Nine Italian Women Architects Propose a New Vision for the Italy Pavilion at the Venice Biennale

Key facts

• Nine Italian women architects and curators responded to a call by MariaLuisa Palumbo, Francesca Perani, and Elena Fabrizi.
• The call asked how the Italy Pavilion could dialogue with curator Lesley Lokko at the next Venice Architecture Biennale.
• Respondents include Sandy Attia, Anna Barbara, Antonella Bruzzese, Cristiana Favretto, Bianca Felicori, Rossella Ferorelli, Paola Galuffo, Olivia Gori, and Annalisa Metta.
• Sandy Attia imagines the pavilion as a moment of truth focused on care for nature.
• Anna Barbara proposes designing forms of time rather than space to synchronize inclusive places.
• Antonella Bruzzese wants a pavilion that discusses architecture rooted in real needs of fragile Italian territories.
• Paola Galuffo suggests mapping new 'center-peripheral' cultural spaces that foster co-creation.
• Olivia Gori calls for a pavilion that overcomes male, white, Western narratives and rethinks public space.
• Cristiana Favretto emphasizes multidisciplinary design and collaboration with nature.
• Bianca Felicori addresses gender parity and the need to remove systemic suffering from architectural practice.
• Rossella Ferorelli advocates for irony and exploration of the obscure in architectural discourse.
• Annalisa Metta demands an open competition for the pavilion's scientific responsibility to ensure accessibility and gender equality.
• The proposals were published on Artribune, which also offers newsletters on art market, urban regeneration, and cultural tourism.