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".
"Architects must fight back to reclaim the Venice Biennale from the arrogant and self-indulgent curators," said Schumacher, the principal at Zaha Hadid Architects, in a post on Facebook.
His criticism is that almost none of the 63 national pavilions showed new architecture, and instead focused on "one-liner installations".
"Pavilion after pavilion was devoid of architecture," he said.
"Pavilions were either given over to one-liner installations, which could be absorbed by stepping in and out for 30 seconds, or to themes that have little to do with architectural design, and were discussed without presenting works of architecture." National pavilions "refused" to show architecture
The 16th edition of the Venice Architecture Biennale is curated by Yvonne Farrell and Shelley Mc Namara of Grafton Architects. Titled Freespace, the main exhibition aims to highlight the gifts that architects give for free, through good design.
They did this by exhibiting a range of wide range of models, drawings, photographs and films.
Patrick Schumacher has criticised the national pavilions at the Venice Architecture Biennale, saying they are "devoid of architecture". Photo is copyright Dezeen
Schumacher's criticism is that this approach did not extend to t...
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