Special Project of the Biennale Architettura 2016
CONFLICTS OF AN URBAN AGE >>
Following the agreement between La Biennale di Venezia and the
London School of Economics Cities, in view of The United Nations Habitat
III
Curator: Ricky Burdett
Curator’s Team:
Aron Bohmann, researcher (LSE Cities)
Peter Griffiths, managing editor (LSE Cities)
Emily Cruz, project manager (LSE Cities)
Realised by La Biennale di Venezia
TURKEY
Darzanà: Two Arsenals, One Vessel
Commissioner: Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts (IKSV). Curators: Feride Çiçekoglu, Mehmet Kütükçüoglu, Ertug Uçar. Exhibitors: Hüner Aldemir, Caner Bilgin, Hande Cigerli, Gökçen Erkiliç, Nazli Tümerdem, Yigit Yalgin.
SLOVENIA (Republic of)
Home@Arsenale
Commissioner: Matevž Celik, Museum of Architecture and Design, MAO. Curators: Aljoša Dekleva and Tina Gregoric (dekleva gregoric architects).
THAILAND
Class of 6.3
Commissioner: The Office of Contemporary Art and Culture, Ministry of Culture. Curator: Teeranuj Wongwaisayawan. Exhibitors:
Pitupong Chaowakul, Chatpong Chuenrudeemol, Jeravej Hongsakul, Kanika
R’Kul, Jun Sekino Chutayaves Sinthuphan, Suriya Umpansiriratana, Twitee
Vajrabhaya, Varudh Varavarn.
CROATIA
“We Need It - We Do It”
Commissioner: Zlatko Hasanbegovic, PhD, Minister of culture; Ministry of Culture. Curator: Dinko Peracic. Exhibitors: Dinko Peracic, Slaven Tolj, Miranda Veljacic, Emina Višnic.
Stratagems in Architecture: Hong Kong in Venice
Hong Kong is a city known for its
versatility and resilience; yet what is often seen in daily life is
rigidity and lack of alternatives. Architecture, under such
circumstance, becomes an agency reflecting on human, social and even
political conditions, and at the same time moulding the values of the
public. On one hand, it conforms to the rules of capitalism and private
demand; on the other, it seeks to transcend the norm and open up
imagination. What lies in between could be conflictive and creates
endless and ever-changing battlefields. New ideas are put to test at the
borderline; they may fail or they may transform into new set of values.
The classical Chinese essay Thirty-Six Stratagems
is a collection of military tactics applied at wars in ancient China
that categorized into chapters that illustrate different situations. The
wisdom provides guides in politics, business and civil interaction in
modern time. Drawing reference from the classic, the exhibitors examine
the challenges they face and attempt to provide solutions to the
complexity of reality.
CHINA (People’s Republic of)
Daily Design, Daily Tao-Back to the Ignored Front
Commissioner:China Arts & Entertainment Group (CAEG).Curator: Jingyu Liang.
Exhibitors: Apporoach
Architecture Studio, Drawing Architecture Studio (Han Li, Yan Hu), in+of
architecture (Lu Wang), People’s Architecture Office (Zhe He, James
Shen, Feng Zang), Run Atelier (Hao Wang, Man Ye), Qun Song, View
Unlimited Lanscape Architecture Studio CUCD (Xie Xiaoying, Yan Tong,
Haitao Huang, Qu Zhi), Wuyong (Ma Ke), Jingxiang Zhu (Unitinno+CUHK),
Jing Zuo.
Aftermath_Catalonia in Venice. Architecture Beyond Architects
Aftermath focuses on lived-in
architecture when architects are no longer present and users continue
daily the architectural experience. The selected works have been created
over the last 10 years by Catalan architects. The audiovisual
representation of the structures invites you to evaluate their quality
and observe and listen how they are inhabited and roamed in multiple and
changing ways. All of the works selected share a distinctly public
character and the ability to integrate the natural, urban and human
landscapes, extending architectural functionality to the creation of
common good.