Archinect - Features 2024-05-13T18:04:40-04:00 https://archinect.com/features/article/150351181/archinect-s-guide-to-the-2023-venice-architecture-biennale-part-i-the-national-pavilions Archinect's Guide to the 2023 Venice Architecture Biennale: Part I — The National Pavilions Katherine Guimapang 2023-06-06T14:17:00-04:00 >2023-06-06T18:15:11-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/f7/f744571ecd69666ba6e9b42558cf4c1f.jpeg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>With the opening week of the <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/1888350/2023-venice-biennale" target="_blank">18th Venice Architecture Biennale</a> now passed, there has been much discussion and media coverage of the anticipated international exhibition. It's safe to imply that the high-profile event aims to highlight, unveil, celebrate, and at times, provoke new and further existing discourse surrounding architecture. It can, however, be daunting to navigate the scene as a whole, especially for those who are learning about the pavilions, installations, participants, and overall event programming from afar.&nbsp;</p> <p>To help Archinect readers who can only experience this year's Biennale virtually, we've created a handy reference guide to provide visuals and added context. In this two-part mini-feature series, we provide a summary and context for this year's exhibition theme, <em>The Laboratory of the Future.</em> Our guide offers a breakdown of important figures that make up the event, a list of participants, pavilions and installations, and upcoming events, as well as critical takes...</p>