The Artiglierie dell’Arsenale will show Uneternal City. Trent’anni da “Roma interrotta”, 12 projects about Rome and his suburbs by Centola Associati, Delogu Associati, Giammetta & Giammetta, Labics, n!studio, Nemesi, t-studio, BIG (Denmark), Clark Stevens-New West Land (USA), Koning Eizenberg Architecture (USA), MAD (China), West 8 (The Netherlands). The Artiglierie will also present the work of the first 10 in the rankings and 40 honourable mentions of the international online competition, Everyville 2008. Communities beyond Place, Civic consciousness beyond Architecture curated by Aaron Betsky in collaboration with Francesco Delogu and open to students of all disciplines from both Italian and foreign universities.
Everyville 2008 is an initiative made possible by the collaboration between La Biennale di Venezia and Gruppo Telecom Italia, which makes available on the www.everyville.labiennale.org website the most innovative technology for the realisation of the contest and for the display of the winning projects. The software is powered by newitalianblood.com. In collaboration with domus.
While the Arsenale will map out the fragments and figments before and after architecture, in the Padiglione Italia at Giardini, the work of experimental architecture that in themselves move beyond building will be on display. A survey of experimental architecture Experimental Architecture in collaboration with Emiliano Gandolfi will show the work firms from around the world who are engaged in such work. This survey will be anchored by small monographic shows on firms whose work has been based on such experimentation: Frank Gehry, Herzog & de Meuron, Morphosis, Zaha Hadid, and Coop Himmelb(l)au.
Finally, in the second floor room of the Pavilion, Upload City in collaboration with Saskia van Stein, will show videos downloaded from YouTube and similar sources, as well as both amateur and professional music videos and in this manner will showcase experimental architecture produced by or for the next generation as they leave many of the strictures of building behind, climbing its walls in “base running” or creating fantastic collages out of digital building blocks.
The 11th Venice Architecture Biennale is being realised by Aaron Betsky assisted by a curatorial team consisting of Francesco Delogu, Emiliano Gandolfi, Casey Jones, Reed Kroloff and Saskia van Stein. The Amsterdam firm of Thonik will work with him to design the 11th Venice Architecture Biennale’s identity and presentations. This work will be the basis for a catalogue and a series of conferences and workshops.
The 11th International Architecture Exhibition will also present 56 National Participations with exhibitions inside the Pavilions at Giardini and through the historic centre in Venice. This is a record number for an Architecture Biennale. Francesco Garofalo will be curator of the Italian Pavilion at Tese delle Vergini of the Arsenale, result of the collaboration with PARC – Central office for the quality and protection of the landscape, architecture and contemporary art of the italian Ministry for Cultural Affairs and Acrivities. Garofalo’s project is entitled HOUSING ITALY. 12 Projects for Inhabiting and Re-inhabiting the City , and it develops the idea of living as “central operative matter in our architectural culture”
The Award Ceremony will take place on Saturday, September 13th at Giardini in Venice. On that occasion official awards will be assigned by the international jury: Golden Lion for the Best Project within the exhibition Out There: Architecture Beyond Building; Golden Lion for the Best National Participation; Golden Lion for the best project by a young architect within the exhibition Out There: Architecture Beyond Building. The Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement, proposed to the Board of the Foundation by the Director of the 11th Architecture Biennale, will also be awarded.
Ten selected Collateral Events organised by cultural institutions from all over the world will also be part of the 11th Architecture Biennale, setting up their shows in Venice.
The catalogue of the 11th International Architecture Exhibition will be published by Marsilio. The official website is www.labiennale.org.
