The Venice Biennale has announced the theme selected by 2016 Biennale director Alejandro Aravena. Titled “Reporting From the Front,” next year’s Biennale will be an investigation into the role of architects in the battle to improve the living conditions for people all over the world. The theme aims to focus on architecture which works within the constraints presented by a lack of resources, and those designs which subvert the status quo to produce architecture for the common good – no matter how small the success.
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In the case of the National Pavilions, Aravena invites curators to share the struggles they are facing at home; bringing to light the battles that some practitioners may not even be aware of and sharing some of the solutions that have been used in other places around the globe.
Stay tuned for more updates – and while you’re waiting, check out Aravena’s TED talk, where he shares the community-focused principles behind his own designs:
