London studio Unscene Architecture explores how pubs, high streets and green spaces in the UK can be made more inclusive in the British Pavilion at this year's Venice Architecture Biennale.
The exhibition, named The Garden of Privatised Delights, comprises a series of interactive rooms that investigate how specific public spaces can be better designed.
Unscene Architecture has curated the British Pavilion
It was curated by Manijeh Verghese and Madeleine Kessler of Unscene Architecture in response to a rapid increase in privately-owned public space in Britain.
The aim is to encourage discourse on how private and public sectors can work together to improve the use of, access to and ownership of all public spaces.
It is divided into six interactive rooms "The high street, the pub, even the public toilet are more under threat than ever before," explained Verghese.
"How public space has traditionally been designed and used needs urgent rethinking, and The Garden of Privatised Delights intends to inspire and encourage action to support those challenges," she continued.
It takes inspiration from Hieronymus Bosch's painting The Garden of Earthly Delights
"The past year has highlighted the importance of access to public space and how this reflects the inequalities in our society," added the duo.
"The themes explored within The Garden of Privatised Delights have become even more urgent as a result of the global pandemic, including the demise of the ...