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rchitecture is one of the most inventive professions. The outreach of this artform/science has grown substantially over the years. More events and exhibitions are being introduced globally that are creating an interaction on a massive scale between architects and society. One of the most popular and quite possibly the mother of all events is the Venice Biennale which walks us through a surreal landscape of architectural marvels. Also known as La Biennale Di Venezia, the Biennale was incepted in 1895 as an arts organization held in Venice, Italy, and slowly graduated to being referred to as the Art Biennale in 2009 so as to be able to distinguish its expansion into various art forms which included dance, cinema, music and theatre in addition to architecture. This biennially held architecture exhibition is taking place from 26th May to 25th November 2018 with previews already held on the 25th & 26th May 2018. Since it’s first ever theme introduced in 1972, the Biennale has always followed a newly introduced theme at each consequent edition.
The Biennale Architettura 2018 Discovering and exhibiting spectacular talents
from the world of architecture, the Venice Biennale steps into its 16th edition with riveting displays. BY NEERJA KAPADIA
As well as addressing the academic side of architecture, the Biennale provides an opportunity for architects and designers to showcase new projects, arranged in different pavilions, each with different themes
The curators of The Biennale Architettura 2018, Yvonne Farrell and Shelley McNamara have introduced this year’s theme as being ‘Freespace’. “Freespace describes a generosity of spirit and a sense of humanity at the core of architecture’s agenda, focusing on the quality of space itself. It celebrates architecture’s capacity to find additional and unexpected generosity in each project - even within the most private, defensive, exclusive or commercially restricted conditions. It also provides the opportunity to emphasise nature’s free gifts of light - sunlight and moonlight, air, gravity, materials - natural and manmade resources.”
The theme has been selected to encourage new ways of seeing the world, of inventing solutions where architecture provides for the well-being and dignity of each citizen of this fragile planet. There is an exchange between people and buildings that happens, even if not intended or designed, so buildings themselves find ways of sharing and engaging with people over time, long after the architect has left the scene. Architecture has an active as well as a passive life. Keeping with the theme, some exceptional talent displayed their projects portraying riveting thoughts and processes that go in their work; continued on page 2