TIME EXIS TENCE SPACE VENICE 2021 ARCHITECTURE BIENNIAL
PALAZZO MORA PALAZZO BEMBO GIARDINI MARINARESSA FROM MAY 22 TO NOVEMBER 21
EXHIBITION PROJECT BY NATIONAL PAVILION THE YOUNG TALENT EUROPEAN CULTURAL CENTRE ITALY OF PAKISTAN ARCHITECTURE AWARD FOREWORD
When we started this project, ten years ago, our goal Architects have a crucial role in designing solutions was to establish in Venice a place for reflection, dialo- for sustainable communities and improving the quali- gue and research, to enhance cultural and intellectual ty of our life. However, global issues cannot be resolved exchange and mutual understanding. by countries acting alone, or by professionals acting With an extraordinary presence of organizations de- alone. Decision making must start with understanding dicated to art and culture, and a rich history as a cros- the urban, social, natural, economic, cultural, political, sroad of cultures and ideas, Venice was the ideal place environment. for the realization of the objectives of the European In collaboration with the amazing group of partici- Cultural Centre (ECC). In addition, the city with its la- pants who took part in this year’s edition, we have been goon is an emblematic place where to experience and hard working on the realization of this project. It has become aware of global issues related to mass tourism been an exceptional year and together with the entire and climate change. world we faced new challenges. However, through the Every two years, we invite an international group of joint efforts, persistence, hope, vision, trust and an ex- architects, artists, academic institutions, and creative traordinary resiliency, we made it possible. professionals working across disciplines to investigate We would like to thank all the participants and the the fundamental topics of Time, Space and Existence. entire ECC team for the incredible work done with pas- These are the principles of our long term research and sion and care, and all the partners involved for their the title of our architecture biennial exhibition in Venice. continuous support and enthusiasm. By giving space to a diverse and growing number of – European Cultural Centre Team participants, our project hopes to continuously stimu- late new ways of dialogue, that is inclusive of all voices and transcends across all boundaries.
4 5 TABLE OF CONTENTS
8 Introduction
10 Participants
14 Palazzo Mora
312 Palazzo Bembo
466 Giardini Marinaressa
516 Participant Indexes
530 Special Projects
544 Open Space
552 Curators
556 Sponsors
566 Colophon
6 7 INTRODUCTION
The 5th edition of Time Space Existence presents the Moreover, the Covid-19 crisis highlights the urgent works of over two hundred participants from all conti- need of a holistic approach for rethinking and redesi- nents, showcased at Palazzo Bembo, Palazzo Mora, and gning our relationship with our surroundings, with each Giardini della Marinaressa. The exhibits range from other and with all living organisms. conceptual works, models, videos, drawings, sculptu- Practitioners are forced to reconsider public and res, photographs to site specific installations. private space and develop new products for our wel- Participants question our relationship with space and lbeing. Experimental proposals suggest new ways of time, re-envisioning new ways of living and rethinking living and invite us to reflect upon our existence that is architecture through a larger lens. They ask themselves re-defined by a contemporary perception of time and what they can do to improve the quality of our life su- interaction in both virtual and physical spaces. stainably, with climate change, migration, water, and We still do not know what will be the aftermath of all rapid urbanization, being the major challenges. this. Although the present sets unprecedented chal- The exhibition features projects that focus on water lenges, architects, artists and designers are proposing urbanism, green and resilient cities, development of alternatives which infuse optimism and motivate the new materials, construction systems and methods. future generations. Other presentations draw attention to the role of By bringing together stories and voices from all cor- architecture in raising people’s awareness of others' ners of the world, and by making them accessible to living conditions and access to resources, by focusing the wider public, we hope that our biennial exhibition on solutions for displaced communities, discriminated can be a place for reflections and a source of inspiration groups and minorities. for change.
