"Designing and writing about a building are very different processes of thought"
The Venice Biennale manifesto of Grafton Architects is proof that vapid commentary can diminish great architecture, says Owen Hatherley. More
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Luxembourg Pavilion calls for architects to "give more space to the public" by building on stilts
Projects by Aldo Rossi, Paul Rudolph and Le Corbusier show how buildings on stilts can be used to covertly introduce public space onto private land, according to the curators of the Luxembourg Pavilion at this year's Venice Architecture Biennale. More
Venice Biennale project sees derelict 1980s flat transformed back into family home
A social-housing apartment that stood empty for five years is becoming a family home again, after being refurbished for a Venice Architecture Biennale show. More
10 Venice Architecture Biennale installations that invite you to interact
This year's Venice Architecture Biennale is bursting with models, including several you can touch or inhabit. Dezeen's social media editor Danil Boparai picks 10 of the best examples. More
360-degree video offers a look inside all 10 chapels built by the Vatican City in Venice
This 360-degree video created by Dezeen offers a look inside all 10 chapels commissioned by the Vatican City for its inaugural Venice Architecture Biennale exhibition, including designs by Terunobu Fujimoro, Smiljan Radić and Sean Godsell. More
10 pavilions not to be missed at the Venice Architecture Biennale 2018
There are 63 national pavilions at this year's Venice Architecture Biennale. But if you don't have time to visit them all, here's our guide to the 10 best, selected by Dezeen editor Amy Frearson. More
360-degree video reveals the EU-blue amphitheatre inside the Belgian Pavilion
This 360-degree video filmed by Dezeen offers a look inside the Belgian Pavilion at the Venice Architecture Biennale, which is hosting an amphitheatre for discussion about European politics. More
V&A director defends Robin Hood Gardens display at Venice Biennale against claims of "art-washing"
Tristram Hunt, director of the V&A museum in London, has defended the institution's decision to exhibit a section of the Robin Hood Gardens housing estate at the Venice Architecture Biennale. More
Cruising Pavilion aims to show how sex "is always latent or silenced" in architecture
The practice of cruising is changing the way that buildings are designed, according to the curators of a Venice Architecture Biennale exhibition that brings together sex and architecture. More
Vatican City presents woodland chapels built by architects including Foster, Souto de Moura and Flores & Prats
The Vatican City seeks to question the meaning of the chapel in the 21st century with its debut at the Venice Architecture Biennale, a series of woodland structures by famous architects from around the world. More
Vatican City's patronage is "exactly what architecture needs" says Norman Foster
The Vatican City is a champion for contemporary architecture, according to Norman Foster, one of several architects commissioned by the Catholic city state for the Venice Architecture Biennale. More
Architects must reclaim Venice Architecture Biennale from "arrogant" curators, says Patrik Schumacher
Patrik Schumacher has launched an attack on the curators of the national pavilions at this year's Venice Architecture Biennale, which he claims are "devoid of architecture". More
Explore the huge cell-like balloons inside the Nordic Pavilion in 360-degree video
This 360-video filmed by Dezeen offers a look inside the Nordic Pavilion at the Venice Architecture Biennale, which is filled with filled with expanding and contracting blobs designed to look like cells. More
V&A unveils huge section of demolished Robin Hood Gardens at Venice Architecture Biennale
Visitors to the Venice Architecture Biennale can walk the "streets in the sky" of London's Robin Hood Gardens, as the V&A museum has shipped a huge chunk of the brutalist housing estate to Italy. More
Dutch Pavilion invites you to explore a Narnia-like locker room
Orange lockers open to reveal secret rooms, windows, videos and images inside The Netherlands' Venice Biennale Pavilion, in an exhibition that explores the future of physical labour. More
Explore the interior of the Golden Lion-winning Swiss Pavilion in 360-degree video
You can go down the rabbit hole into Switzerland's surreal Venice Architecture Biennale exhibition – which has won the Golden Lion for best pavilion of 2018 – in this 360-degree video by Dezeen. More
Eduardo Souto de Moura and Switzerland win Golden Lions at Venice Architecture Biennale
Portuguese architect Eduardo Souto de Moura has been awarded a Golden Lion for the best project on show at the Venice Architecture Biennale, while Switzerland has been lauded for curating the best pavilion. More
Over 10,000 plants used to create grassland inside Australian Pavilion
The indigenous grassland of southeast Victoria is recreated inside Australia's Venice Architecture Biennale pavilion. More
Huge balloons inflate and deflate based on atmospheric conditions inside Nordic Pavilion
The Nordic Pavilion at the Venice Architecture Biennale has been filled with huge inflatable blobs that slowly expand and contract in response to changing environmental conditions. More
Female architects host flash mob at Venice Architecture Biennale to call for gender equality
Architects Odile Decq, Farshid Moussavi and Manuelle Gautrand were part of a protest that took place in Venice today, to fight against discrimination in architecture. More