The Swedish Centre for Architecture and Design (ArkDes) have revealed that In Therapy: Nordic Countries Face to Face?the exhibition for the Nordic Pavilion at the 2016 Venice Biennale, curated by David Basulto?will partly comprise "a contemporary survey of Nordic architecture." 300 projects, drawn from over 500 submissions to a recent open call, will be complemented by an in-depth study of nine projects completed post-2008 by practices including Tham & Videgård, Reiulf Ramstad Architects, and Lahdelma & Mahlamäki.

RRA's National Tourist Route in Trollstigen is among nine selected projects which will be displayed in-depth. Image via RRA

The Swedish Centre for Architecture and Design (ArkDes) have revealed that In Therapy: Nordic Countries Face to Face?the exhibition for the Nordic Pavilion at the 2016 Venice Biennale, curated by David Basulto?will partly comprise "a contemporary survey of Nordic architecture." 300 projects, drawn from over 500 submissions to a recent open call, will be complemented by an in-depth study of nine projects completed post-2008 by practices including Tham & Videgård, Reiulf Ramstad Architects, and Lahdelma & Mahlamäki."Just as Sverre Fehn?s pavilion is a crystallisation of Nordic architecture?embodying a precise and fluid articulation of structure, light, and nature?the nine we have chosen to focus in on as particularly representative of the contemporary scene have a similar gra...