Venice Biennale 2018: Meet The Winners of the Architectural Exhibition ⇒ The famous and iconic Venice Biennale, otherwise known as La Biennale di Venezia has been a creative institution of Italy and of the World itself for over 120 years. It’s without a doubt one of the most prestigious cultural institutions in the world and it reaches every major art, design, creative and industrial branch, including Architecture.
Venice Biennale 2018
This past weekend marked the official beginning of the Venice Biennale 2018, and this major event will only end in November of this year. In its 16th Edition, the International Architecture Exhibition is one of the most recent design projects of the Venice Biennale but it’s already one of the most important ones.
With the theme of Freespace, the International Architecture Exhibition/ Biennale Architettura 2018 aims to present to the public scrutiny several examples, proposals, elements – built or unbuilt – of work that exemplifies essential qualities of architecture which include the modulation, richness, and materiality of surface; the orchestration and sequencing of movement, revealing the embodied power and beauty of architecture.
Venice Biennale winner 2018
Following this theme, the architectural organization of the Biennal directed by Yvonne Farrell and Shelley McNamara decided to award the famous Portuguese architect Eduardo Souto de Moura with the prestigious Golden Lion for the Best Project of This Year’s theme.
Souto Moura submitted to the Venice Biennale the project “Vo De Jour” that comprises two aerial photographs positioned side by side, showing the São Lourenço do Barrocal estate in Alentejo, Portugal. This famous architect transformed an imponent old farm into a luxury hotel, but that transformation was so clinical and creative that impressed the judging panel that considered the project and the two images that illustrate it an amazing example of the “essential relationship between architecture, time and place”.
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On the other hand, Indonesian architect Andra Matin has commended for his project “Elevation”, which was contained within a woven structure. Another commendation went to Indian architect Rahul Mehrotra, who used three projects to showcase the diversity of society in India.
Switzerland won the Golden Lion for the best national participant, with its exhibition “Svizzera 240: House Tour”. This exhibition showcases the bland fittings commonly selected for new-build housing or rented apartments. The judges called it “a compelling installation that is at once enjoyable while tackling the critical issues of scale in domestic space”. As for other national participants, the British Pavilion also received a special mention for the exhibition Island.
As for rising talents, Jan de Vylder, Inge Vinck and Jo Taillieu from Belgium won the Silver Lion for the most promising young participant. This trio presented in their collective project a creative solution for inserting new structures inside an old building. You’ll be able to see these projects and many others in Venice at the Architectural Exhibition of Venice Biennale. The awards were already given, but the Award Ceremony only marked the first day of the event, which continues until the 25th of November 2018. Don’t miss it this year, and maybe next year you’ll be able to see PullCast at Venice Biennale!
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