8 9 PARTICIPANTS
PALAZZO MORA
16 Amalgam Studio 76 Christine Corday 128 Harvard University Graduate School of Design 188 Milt Friedly 244 Ruta Krau
18 Aalto University, Finland & Architecture 78 Coburg University of Applied Sciences and Arts REAL - Responsive Environments & Artifacts Lab 190 Mirjana Lozanovska 246 Ryohei Tanaka - G ARCHITECTS STUDIO
Intelligence Research Lab, Singapore 80 Columbia University & The Berlage 130 Helene Høyer Mikkelsen 192 Mirko Zrinšćak 248 Saphira & Ventura Art | Design | Architecture
20 A. Collective 82 Cristina Parreño Alonso 132 Henriquez Partners Architects 194 MIT School of Architecture and Planning 252 SCAAA
22 Adriana Torres Topaga 84 CRU! Architects 136 Herbert W.H. Hundrich The Leventhal Center for Advanced Urbanism 254 SCULP[IT] architects & Jansen Steel Systems
24 Alpex Architecture 86 Dag Jenssen 138 Hidemi Nishida 196 Monika Casutt 256 Sim Ateliers
26 Anahuac University Mexico City 88 Damaris Betancourt 140 Hofrichter-Ritter Architekten & ÖWG Wohnbau 198 Myefski Architects 258 Sofia Verzbolovskis
28 Andrew Michler 90 Daniel Winterich 142 INVIVIA 202 NANO Architecture | Interiors 260 Stephen Spartana
30 Andrey Bokov 92 David Andréen & Ana Goidea 144 ISTUDIO Architects & Virginia Tech WAAC 206 Nic Lehoux 262 Studio SKLIM
32 Anne Fløche 96 David Booth 148 Jim Nickel 208 NOTAN OFFICE 264 Swinburne University of Technology
34 Anthony Heywood 98 David Yepez Studio 150 Jocelyn Froimovich & Johanna Muszbek 210 NOTE - Architecture Gallery 266 Technical University Darmstadt
36 APT Architecture with M. Plottel 100 Delft University of Technology 152 John Marx, AIA 212 NYICAS - New York International 270 Tecnológico de Monterrey México
38 Architectural Democracy 102 Doug Edmunds 154 Julian Abrams Contemporary Art Society 272 Testa Associates
40 Ard Bodewes 106 Douglas Tausik Ryder 156 Katherine Jackson 216 OGIA - Gi Son 274 The Scarcity and Creativity Studio
42 Associazione Architetti Artisti 108 Earthasia Design Group (EADG) 158 Kathryn Dean - Dean/Wolf Architects 218 Patricia McKenna 276 Tono Mirai Architects
46 Atelier onoko 110 Eeva-Liisa Pelkonen 160 Keely Macarow, Neal Haslem & Marcus Knutagård 220 Patrick Arotcharen Architecture Studio 278 Toshihiko Suzuki SQOOL
48 Balkrishna Doshi 112 Erin Moore - FLOAT 162 Kirstine Mengel 222 Paul Eis 280 Touloukian Touloukian Inc
52 Bangkok Tokyo Architecture 114 ETH Zurich - Block Research Group (BRG) 164 Korea National University of Arts 224 Peter C. Stitt 282 Universidad Católica de Santiago de Guayaquil
54 Banz + Riecks Architekten Department of Environment, Forestry 166 LASALLE College of the Arts 226 Petra Kempf 284 University at Buffalo (SUNY)
56 BAUM and Fisheries - Republic of South Africa 168 Lesley Richmond 228 Pontificia Universidad Javeriana de Bogotà 290 University of Arkansas Fay Jones
58 Bethany Springer Noncrete PTY 170 LOD - Laliving and Opr Design & Politecnico di Torino School of Architecture + Design
60 Bill Price 118 Fei Che & Weihan Li 172 London South Bank University 230 Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú 296 University of Guelph
62 BOIR Beijing Institute of Fashion Technology 174 Mais al Azab & University College London 298 UrbanSoup Architects and Urban Designers
64 Bryanoji Design Studio 120 Felipe Gonzalez Arzac 176 Maker Mile 232 PorterFanna Architecture 300 Urban Transformation Program Colombia
66 büro für bauform 122 frontoffice tokyo 178 Masaki Komatsu 234 Project-Realization Architectural studio 302 VCUarts Qatar MFA in Design
68 Caples Jefferson Architects 124 Georges Kachaamy 180 Maxwell MacKenzie 236 Qun Wen - aoe 304 Victor Elias
70 Caspar Lam & YuJune - Park Synoptic Office 126 Greenskins Lab - University of British 182 Mian Wei 238 Rolf Berte 306 Walter Hunziker
72 Cellule Studio Columbia - School of Architecture 184 Michihiro Matsuo 240 ROOI Design and Research 308 Wearable X
74 CHIASMA FACTORY Inc. - Shingo Tsuji and Landscape Architecture 186 Miguel Franco Botticelli 242 Royal Institute of British Architects 310 Whipsaw
10 11 PALAZZO BEMBO GIARDINI MARINARESSA SPECIAL PROJECTS
314 Abu Dhabi University 368 Huazhong University 426 RWTH Aachen University Department of Urban 468 Andreas Rimpel 532 Mapping Festivities
Nadia Mounajjed, Apostolos Kyriazis of Science and Technology Design Zukunftsagentur Rheinisches Revier 470 Andrée Valley 534 The Young Talent Architecture Award
316 Adpprentice + LEAP 370 IIA Atelier 428 Sabah Shawkat 472 Barbara Grygutis 538 European Cultural Academy
318 Akiko Sato 374 iVY Design Associates 430 SBGA | Blengini Ghirardelli 474 Bjørnådal Arkitektstudio 540 Blurring the Lines
320 ARCHcoop 376 James Bernardo Cinquemani 432 Severino Alfonso and Loukia Tsafoulia 476 Catch 5 542 World-Architects.com
architectural studio 378 JJRR/ARQUITECTURA College of Architecture and the Built 478 Cornelia Hammans
322 Ariel University - School of Architecture 380 Julia Rutherfoord Architect Environment - Thomas Jefferson University 480 David Jacobson
Universita degli Studi di Firenze - DIDA 382 Júlio Caseiro Arquitectura 434 Spatial Futures Lab - Georgia Institute 484 Davis McCarty
Academia di Belle Arti di Firenze 384 Kamakura - Sekkei Kobo of Technology - School of Architecture 486 DeWitt Godfrey
324 Arkitektværelset 386 Keng-Fu Lo - Chain10 Architecture 436 Tetro Arquitetura 490 Edwin Hamilton
