Dezeen promotion: the British Council has launched an open call for proposals to exhibit in the British Pavilion for the Venice Architecture Biennale in 2020.
The UK's international organisation for cultural relations, which commissions the British Pavilion for both the art and the architecture biennales, is looking for entries that will spark debate.
The callout specifies "bold ideas that inspire, challenge and address today's most relevant questions", but that also tell "a story of contemporary British architecture to an international audience".
Diverse, cross-disciplinary teams are encouraged, and proposals are expected to explore the practice of contemporary British architecture.
The British Council asks for "a positive, accessible and inclusive visitor experience" that can "reflect the rich diversity of British culture". This year, Caruso St John and Marcus Taylor built a rooftop "island" in response to Brexit"The British Pavilion at the Venice Architecture Biennale aims to create debate that both challenges and influences the future of British architecture," said Sarah Mann, commissioner of the British Pavilion 2020.
"The open call is an opportunity for us to hear from the UK architecture sector about contemporary British practice and the issues that matter most."
Originally opened in 1897 as a tea house in Venice's Giardini, the British Pavilion has been the responsibility of t...