Italy Pavilion 2021: 14 Thematic Sections of 'Comunità Resilienti' at Venice Architecture Biennale
At the 17th International Architecture Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia, the Italy Pavilion, curated by Alessandro Melis, showcases 'Comunità Resilienti' (Resilient Communities). This exhibition comprises 14 distinct sections that tackle issues such as climate change, social inequalities, and the challenges posed by pandemics. Notable sections include 'Architectural Exaptation' (by Melis, Benedetta Medas, Paola Corrias, and Alice Maccan), 'Warka Water Village' (by Gianluca D'Inca Levis), and 'Decolonizing the Built Environment' (by RebelArchitette and Melis), along with 'Design(ing): Dal Cucchiaio alla Città' (by Paolo di Nardo and Francesca Tosi). The pavilion emphasizes resilience through diversity, variability, and redundancy.
Key facts
- Italy Pavilion titled 'Comunità Resilienti' at 17th Venice Architecture Biennale 2021
- Curated by Alessandro Melis
- 14 thematic sections
- Includes 'Architectural Exaptation' based on biological concept
- Features 'Decolonizing the Built Environment' addressing gender inequality
- Over 100 female-led architecture studios in one section
- Partnership with Action Aid for 'Storia di un Minuto'
- Installation 'Genoma' is a living organism machine
Entities
Artists
- Alessandro Melis
- Benedetta Medas
- Paola Corrias
- Alice Maccan
- Gianluca D'Inca Levis
- RebelArchitette
- Antonello Manenti
- Caterina Palumbo
- Paolo di Nardo
- Francesca Tosi
- Michelucci
- Giorgini
- Pettena
- Pico Ciamarra
- Antonino Di Raimo
- Maria Perbellini
- Valentina Soana
- Crilo
- Oren Lieberman
- Paola Ruotolo
- Arturo Vittori
- TAM Associati
- ARUP
- CODESIGNLAB
- Paolo Cascone
- Maddalena Laddaga
- Giovanni Betti
- Katharina Fleck
- Andrea Tabocchini
- Francesca Vittorini
- Filippo Romano
- Eva Palacios
- Maurizio Carta
- Emilia Giorgi
- Guido Incerti
- Alessandro Gaiani
- Gian Luigi Melis
- Margherita Baldocchi
- Ilaria Fruzze
- Laura Luperi
- Nico Panizzi
- Ingrid Paoletti
- Annacaterina Piras
- Emanuele Montibeller
- Dario Pedrabissi
- Giuseppe Fallacara
- Pierandrea Angius
- ZHA architects
- Gianni Pettena
- Orizzontale
- David Turnbull
- Riccardo Burchielli
- Giacomo Costa
- Monica Battistoni
- Dana Hamdan
- Jose Antonio Lara-Hernandez
- Alice Maccanti
- Antonino di Raimo
- TAMAssociati
- Ilaria Fruzzetti
- EcologicStudio
- Margherita Guccione
- Telmo Pievani
- Stephen Jay Gould
- Milovan Farronato
- Valentina Silvestrini
- Smith
- Carlos
- Hashim Sarkis
Institutions
- Padiglione Italia
- La Biennale di Venezia
- Action Aid
- Arte Sella
- Asinara
- Orto Botanico di Padova
- Orto Botanico di Pisa
- Artribune
- MAXXI
- D Editore
- Biennale Channel
- Ministero della Cultura
- Direzione Generale Creatività Contemporanea
- Italian Pavilion
- Venice Architecture Biennale
- Artribune Magazine
- Cluster of Sustainable Cities
- Laboratorio Peccioli
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
- School of Architecture and Planning at MIT
Locations
- Italy
- Venice
- Peccioli
- Pisa
- Padua
- Camerun
- Vajont
- Asinara
- Sud Globale
- Dolomiti
- Arte Sella
- Algiers
- Mexico City