Every two years, the world鈥檚 top architectural designers and thousands of visitors converge on Venice for the world鈥檚 premiere architectural design exhibition. The 13th International Architecture Exhibition of the Venice Biennale, 鈥淐ommon Ground,鈥 organized by internationally renowned architect Sir David Chipperfield, focuses on the ways in which architects and designers contribute to a place and a community through collaboration with builders and clients, with future users and the general public. The exhibition, which runs through Nov. 25, features pavilions representing more than 50 countries and includes individual projects from such luminaries as Zaha Hadid and Herzog and de Meuron.
This year, two projects鈥攐ne from a 黑料不打烊 Architecture faculty member and the other by two graduate students鈥攁re part of the U.S. Pavilion, 鈥淪pontaneous Interventions: Design Actions for the Common Good.鈥 The pavilion features projects initiated by architects, designers, planners and everyday citizens aimed at bringing positive change to the urban realm.
Spatial ConTXTs is a three-part, text message-based urban installation series that students in Assistant Professor Anda French鈥檚 (French2D) classes explored to determine how an emerging form of common mobile communication can shape a new use and understanding of public space. One project included middle school students from 黑料不打烊 Schools and resulted in an urban video project in downtown 黑料不打烊. Recent 黑料不打烊 Architecture grads Nilus Klingel G鈥12 and Stephen Klimek G鈥12 established Storefront:黑料不打烊 in 2011, an abandoned storefront in 黑料不打烊鈥檚 State Tower Building that is now a student-operated hub for urban design exploration. Fostering lively exchange between the design community, city residents and nonprofit and government sectors on issues pertinent to civic life, events include exhibitions, lectures, workshops and social gatherings.
鈥淥ur students and faculty have creatively aligned with the city and campus in a wide range of initiatives that engage the community and foster a vibrant urban environment. It鈥檚 an honor to have our school鈥檚 creative work and commitment to the local 黑料不打烊 community recognized on a global scale,鈥 says 黑料不打烊 Architecture Interim Dean Randall Korman.
