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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Alexander D'Hooghe; Luk Peeters; Natalie Seys
D'Hooghe's Immigrant Market in Belgium (…) addresses the question of what immigrants are going to do rather than where they are going to live.
D'Hooghe's specific design contribution is the introduction of archetypical forms in prefabricated concrete elements, acknowledging that the cultural baggage of a building is just as important as its structural efficiency. This gives the building a civic character, transforming the market into an institution. It blends the functional aspects of efficient city renovation with the intangible of the cultural crossroads of massive migration.
(From the Curator's Rationale)
© Photo: Haupt & Binder
15th International Architecture Exhibition, la Biennale di Venezia. 28 May - 27 November 2016. Title: Reporting from the Front. Artistic director: Alejandro Aravena.