Israel will not participate in 2025 Venice Architecture Biennale
Israel has reportedly decided not to participate in next year's Venice Architecture Biennale amid growing international criticism of the war in Gaza. More
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Venice Architecture Biennale reveals theme for 2025 edition
Curator Carlo Ratti and president of the Venice Architecture Biennale Pietrangelo Buttafuoco have announced Intelligens Natural Artificial Collective as the title and theme of the event's nineteenth edition. More
UK-Kenya team to turn British Pavilion "inside out" for 2025 Venice Architecture Biennale
The British Council has announced that the British Pavilion at the next Venice Architecture Biennale will be curated by Cave Bureau co-founders Kabage Karanja and Stella Mutegi with Dezeen contributor Owen Hopkins and Queen Mary University professor Kathryn Yusoff. More
"Ratti's Venice biennale appointment marks a screeching U-turn"
Carlo Ratti's appointment as the next Venice Architecture Biennale director raises questions about how architecture's most important event will be impacted by Italy's far-right government, writes Catherine Slessor. More
Carlo Ratti to curate Venice Architecture Biennale in 2025
Italian architect and engineer Carlo Ratti has been appointed director of the Venice Architecture Biennale in 2025. More
New York Institute of Technology participates in Venice Architecture Biennale
Promotion: The School of Architecture and Design at the New York Institute of Technology (NYIT) has participated in this year's Venice Architecture Biennale with an event titled Students as Researchers: Creative Practice and University Education. More
Għallis exhibition suggests alternative to Malta's "unstoppable trajectory of hyper-development"
Valentino Architects and curator Ann Dingli have presented a proposal to retrofit a historic fortification at the Venice Architecture Biennale to suggest alternative methods of conservation in the face of Malta's rapid development. More
Álvaro Siza creates wooden figures for Holy See pavilion at Venice Architecture Biennale
Portuguese architect Álvaro Siza has designed a series of timber figures alongside a garden by Studio Albori for the Vatican City's pavilion at this year's Venice Architecture Biennale. More
Mitsubishi Jisho Design creates food-waste teahouse in Venice
Tokyo-based Mitsubishi Jisho Design has made a teahouse from food-waste-based materials at the Venice Architecture Biennale. More
Five ongoing and upcoming architecture and design events taking place outside
We've chosen five current and upcoming outdoor events listed in Dezeen Events Guide that are taking place in Europe, including the Venice Architecture Biennale, France Design Week and Web(s) of Life. More
"Nothing has been built yet in Africa" says Venice Golden Lion-winner Demas Nwoko
Nigerian architect Demas Nwoko calls for the creation of an African school of architecture and criticises Europe's influence on the continent's built environment in this exclusive interview. More
Ukraine shares its "new perception of safety" at Venice Architecture Biennale
A claustrophobic room and a maze of grassy mounds modelled on war defense structures form Ukraine's pavilion at this year's Venice Architecture Biennale. More
Latvia brings "supermarket-like atmosphere" to Venice Architecture Biennale pavilion
Fake tins, cartons and bottles line shelves in the Latvian Pavilion at this year's Venice Architecture Biennale, which takes the form of a supermarket where visitors are invited to reflect on past festivals. More
Force Majeure exhibition shines a light on 16 African and diasporic designers
The Central Pavilion at this year's Venice Architecture Biennale brings together 16 architects, including David Adjaye and Diébédo Francis Kéré, who "represent a distilled force majeure of African and diasporic architectural production". More
"The usual champagne-socialist pomposity of Venice has been drowned out by a newfound openness"
Placing the Global South at the centre of this year's Venice Architecture Biennale created a spirit of openness and sincerity, write Ewa Effiom, Krish Nathaniel and Aoi Phillips in this review of the event. More
"Neom's unwelcome presence in Venice reinforces the need for radical change"
The Venice Architecture Biennale and Neom's Zero Gravity Urbanism exhibition presented two alternative visions for the future, writes Dezeen editor Tom Ravenscroft. More
SOM and Princeton University use AR to construct self-balancing arch in Venice
Architecture studio SOM has worked with Princeton University's Form Finding Lab to create the Angelus Novus Vault – a self-balancing brick arch that was built using augmented-reality goggles. More
"We stand by our reporting" says Alison Killing in response to China criticism of Venice installation
British architect Alison Killing has defended her team's Pulitzer Prize-winning reporting on alleged internment camps in China, amid reports that the country is withdrawing from the Venice Architecture Biennale. More
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Dezeen Agenda features black timber pyramid by David Adjaye
The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features a black timber pyramid designed by David Adjaye for the Venice Architecture Biennale. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now. More
Pedro Pegenaute photographs Spanish "foodscapes" for Venice Architecture Biennale
The Spanish pavilion at the Venice Architecture Biennale spotlights the country's agro-architectural infrastructure, with imagery by photographer Pedro Pegenaute. More