ArchDaily’s Monthly Topic: The Laboratory of the Future

The Laboratory of the Future. A selection of articles, interviews, and projects. [View it in your browser]( Monthly Topic: The Laboratory of the Future Inaugurated on May 20th, the 18th International Architecture Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia, titled The Laboratory of the Future and curated by Ghanian-Scottish architect Lesley Lokko, is taking a broader perspective on architecture, shifting its focus towards the discipline rather than just the profession. Making space for voices that historically haven't been heard in global exhibitions, the 2023 Venice Architecture Biennale is seeking to adjust the narrative of architecture that remains unfinished. The National Pavilions responded to the set theme in a variety of ways, reinterpreting and deconstructing the meaning behind ideas such as decolonization, decarbonization, resource management, or finding the hidden potential in vernacular forms of practice. We invite you to follow ArchDaily's comprehensive coverage of the Venice Biennale 2023: The Laboratory of the Future. [SEE MORE »]( The 2023 Venice Architecture Biennale as a Healing Experience: In Conversation with Curator Lesley Lokko Onsite, in Venice at the 18th International Architecture Exhibition, ArchDaily had the chance to meet with the curator Lesley Lokko to discuss the first impressions and the main themes of this edition of the Biennale, following up on the previous interview recorded before the opening of the event. Featuring 63 National Pavilions, 89 Participants, and 9 collateral events in the city, the 2023 Venice Architecture Biennale represents one of the most important international events for the architectural profession. The conversation addressed Lesley Lokko’s approach to curating the theme and focus of the event, understanding Africa as “The Laboratory of the Future,” the desire to bring both authenticity and empathy to the architectural discourse, while creating a space for voices not typically heard in global exhibitions. [Read More »]( “Earth as Ancestral and Future Technology”: An Interview With Gabriela de Matos and Paulo Tavares, Curators of the Brazil Pavilion and Winners of the Golden Lion at the 2023 Venice Biennale Questioning the canonical history of architecture and shedding light on long-invisible spatial practices, Gabriela de Matos and Paulo Tavares propose the exhibition “Terra” [Earth], at the Brazilian pavilion at the Venice Architecture Biennale 2023. "It's our way of shaking things up," say the curators, who turn their attention to ancestral ways of dealing with the land, aiming for more fair and complete possibilities for the present and future. [Read More »]( Brazil Wins the Golden Lion for Best National Participation at the 2023 Venice Architecture Biennale The Brazilian Pavilion titled Terra [Earth], curated by Gabriela de Matos and Paulo Tavares won the Golden Lion for Best National Participation at the 2023 Venice Architecture Biennale. Selected by a jury comprising Italian architect and curator Ippolito Pestellini Laparelli as president, Nora Akawi, Thelma Golden, Tau Tavengwa, and Izabela Wieczorek, the winning intervention at the 18th Venice Architecture Biennale "proposes to rethink the past in order to design possible futures, bringing to the fore actors forgotten by the architectural canons, in dialogue with the curatorship of the edition, Laboratory of the Future". [Read More »]( Emerging Themes at the 2023 Venice Architecture Biennale: Highlights from the National Pavilions Successfully challenging the audience to think in a different and more empathetic way, Lesley Lokko’s biennale is an authentic portrayal of a highly intricate subject. Inaugurated on May 20, the 18th International Architecture Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia, titled The Laboratory of the Future, has already sparked worldwide discussions. Surprised by the outcomes of the participants' work, which surpassed any of her expectations, Lokko highlights that this 18th edition presented an authentic, sincere, and sometimes vulnerable narrative, hoping the audience takes from it a sense of openness, and a willingness to engage with the other, on their own terms." In some senses, the Biennale has been a healing experience, a kind of closing-over of a wound, of a void", adds Lesley. Making space for voices that historically haven't been heard in global exhibitions, or seeing something that has always been there but hasn't been seen, the 2023 Venice Architecture Biennale is seeking to adjust the narrative of architecture that remains unfinished. Within this context, this exhibition holds significance, today more than ever. [Read More »]( Representing Africa at the 2023 Venice Architecture Biennale: Recurring Concepts and Approaches The 18th International Architecture Exhibition, curated by Ghanaian-Scottish architect, educator, and novelist Lesley Lokko – who is also Founder and Director of the African Futures Institute (AFI) based in Accra, Ghana – officially opened to the public on May 20th and is now on view through Nov. 26. Entitled The Laboratory of the Future, this year's Venice Architecture Biennale for the first time highlights the African continent as a leading force in shaping the world to come and Lokko's curatorial mission prompts entries to question traditional notions of what the future can hold and what architecture looks like. [Read More »]( ArchDaily’s upcoming monthly topics: -Water in Architecture If you’d like to submit content related to these themes, [send us a message](. [Submit »]( Follow Us: [ArchDaily Twitter]( [ArchDaily Instagram]( [ArchDaily Pinterest]( [ArchDaily Youtube]( [ArchDaily Facebook]( [Unsubscribe / Update Preferences]( [Privacy Policy]( [Contact us](mailto:support@archdaily.com) [Unsubscribe / Update Preferences]( [Privacy Policy]( [Contact us](mailto:support@archdaily.com) [ArchDaily logo] © All rights reserved. ArchDaily Part of DAAily Platforms AG 2023. Seehofstrasse 16, 8008 Zürich Switzerland. 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