![]() Understanding Grafton Architects, Directors of the 2018 Venice Architecture Biennale Speaking in January of this year the President of La Biennale, Paolo Baratta, argued that 2016's exhibition "curated by Alejandro Aravena offered visitors a critical overview of the worldwide evolution of architecture, and underlined how important it is that a qualified demand on the part of individuals and communities be met by an equally effective response." He suggested that "along these lines," Farrell and McNamara's Biennale "will continue to address the same theme but from the point of view of the quality of the public and private space, of urban space, of the territory and of the landscape as the main ends of architecture." We see the earth as client architecture as the manipulation of the resources of the earth. We are interested in the choreography of daily life. We are interested in going beyond the visual. Save this picture! © Giulio Squillacciotti. These qualities sustain the fundamental capacity of architecture to nurture and support a meaningful impact between people and place." In their closing statement, Farrell and McNamara chose to quote an Ancient Greek proverb: a society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they will never sit in. Together," they proposed, "we can reveal the capacity of architecture to connect with history, time, place, and people. A beautiful wall forming a street edge gives pleasure to the passer-by, even if they never go inside.įreespace will "reveal diversity, specificity, and continuity in architecture. ![]() The role of architecture is to give shelter to our bodies, but also to lift our spirits. We believe that everyone has the right to benefit from architecture. According to the Directors, the forthcoming Biennale will celebrate "generosity and thoughtfulness," and "a desire to engage." At a meeting convened today at the Biennale's headquarters at Ca’ Giustinian in Venice, Italy, Grafton Architects- Yvonne Farrell and Shelley McNamara-revealed the theme and outline for the 2018 Venice Architecture Biennale, which they have titled Freespace.
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