"Unbuilding Walls": German Pavilion at 2018 Venice Architecture Biennale to Probe Architecture of Division and Integration
As part of our 2018 Venice Architecture Biennale coverage, we present the proposal for the German Pavilion at the 16th International Architecture Exhibition 2018 La Biennale di Venezia. Below, the participants describe their contribution in their own words.
Checkpoint Charlie, photo: Friedhelm Denkeler
As part of our 2018 Venice Architecture Biennale coverage, we present the proposal for the German Pavilion at the 16th International Architecture Exhibition 2018 La Biennale di Venezia. Below, the participants describe their contribution in their own words. For 28 years, Germany has been united ? exactly as long as the Berlin Wall existed (1961?1989). On the occasion of this parallel, GRAFT and Marianne Birthler are curating the exhibition ?Unbuilding Walls? at the German Pavilion at the 16th International Architecture Exhibition in Venice.
Axel-Springer-Campus, image: courtesy of OMA
The exhibition responds to current debates on nations, protectionism and division. In the German Pavilion, GRAFT and Marianne Birthler will take the parallel as an opportunity to explore the effects of division and the process of healing as a dynamic spatial phenomenon. With reference to ?Freespace,? the central theme of the Architecture Biennale proposed by Grafton Architects, special focus will be given to outstanding examples of urban and architectural design that address aspects of division and integration.By analyzing architectural projects on the fo...
Checkpoint Charlie, photo: Friedhelm Denkeler
As part of our 2018 Venice Architecture Biennale coverage, we present the proposal for the German Pavilion at the 16th International Architecture Exhibition 2018 La Biennale di Venezia. Below, the participants describe their contribution in their own words. For 28 years, Germany has been united ? exactly as long as the Berlin Wall existed (1961?1989). On the occasion of this parallel, GRAFT and Marianne Birthler are curating the exhibition ?Unbuilding Walls? at the German Pavilion at the 16th International Architecture Exhibition in Venice.
Axel-Springer-Campus, image: courtesy of OMA
The exhibition responds to current debates on nations, protectionism and division. In the German Pavilion, GRAFT and Marianne Birthler will take the parallel as an opportunity to explore the effects of division and the process of healing as a dynamic spatial phenomenon. With reference to ?Freespace,? the central theme of the Architecture Biennale proposed by Grafton Architects, special focus will be given to outstanding examples of urban and architectural design that address aspects of division and integration.By analyzing architectural projects on the fo...
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