Far East Pavilions at 2021 Venice Architecture Biennale

The 17th International Architecture Exhibition in Venice features several Far East pavilions addressing social challenges through cultural heritage. South Korea's pavilion, curated by Hae-Won Shin, presents Future School, an active campus with over 50 programs exploring urban cooling, school design, and integration spaces. The pavilion includes domestic spaces like an open kitchen and a meditation room made of hanji paper. The Philippines' pavilion, curated by Framework Collaborative, focuses on bayanihan, a tradition of mutual support, through the exhibition Structures of Mutual Support and a replica village building. Workshops will be held in Angat and Bulacan with Gawad Kalinga. Thailand's pavilion, led by Apiradee Kasemsook, examines human-animal coexistence through the Kuy people's relationship with elephants, featuring a replica house with elephant shelter and a documentary. A parallel pavilion is open in Tha Tum, Thailand. Singapore's pavilion, To-gather, curated by five architects, documents sixteen projects exploring public space sharing and community participation, aiming to strengthen community bonds and mitigate limitations on fundamental rights.