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singapore pavilion contemplates the idea of free space during the venice biennale 'no more free space?' explores how, in spite of lack of free space, singapore-based architects and urban planners find ways to bring free spaces to the city’s everyday life.

by sofia lekka angelopoulou

thoughts from matter: austrian pavilion at the venice biennale 2018 LAAC, henke schreieck and sagmeister & walsh are creating a conceptually and materially complex spatial installation which draws together the language of contemporary architecture and design.

by maria erman

canada pavilion restored after 60 years at venice architecture biennale in spirit of the canada pavilion - a host for native artists for decades - the country's official display exhibits the work of 18 indigenous designers from turtle island.

by tim spears

baracco+wright and linda tegg set ten thousand plants inside australian pavilion in venice the show is designed to disrupt the viewing conditions through which architecture is usually understood.

by maria erman

ten architects design chapels for the vatican's first pavilion at the venice biennale the holy see pavilion invites ten architects including norman foster, eduardo souto de moura and terunobu fujimori.

by sofia lekka angelopoulou

mario botta's introduction into architecture at the venice architecture biennale the installation is an impressive timber structure hosting botta's students' research.

by maria erman

WORK, BODY, LEISURE: dutch pavilion at the venice architecture biennale the exhibition addresses the spatial configurations, modes of living and notions of the human body engendered by disruptive changes in labor ethos and conditions.

by maria erman

VTN's bamboo stalactite installation at the venice architecture biennale the installation combines a practical modular system, with the romantic appeal of human craftsmanship.

by maria erman

the V&A reassembles robin hood gardens façade at the venice biennale the exhibition explores london's 1972 brutalist housing estate through archival film, photography and a newly commissioned work by korean artist do ho suh.

by sofia lekka angelopoulou

british pavilion at the venice biennale features a rooftop piazza, but no exhibitions the elevated public space is accessed via a scaffold staircase that runs the length of the building.

by philip stevens

nordic pavilion presents 'another generosity' at the venice architecture biennale the exhibition explores the relationship between nature and the built environment, and how architecture can facilitate a world that supports the coexistence of both.

by philip stevens

'unbuilding walls' is the german pavilion's perspective on a borderless world taking the experience of the inner-german wall as a starting point, the exhibition surveys both historical and current barriers beyond germany’s specific national perspective.

by rob reuland

the estonian pavilion poses 'monumental' questions at the venice architecture biennale a former church is manipulated by a seemingly suburban pavement that covers its colored marbles, while a monolithic concrete wall divides the venue in two parts.

by rob reuland

fondazione prada explores the art and architecture of exile during the venice biennale 'machines à penser' focuses on three 20th century philosophers: theodor w. adorno, martin heidegger and ludwig wittgenstein.

by nina azzarello

greek pavilion at the venice biennale studies the architecture of academic common spaces 'the school of athens' sees the pavilion transformed into a multi-level stage upon which visitors interact with 56 3D-printed models of educational spaces from around the world and different architectural periods.

by nina azzarello

cyclesign wheel reflector is made from used road signs $15 by Cyclesign Reflectors from Australia

stefano giovannoni's small rabbit lamp LED for outdoors $240 by Qeeboo from Italy

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