2024-05-03T18:34:53-04:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150262140/the-2021-venice-biennale-announces-its-international-jury Katherine Guimapang 2021-05-17T21:08:00-04:00 >2024-03-15T01:45:58-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/db/db5b04adb6579ac2c8b7d0fb9267c56a.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>News of this year's&nbsp;<a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/1689641/2021-venice-biennale" target="_blank">Venice Biennale</a>&nbsp;exhibitions, awards presentations, and pavilions has kept the architecture and design community busy with anticipation. On May 13, the Board of Directors of La Biennale di Venezia announced its 17th International jury members. Each recommended by the Biennale's curator&nbsp;<a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/150146340/2020-venice-biennale-asks-how-will-we-live-together" target="_blank">Hashim Sarkis</a>&nbsp;this year's jury will be led by esteemed architect and Pritzker Prize winner Kazuyo Sejima of&nbsp;<a href="https://archinect.com/sanaa" target="_blank">SANAA</a>.&nbsp;</p> <p>Sejima is joined by Sandra Barclay, Lamia Joreige, Lesley Lokko, and Luca Molinari. The jury will be responsible for awarding the Biennale's official prizes: The Golden Lion for best National Participation, Golden Lion for the best participant in the International Exhibition,&nbsp;and&nbsp;Silver Lion for a promising young participant in the International Exhibition. In addition to the official prizes, the Jury "may also award a maximum of one special mention to National Participations and a maximum of two special mentions to the participants in the International Exhibition<em>&nbsp;<a href="https://www.labiennale.org/en/architecture/2021" target="_blank">How ...</a></em></p>