Venice Biennale of Architecture 2018: Awards and Golden Lions

The international Jury of the 16th International Architecture Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia composed of Sofía von Ellrichshausen (President of the Jury, Argentina), Frank Barkow (United States), Kate Goodwin (Australia), Patricia Patkau (Canada), Pier Paolo Tamburelli (Italy), has decided to present the following awards:

Golden Lion for Best National Participation:

SWITZERLAND
Svizzera 240 – House Tour
Commissioners: Swiss Arts Council Pro Helvetia: Marianne Burki, Sandi Paucic, Rachele Giudici Legittimo
Exhibitors: Alessandro Bosshard, Li Tavor, Matthew van der Ploeg, Ani Vihervaara
Venue: Giardini

Venice Biennale of Architecture 2018: Golden Lion for Best National Participation – Switzerland Pavilion Team – Image Courtesy of La Biennale di VeneziaThe official Award  motivation is the realization of«a compelling architectural installation that is at once enjoyable while tackling the critical issues of scale in domestic space».

Golden Lion for the best participant in the 16th Exhibition FREESPACE to:

Eduardo Souto de Moura (Porto, Portugal)
Souto Moura – Arquitectos
Venue: Corderie of Arsenale

Venice Biennale of Architecture 2018: Golden Lion for Best Participation in FREESPACE Exhibition – Eduardo Souto de Moura – Image Courtesy of La Biennale di Venezia

The award was conferred for: «the precision of the pairing of two aerial photographs, which reveals the essential relationship between architecture, time and place. Freespace appears without being announced, plain and simple».

Silver Lion for a promising young participant in the 16th Exhibition FREESPACE to:

Jan de Vylder, Inge Vinck, Jo Taillieu (Ghent, Belgium)
architecten de vylder vinck taillieu
Venue: Central Pavilion – Giardini

The Award is «for a project that possesses a confidence thanks to which slowness and waiting allow architecture to be open to future activation».

The Jury has also decided to award the following special mentions:

Special Mention for National Participation:

GREAT BRITAIN
Island
Commissioner: Sarah Mann- Architecture Design Fashion British Council
Curators: Caruso St John Architects, Marcus Taylor
Venue: Giardini

The mention is «for the Courageous proposal that uses emptiness to create a “freespace” for events and informal appropriation».

Special Mentions to the Participants in the International Exhibition FREESPACE:

Andra Matin (Jakarta, Indonesia)
andramatin
Venue: Corderie of Arsenale

Awarded «for a sensitive installation that provides a framework to reflect on the material and form of traditional vernacular structures».

and:

Rahul Mehrotra (Mumbai, India; Boston, USA)
RMA Architects
Venue: Central Pavilion – Giardini

These Special Mention is «for three projects that address issues of intimacy and empathy, gently diffusing social boundaries and hierarchies».

The Board of Directors of La Biennale di Venezia, chaired by Paolo Baratta, upon recommendation of Curators Yvonne Farrell and Shelley McNamara, is also awarding the:

Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement to:

Kenneth Frampton (Great Britain)

Venice Biennale of Architecture 2018: Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement – Kenneth Frampton – Image Courtesy of La Biennale di Venezia

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