Following a nation-wide competition, the Canada Council for the Arts is proud to announce Impostor Cities, presented by Montreal-based T B A + David Theodore, has been selected among 4 shortlisted candidates to officially represent Canada at the 17th International Architecture Exhibition, in Venice from May 23 to November 29 2020.

Impostor Cities will propose new directions and agendas for thinking about Canada?s architectural identity through stories about how filmmakers transform Canadian cities into cinematic impostors. Visitors will not only experience the world of architecture and film through the content of the exhibition, but will be immersed in it, through a visceral experience that will transform the Pavilion into an unmistakable icon across the Giardini. “The Canada Council for the Arts is proud to support Impostor Cities, presented by T B A + David Theodore for the 2020 Venice Biennale in Architecture,” says Simon Brault, Director and CEO of the Canada Council for the Arts. “The exhibition seeks to understand why Canadian cities make such great stand ins for other cities in the world on film. Its bold and unique vision will transport us into an immersive and engaging experience that challenges our perception of architecture in Canadian cities.”
Canada?s architecture is film-famous. That?s because Canadian cities often double as other places onscreen. Toronto stands in for Tokyo, for example, while Vancouver and Montreal masquerade as...