Portugal has unveiled the theme of its contribution to the 2016 Venice Biennale: ?Neighborhood ? Where Alvaro Meets Aldo.? Curated by Nuno Grande, a Portugese architect, teacher, critic, and curator, and Roberto Cremascoli, an Italian architect and longtime collaborator of Álvaro Siza Vieira, the exhibition will focus on the works of both Álvaro Siza and Aldo Rossi. 

Campo di Marte, Giudecca, de Álvaro Siza. Image © Alberto Lagomaggiore

Portugal has unveiled the theme of its contribution to the 2016 Venice Biennale: ?Neighborhood ? Where Alvaro Meets Aldo.? Curated by Nuno Grande, a Portugese architect, teacher, critic, and curator, and Roberto Cremascoli, an Italian architect and longtime collaborator of Álvaro Siza Vieira, the exhibition will focus on the works of both Álvaro Siza and Aldo Rossi. The Portuguese exhibition is unique in that it will be installed on Venice?s Giudecca island, where Siza?s 1985 social housing project Campo di Marte is located. Campo di Marte is part of a larger plan on the island, which includes designs by other architects such as Aldo Rossi, and was never fully completed.
Campo di Marte, Giudecca, de Álvaro Siza. Image © Alberto Lagomaggiore

The Portuguese representation will focus on Álvaro Siza?s work with social housing, covering his interventions in different neighborhoods in Porto, Berlin, the Hague and Venice, and analyzing their relationship with the European city and the creation of true ...