The Biennale, A Construction Site?
The 19th Architecture Biennale features high-tech, low-tech, and AI, but does it meaningfully engage with the pressing realities its audience faces?
Venice in spring 2025 is a vast construction zone, with crumbling facades, cranes, and excavation pits exposing water beneath ancient paving stones.
Architect Søren Pihlmann is experimenting with the renovation of the Danish pavilion, examining every detail.
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Flood seasons and tourism have left deep scars on the city's architectural fabric.
Author's summary: Venice faces architectural challenges.