Archinect - News 2024-12-22T01:22:06-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150441673/u-s-pavilion-co-commissioners-make-the-american-porch-a-focus-at-the-2025-venice-architecture-biennale U.S. Pavilion co-commissioners make the American porch a focus at the 2025 Venice Architecture Biennale Josh Niland 2024-08-14T14:07:00-04:00 >2024-08-20T23:15:59-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/f3/f32521267de02ce36ec29b4109e69140.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>A delegation from Arkansas will be traveling to Italy to represent the United States in its official pavilion at next year&rsquo;s <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/2398738/2025-venice-biennale" target="_blank">Venice Architecture Biennale</a>.&nbsp;</p> <p>The announcement was made Wednesday by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. The group includes presenters from <a href="https://archinect.com/schools/cover/10362183/university-of-arkansas" target="_blank">The University of Arkansas's Fay Jones School of Architecture and Design</a> in Fayetteville, the <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/69491/crystal-bridges-museum-of-american-art" target="_blank">Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art</a> in Bentonville, and the independent consultancy DesignConnects, which is based in New York City.</p> <p>Guided by co-commissioners Peter MacKeith, Susan Chin, and Rod Bigelow, the U.S. Pavilion will showcase their presentation, <em>PORCH: An Architecture of Generosity</em>, which focuses on porches' role as a social and environmental space in the American context.</p> <p>A "dynamic showcase" of projects and practices from around the country, the exhibition proposes a "positive, productive" presentation of American architecture that emphasizes both empathy and education.&nbsp;</p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/a3/a3b4e08881c9e4705435c78a103473cb.png?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/a3/a3b4e08881c9e4705435c78a103473cb.png?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Rela...</figcaption></figure>