installed at Palazzo delle Zattere.

Entities

Artists

  • Fran Edgerley
  • Audrey Thomas Hayes
  • Marina Engel
  • Stefano Ragazzo
  • Simone Capra
  • Karim Khelil
  • Adam Willis
  • Paloma Strelitz
  • Yvonne Farrell
  • Shelley McNamara

Institutions

  • Assemble
  • British School at Rome
  • Goldsmiths Centre for Contemporary Art
  • Granby Workshop
  • V-A-C Foundation
  • CAKE Industries
  • OTOProjects
  • Art Academy of London
  • Here we Are
  • Turner Prize
  • La Biennale di Venezia
  • Brave New World. New Visions in Architecture

Locations

  • London
  • United Kingdom
  • Liverpool
  • Glasgow
  • Rome
  • Italy
  • Venice
  • East London
  • Palazzo delle Zattere
  • Granby Four Streets
  • Baltic Adventure Playground

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