Architecture Biennale
29th August > 25th November 2012
The 13th International Architecture Exhibition, directed by David Chipperfield and titled Common Ground, will run in Venice from 29th August through 25th November 2012 (Preview on August 27th-28th).
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• The special project Biennale Sessions is back on the occasion of the Exhibition and will offer benefits to universities for their visit to the Biennale and participation to activities.
Regulations for Press Accreditation >>
• The special project Biennale Sessions is back on the occasion of the Exhibition and will offer benefits to universities for their visit to the Biennale and participation to activities.
Architecture Biennale
David Chipperfield’s Common Ground
“The emphasis of the 2012 Biennale - explains David Chipperfield - is on what we have in common. Above all, the ambition of Common Ground is to reassert the existence of an architectural culture, made up not just of singular talents but a rich continuity of diverse ideas united in a common history, common ambitions, common predicaments and ideals. In architecture everything begins with the ground. It is our physical datum, where we make the first mark, digging the foundations that will support our shelter”. >>
Architecture Biennale
History of the Architecture Biennale
The first exhibitions dedicated to architectural subjects were realized in the period 1975-1978 by the director of the Art section, Vittorio Gregotti. The Architecture section was established in 1980: director Paolo Portoghesi for the first time opened to visitors the Corderie dell'Arsenale venue, turning it into a “strada novissima”. The history of the Architecture Biennale has been continuing since then, and will get in 2012 to the 13th edition of the exhibition, directed by David Chipperfield.
