Archinect - News2024-05-21T21:54:01-04:00https://archinect.com/news/article/150352601/urban-housing-by-women-led-firms-featured-at-the-2023-venice-biennale
Urban housing by women-led firms featured at the 2023 Venice Biennale Niall Patrick Walsh2023-06-08T11:01:00-04:00>2024-03-15T01:45:58-04:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/bc/bce63637a053e3d595220fc4b7078b10.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>As part of the <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/1888350/2023-venice-biennale" target="_blank">2023 Venice Biennale</a>, an exhibition on the future of housing has opened feating the work of several <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/329790/women-in-architecture" target="_blank">women-led practices</a>. Titled 'Reconceptualizing Urban Housing,' and organized by the European Cultural Centre, the exhibition centers on “unique perspectives on collective housing, primarily in or near urban areas.”</p>
<figure><figure><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/53/5344785b1871eb63d106d2ff798ecde3.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/53/5344785b1871eb63d106d2ff798ecde3.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=514"></a><figcaption>Reconceptualing Urban Housing Architects</figcaption></figure></figure><p>Featured practices in the exhibition are <a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/150336778/adengo-architecture" target="_blank">Adengo Architecture</a> (Uganda), <a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/11096/alison-brooks-architects" target="_blank">Alison Brooks Architects</a> (UK), <a href="https://archinect.com/dubbeldam" target="_blank">Dubbeldam Architecture + Design</a> (Canada), <a href="https://archinect.com/ej-architects.com" target="_blank">Eleena Jamil Architect</a> (Malaysia), <a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/19656918/fernanda-canales" target="_blank">Fernanda Canales Arquitectura</a> (Mexico), <a href="https://archinect.com/manuellegautrand" target="_blank">Manuelle Gautrand Architecture</a> (France), <a href="https://archinect.com/mecanoo" target="_blank">Mecanoo</a> (The Netherlands), Meyer-Grohbruegge (Germany), and <a href="https://archinect.com/studiogang" target="_blank">Studio Gang</a> (USA).</p>
<figure><figure><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/16/1642c414e779ec9da1f34b5770cf98ef.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/16/1642c414e779ec9da1f34b5770cf98ef.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=514"></a><figcaption>Mecanoo - Villa Industria Silos. Photo credit: Mecanoo architecten</figcaption></figure></figure><p>“The <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/322270/housing-crisis" target="_blank">global housing crisis</a> has created an urgent need for housing worldwide, especially in urban centers where 80% of the world’s population is housed,” the organizers explained. “In the race to build more homes faster, ma...</p>