326 ATP architects engineers & Interior Design Institute 438 The Digit Group, Inc. (TDG) 492 ETH Zurich - Block Research Group (BRG)
330 Baudoku Berlin - Miriam Otte + Lidia Tirri 390 Lebanese American University 442 University of Kentucky - College of Design & Zaha Hadid Architects - Computation
332 bunq architectes 392 Louise Braverman Architect 444 University of Pennsylvania and Design Group (ZHACODE)
334 Christoph Hesse Architects 394 LOVE architecture and urbanism 446 Verstas Architects with incremental3D and Holcim
336 Counterspace 396 Lucila Aguilar Arquitectos 448 Watershed Urbanism 496 ETH Zurich - Digital Building Technologies (DBT)
340 Dana Arieli 398 Magda Mostafa 460 Winking · Froh Architekten 498 Helene Jacubowitz
342 DXA studio 400 mahl gebhard konzepte 462 YBGSNA 500 Joe Osae-Addo - ArchiAfrika Pavillion
344 e+i studio 404 Mário Martins Atelier 464 Yiorgos Kordakis 504 Karen McCoy
346 École Nationale supérieure d'Architecture 406 Melike Altinisik Architects | MAA 506 Krystel Ann Art Gallery
et de Paysage de Lille 408 New York Institute of Technology School 508 Terry Meyer
348 Equatorial Utopia: 50 Years of Visionary of Architecture and Design 510 T SAKHI - Tessa & Tara Sakhi
Architecture in Singapore 410 O(U)R - Office of(U n)certainty Research 512 Wantian Cui
352 Estudio Ramos 412 Paul Chamberlain - Lab4Living
354 Fabio Bascetta 414 RAIL - Think! Architecture and Design
356 Fortunen Arkitektur As 416 Research group of Knowledge Visualization
358 Franz Brueck Zurich University of the Arts
360 Gherardi architetti 418 Ricardo Palma University - Architecture School
364 GRADE New York 422 Robin Donaldson, AIA & Bruce Heavin
366 Happycheap Architecture 424 Roman Izquierdo Bouldstridge
12 13 London South Bank University
Social justice in education: Emerging practitioners must challenge the business What distinguishes one child from another is not models for architectural practice developed after the ability, but access. Access to education, access to op- European enlightenment, which separated architects portunity, access to love – Lauryn Hill, singer from the communities they serve in favour of relation- Founded in 1892, London South Bank University is a ships with capital. We need smarter, more ethical central London university dedicated to creating oppor- modes of practice, including that of the architect-con- tunity through a personalized and practical education. structor, the architect-activist, and the poet-architect; Architecture at LSBU supports the ambitions of all ap- all must co-exist side by side. plicants to the university who show they will commit to Radical environmentalism: becoming architects; we look for potential in the indi- Even an entire society, a nation, or all simultaneous- vidual, rather than a traditional narrative of academic ly existing societies taken together, are not owners of success in secondary education, and believe our obli- the earth. They are simply its possessors, its benefi- gation is to support the individual’s access to learning. ciaries, and have to bequeath it in an improved state to Trusting and supporting people whose wish is to create succeeding generations – Karl Marx, writer is fundamental. Teaching - and academic success - at A truly innovative understanding of the design, op- the university are predicated around student wellness, eration, and management of technologies in the low emphasizing the value of emotional intelligence, em- carbon buildings of the future has to emerge from the pathy, and the student’s abilities to recognize and man- earlier position where sustainable design was driven by age their emotions and the emotions of other people, metrics. This requires a shift from measurement to individually and in groups. feeling, focusing on the United Nations Sustainable A focused professional pluralism: Development Goals (and other social manifestoes) I deeply believe in pluralism. I believe in the close through the prism of the architect and architecture, proximity of multiple systems or agnostic systems. with enhanced awareness of the links between digital – Ben Nicolson, painter design, prototyping, digital fabrication, and off site The type and presentation of architectural problems, manufacture, culminating in a more critical understand- and the sophistication of solutions to design projects ing of the sociology of the city. must differ at every level of study, reflecting the com- This also requires revisiting the creation of aesthet- plexity of society and social relations. Acquiring prac- ic unity, with a robust constructional agenda where tical skills is essential, but the future architect must space is achieved through structure, and beauty is pres- negotiate architectural design as a climate-literate ent in its most abstract - and finite - terms. provocateur; an enquiring researcher after new knowl- edge; an ethical and moral professional avoiding the Head of Architecture – Ass. Prof. Luke Murray monetisation of the constructed social art of architec- Head of Architecture Research – Ass. Prof. Federico Rossi ture; a maestro of tactile materiality and responsible specification; a guardian of social sustainability and life, health, and fire safety - and a poetic originator of genuinely private, as well as accessible public spaces.
Golden Cosmic Spheres project 172 173 Yianna Moustaka