Venice Architecture Biennale 2016
15th International Architecture Exhibition, la Biennale di Venezia. 28 May - 27 November 2016. Title: Reporting from the Front. Artistic director: Alejandro Aravena.
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Arash Aliabadi, Afshin Farzin, Saman Shamsbeki, Sakhi Shirmohammadi, Amin Tadjsoleiman.
VAVStudio is an example of how adverse circumstances can ignite a creative practice. The embargo imposed by the US led to a lack of imported building materials; unexpectedly, this led to a development of old local industries, like ceramic tiles and stone masonry. (…) The constraint of being forced to work with local resources led VAVStudio to explore architectural languages, typologies, and building techniques that intensify the pertinence of their practice to the context without being nostalgic or folkloric.
(From the Curator's Rationale)
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15th International Architecture Exhibition, la Biennale di Venezia. 28 May - 27 November 2016. Title: Reporting from the Front. Artistic director: Alejandro Aravena.