Biennale Sessions

On the occasion of the 19th International Architecture Exhibition, La Biennale di Venezia addresses universities, academies of fine arts and higher education institutions with a special project.

La Biennale di Venezia considers the Exhibition a place where Universities, Academies of Fine Arts, Higher Education Institutions, as well as Research Institutes, can plan a visit especially designed for their Educational activities; La Biennale di Venezia aims at providing these institutions with favourable conditions to organise such visits.

Biennale Sessions is addressed to institutions that intend to visit the 19th International Architecture Exhibition with a minimum of 50 persons (faculty and students included). Slightly smaller groups might be accepted in particular circumstances, subject to approval.

La Biennale offers to affiliated institutions:

• a € 20 per student special pass giving access to the Exhibition venues for three consecutive days;
• a location, free of charge, for a seminar, to be organised by the same institution, in one of the Exhibition venues, together with their facilities (the pre-opening days are not included);
• special conditions of access to the parallel events and initiatives organised by the Dance, Music, Theatre and Film Sectors and by the Historical Archives of the Contemporary Arts (ASAC); 
• discounts at snack areas and restaurants located at the Exhibition venues;
• assistance in organising their stay;
• preferential access to conferences or other initiatives organised by La Biennale in the exhibition spaces;
• mention of participating institutions in the official communication.

Affiliation to the project is free of charge and it is regulated by a memorandum of understanding.

Benefits are extended to all groups from affiliated institutions that reach the required quota of participants.

Information and affiliation
Tel. +39 041 5218 735
biennale.sessions@labiennale.org
sessions@labiennale.org

Universities involved in the project via joint initiatives

Institutions involved via joint initiative with DASTU / AUIC School - Politecnico di Milano:
Fakultät für Architektur - Universität Innsbruck / FAUP-Faculdade de Arquitectura da Universidade do Porto / Universidade Lusófona Porto / Universidade de Coimbra / IST-Instituto Superior Técnico - Universidade de Lisboa / Northumbria University, Newcastle / TU Delft / University of Nicosia

University participating via joint initiative with Bergische Universität Wuppertal:
Technion – Haifa Israel Institute of Technology

Institution involved via joint initiative with Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design:
ETH Zurich, Urbanthinktank_next

Department participating in collaboration with Leibniz University Hannover - Institute of Urban Design and Planning:
Università Politecnica delle Marche, Department DICEA

Institution involved via joint initiative with POLI.design s.c.r.l. - Politecnico di Milano:
NAAD, Neuroscience Applied to Architectural Design, Università IUAV, Venice

University participating in collaboration with ISIA Roma Design:
Universidad de San Andrés, Buenos Aires, Argentina