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Venice Biennale 2014

I was recently in Venice and visted the International Architecture Exhibition called Fundamentals, directed by Rem Koolhaas. The exhibition runs till the 23rd of Sept and was quite impressive.

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By Rosalind Moir
Posted 11. 09. 2014
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I was recently in Venice and visited the International Architecture Exhibition called Fundamentals, directed by Rem Koolhaas. The exhibition runs till the 23rd of Sept and was quite impressive.

“After several architecture Biennales dedicated to the celebration of the contemporary, Fundamentals looks at histories, tries to reconstruct how architecture finds itself in its current situation, and speculates on its future. Fundamentals consists of three interlocking exhibitions, each one differing from previous biennale models in key ways…”

Absorbing Modernity: 1914–2014 / National Pavilions

For the first time, the national pavilions are invited to respond to a single theme…

Monditalia / Arsenale

Also for the first time, Venice’s other biennales and festivals – Dance, Music, Theatre, Film – collaborate with architecture…

1 luminaire light installation by swarovski rem koolhass at venice architecture biennale 2014
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