The theme of the Swiss Pavilion at this year’s Biennale Architettura is ‘Neighbours’ and deals with the proximity of the Pavilion of Switzerland (1952, Bruno Giacometti) and Venezuela (1956, Carlo Scarpa). Exchange with neighbours, whether friendly or confrontational, empathetic or guarded constitutes the texture of the everyday. Karin Sander and Philip Ursprung host a series of public dialogues with various experts, ranging from architecture to photography and plant ecology. The programme of speakers has been curated to draw you in. But the people you will meet on your left and your right, and those you encounter on your way, have not been pre-planned. Everything that they bring to the table is a surprise. You, too, are welcome to speak.
The talks will be held in English, partly in the Swiss Pavilion and partly at Palazzo Trevisan degli Ulivi at Zattere. They are organised by the Swiss Arts Council Pro Helvetia.
New Perspectives
Saturday, 20 May 2023, 1 pm, Swiss Pavilion (admission with ticket)
The Swiss Pavilion of this year’s Architecture Biennale is in the hands of Karin Sander, artist, and Philip Ursprung, art historian. Meet the team that realized the exhibition.
Karin Sander, Professor of Architecture and Art, ETH Zurich
Philip Ursprung, Professor of the History of Art and Architecture, ETH Zurich
Sandi Paucic, Project Leader Venice Biennials, Pro Helvetia
Sassa Trülzsch, Managing Curator of ‘Neighbours’, ETH Zurich, Art Historian
Tobias Becker, Project Leader of ‘Neighbours’, Lecturer, ETH Zurich
Berit Seidel, Researcher ‘Neighbours’, Lecturer, ETH Zurich
Exhibition & Education
Saturday, 20 May 2023, 3 pm, Swiss Pavilion (admission with ticket)
What is the role of exhibitions for architecture education? What is their function for research? How are students involved? Educators from the Department of Architecture of ETH Zurich reflect on challenges and potentials of exhibitions as medium of education.
Tom Emerson, Dean, Professor of Architecture and Construction, Co-Founder of 6a architects, London
Mariam Issoufou Kamara, Professor of Architecture Heritage and Sustainability, Founder and Principal of Atelier Masōmí, Niamey
Momoyo Kaijima, Professor of Architectual Behaviorology, Co-Founder of Atelier Bow-How, Tokyo
Hubert Klumpner, Professor of Architecture and Urban Design, Co-Founder of Urban Think Tank, Caracas
Tamino Kuny, Lecturer, Member of ZAS*, Zurich
Anna Puigjaner, Professor of Architecture and Care, Co-Principal of MAIO, Barcelona
Silke Langenberg, Professor of Construction Heritage and Preservation
Arno Schlüter, Professor of Architecture and Building Systems
Exhibit - Inhabit
Saturday, 20 May 2023, 7.15 pm, Palazzo Trevisan degli Ulivi (free admission)
What is the future of architecture exhibitions? How do they differ from the exhibition of art? What is their role in regard to the built environment? A conversation of the directors of three of the world’s leading architecture collections with one of Venezuela’s most prominent designers.
Giovanna Borasi, Director of the Canadian Center for Architecture, Montreal
Andres Lepik, Director of Architecture Museum, Technische Universität, Munich
Elisa Silva, Director and Founder of Enlace Arquitecture, Caracas
Martino Stierli, Philip Johnson Chief Curator in Architecture and Design, The Museum of Modern Art, New York
