The Majlis San Giorgio Maggiore Venice, Caravane Earth Foundation Event, Bamboo Design Exhibition Italy
The Majlis at San Giorgio Maggiore, Venice
12 May 2021
La Biennale di Venezia 2021 – The Majlis at San Giorgio Maggiore
The Majlis: a meeting place
Collateral event of the 17th international architecture exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia
The Majlis undergoing construction at San Giorgio Maggiore

Caravane Earth Foundation will bring a unique bamboo Majlis to the gardens of the Abbazia di San Giorgio Maggiore in Venice for the 2021 Architecture Biennale from 22 May ? 21 November 2021 (Preview: 21 May 2021). The project is one of the official Collateral Events that reflect the 2021 Architecture Biennale?s theme of How will we live together" Majlis is a word that originated in Pre-Islamic Arabia, meaning ?council? or ?gathering place.? Traditionally, a majlis is a place where people come together to discuss local events and issues, exchange news, socialise, and deepen their connection with each other. Inspired by nomadic architecture, the Majlis is designed by the internationally acclaimed bamboo architects Simón Vélez and Stefana Simic. It is wrapped in textiles handwoven in the Atlas Mountains of Morocco by a women?s collective from Ain Leuh, and the Boujad Tribe of Morocco.

The Majlis structure will be installed in a wildflower garden at the Abbazia of San Giorgio Maggiore, designed by celebrated landscape architect Todd Longstaffe-Gowan, with plants from...