Talking Architecture

The Estonia Pavilion at the Venice Biennale of Architecture 2023

Aet Ader and Arvi Anderson talk about “Home Stage” an exhibition exploring the contradiction between the use and the exchange value of living space and on view at the Estonia pavilion as part of the Venice Biennale of Architecture. 
 
 

The Ireland Pavilion at the Venice Biennale of Architecture 2023

Peter Cody and Elizabeth Hatz talk about In Search of Hy-Brasil, on view at the Ireland Pavilion as part of the Venice Biennale of Architecture, folklore, local islander traditions and sustainable methods of livelihood. 

The France Pavilion at the Venice Biennale of Architecture 2023

In this week’s episode, Yves Moreau and Gilles Delalex talk about the France pavilion and “Ball Theatre”, an installation which seeks to reawaken our desires for utopia. 

The Austria Pavilion at the Venice Biennale of Architecture 2023

AKT Collective talks about the exhibition“Partecipazione”, the Biennale as an institution and the reclamation of public space in Venice.

The Australia Pavilion at the Venice Biennale of Architecture 2023

In this week’s episode, Ali Baker, Julian Worrall and Sarah Rhodes talk about “Unstelling Queenstown”, on view at the Australia Pavilion as part of the Venice Biennale of Architecture, and the relationship of settler colonialism and extraction with sustainability. 

The Finland Pavilion at the Venice Biennale of Architecture 2023

In this week's episode, Arja Renell talks about the Finnish Pavilion which declared the Declares Death of The Flushing Toilet through the exhibition titled “"Huussi" and the role of architecture in pesenting alternative sanitation practices and systems.

The Mexico Pavilion at the Venice Biennale of Architecture 2023

In this week’s episode, Rodrigo Escandón Cesarman talks about “Utopian Infrastructure: The Campesino Basketball Court”, Mexico’s relationship with basketball and non-traditional notions of infrastructure.

The Albania Pavilion at the Venice Biennale of Architecture 2023

In this episode, Era Merkuri and Martin Gjoleka talk about the Albanian Pavilion exploring virtual civic spaces through the exhibition “Untimely Meditations”. 

The Denmark Pavilion at the Venice Biennale of Architecture 2023

In this week’s episode, Josephine Michau talks about "Coastal Imaginaries", the Denmark pavilion at the Venice Biennale of Architecture 2023, and how architecture can addressing the pressing issue of rising sea levels.

The South Africa Pavilion at the Venice Biennale of Architecture 2023

In this week’s episode, Sechaba Maape, Emmanuel Nkambule and Stephen Steyn talk about "The Structure of a People", the South African Pavilion at the Venice Biennale of Architecture 2023, and the role of architecture in social structures.