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In the run-up to the 2016 Venice Architecture Biennale, Christian Kerez did not disclose many details about his intervention in the Swiss Pavilion. Having visited it, we are slightly disillusioned. Jenny Keller

At this year’s Architecture Biennale in Venice contributions at the Arsenale and many of the Giardini exhibitions deal with major topics like climate change, urbanization and dwindling resources, while other contributions, including Russia, remain very national. Katinka Corts

The preliminary, approved design by Diller Scofidio + Renfro for the David M. Rubenstein Forum, a new hub for convening and scholarly collaboration, has been unveiled by the University of Chicago. John Hill

The Herzog & de Meuron-designed Schaudepot, a modest addition to the Vitra Campus in Weil am Rhein, Germany, opens to the public today. John Hill

The exhibition investigates Venice's success as a hybrid between city and nature. As a geographically exposed coastal city, Venice historically demonstrates a unique symbiosis with nature and resources. Kjellander + Sjöberg

BLUE is the title of this year’s Biennale contribution at the Dutch Pavilion. It thematizes Dutch UN missions in Mali, Africa. Inge Beckel

The Australian Pavilion at the Biennale deals with the motto of Reporting from the Front – as predetermined by general curator Alejandro Aravena – in a rather pragmatic way, at least at first glance. The topic addressed: the pool. Inge Beckel

Peru's national pavilion, Our Amazon Frontline, received a special mention in the awards of the 2016 Venice Architecture Biennale. John Hill

Located in a quiet area of the Eastern Townships in Quebec, the Nook Residence sits in continuity with the landscape in which it is part. MU Architecture

NEIGHBOURHOOD: Where Alvaro meets Aldo. Portugal presents its participation in the Bienal de Venecia 2016 with this suggestive title. The Portuguese Pavilion, curated by Nuno Grande and Roberto Cremascoli, is based on the work of architects Aldo Rossi and Alvaro Siza. Silvia Pujalte Toledo

The Pavilion of Slovenia at the 2016 Venice Architecture Biennale is a wooden structure filled with books that goes under the title Home at Arsenale: a curated library addressing the notions of home and dwelling. John Hill

With seven editions behind them and a Golden Lion won in 2006, Mexico presents 31 proposals at the 15th Venice Biennale. Silvia Pujalte Toledo

Aftermath_Catalonia in Venice. Architecture beyond architects is a collateral event presented by the Ramon Llull Institute within the framework of the 15th International Architecture Exhibition. Silvia Pujalte Toledo

Spain’s proposal for the Bienal de Venecia 2016 is entitled “Unfinished”: a compilation of unfinished architectures to provoke reflection on how Spanish architecture has responded to the post-boom real estate crisis. The intention of the project’s curators... Silvia Pujalte Toledo

The newest national pavilion in the Giardini della Biennale is Australia's, completed last year in time for the Art Biennale. For this year's Architecture Biennale, the pavilion is the setting for "The Pool," curated by Isabelle Aileen Toland, Amelia Sage...

Our first of three features on the three main components of the 2016 Venice Architecture Biennale – the Reporting from the Front exhibition, the National Pavilions, and the Collateral Events – focuses on Alejandro Aravena's contribution, Reporting from the... John Hill

As an elementary school was closing with a 126 year-history since its establishment, proposals for utilizing it as a regional urban interaction facility were collected, and a proposal by a joint venture composed of four design offices was selected among them. The purpose was to revive it as a...

The awards of the 15th International Architecture Exhibition - La Biennale di Venezia were announced at this morning's opening of the six-month-long exhibition. John Hill

A special exhibition, hosted by Fondazione Berengo and coinciding with the Venice Architecture Biennale, celebrates the late Zaha Hadid's four-decade-long career in architecture and design. John Hill

C+S Architects' contribution to the Reporting from the Front exhibition at the 2016 Venice Architecture Biennale focuses on the challenges of building enriching school facilities near Venice; a colorful, fun ramp expresses their approach to that typology. John Hill

Three of the most impressive structures within Reporting from the Front, the exhibition directed by Alejandro Aravena, are masonry vaults: one made from brick and "unqualified labor"; one made from unreinforced, cut stone; and one made from clay tile and built by students. John Hill

Architect Alejandro Aravena, director of this year's Venice Architecture Biennale, and Paolo Baratta, President of La Biennale di Venezia, launched the 15th International Architecture Exhibition with a press conference this morning. John Hill

Transsolar's contribution to this year's Venice Architecture Biennale, "Lightscapes: Local Identity – Exploring a Forgotten Resource," creates visible rays of light in the Arsenale as a means of merging technology with local knowledge. John Hill

The introductory room in the 15th International Architecture Exhibition: Reporting from the Front, directed by Alejandro Aravena, is made from 100 tons of waste dismantled from the 2015 Art Biennale. John Hill

The fifth installment in an interview series that explores the philosophical concerns of architects exhibiting at "TIME - SPACE - EXISTENCE," a collateral event at the 2016 Venice Architecture Biennale, features architects Curtis W. Fentress of the global design firm Fentress... John Hill

World-Architects is in Venice to cover the 15th International Architecture Exhibition: Reporting from the Front, directed by this year's Pritzker Architecture Prize winner, Chilean architect Alejandro Aravena. John Hill

Reveal the beauty of a place so that it can be shared. The redevelopment of Marseilles docks will re-establish bonds between the site and city, users and local inhabitants. 5+1AA Alfonso Femia Gianluca Peluffo

The Sharon Fieldhouse is the latest project by the design/buildLAB, an experiential learning program based at Virginia Tech until 2015. It is also the fourth design/buildLAB project that World-Architects has featured as a Building of the Week. Like the other projects* the fieldhouse...

At the 2016 AIA Convention in Philadelphia this week, Shildan Group launched Fabrik® by Flexbrick, which consists of a stainless steel mesh woven with materials such as ceramic tiles to create unique screen walls. John Hill

The fourth installment in an interview series that explores the philosophical concerns of architects exhibiting at "TIME - SPACE - EXISTENCE," a collateral event at the 2016 Venice Architecture Biennale, features architects Wong Mun Summ and Richard Hassell of Singapore's... John Hill

The third installment in an interview series that explores the philosophical concerns of architects exhibiting at "TIME - SPACE - EXISTENCE," a collateral event at the 2016 Venice Architecture Biennale, features architect Meinhard von Gerkan, founding partner of Germany's gmp... John Hill

The third edition of the ArchMarathon Awards wrapped up on Monday with the announcement of twelve winning projects, including the Overall Winner: Vector Architects' Seashore Library in Beidaihe New District, China. John Hill

One of the highlights of the Vectorworks Design Summit that took place in Chicago from April 25th to 27th was a talk by Simonetta Cenci, partner at 5+1AA Architectures: "Architectural Competitions: From Sketch to BIM." John Hill

A local developer asked Kennerly Architecture and Planning to design three new condominiums on a formerly empty lot that once housed San Francisco’s original Mission Dolores. Kennerly Architecture & Planning

World-Architects took a quick jaunt through ICFF, which took place at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York from May 14th to 17th. A couple standouts shared circular geometries. John Hill

Located in the Plateau Mont-Royal, a centennial home welcomes a family who wish to breathe new life into their space and establish a new dialogue with its surrounding environment. Architecture Microclimat