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Participating architects announced for the US Pavilion of the 2016 Venice Biennale
This historic image of a building in Detroit accompanies the participants list on 'the Architectural Imagination' website. Credit: thearchitecturalimagination.org
The list of architects chosen to participate in the US Pavilion for the 2016 Venice Biennale has just been announced. Curated by Cynthia Davidson and Monica de Ponce Leon, "The Architectural Imagination" seeks to be "an exhibition of new speculative architectural projects commissioned for specific sites in Detroit but with far-reaching application for cities around the world."
Out of more than 250 submissions, the following 12 architecture firms were chosen:
- a(n) Office (Detroit, Michigan)
Marcelo López-Dinardi and V. Mitch McEwen - BairBalliet (Columbus, Ohio; Chicago, Illinois)
Kelly Bair and Kristy Balliet - Greg Lynn FORM (Los Angeles, California)
Greg Lynn - Mack Scogin Merrill Elam Architects (Atlanta, Georgia)
Mack Scogin and Merrill Elam - MARSHALL BROWN PROJECTS (Chicago, Illinois)
Marshall Brown - MOS Architects (New York, New York)
Hilary Sample and Michael Meredith - Pita & Bloom (Los Angeles, California)
Florencia Pita and Jackilin Hah Bloom - Present Future (Houston, Texas)
Albert Pope and Jesús Vassallo - Preston Scott Cohen Inc. (Boston, Massachusetts)
Preston Scott Cohen - SAA/Stan Allen Architect (New York, New York)
Stan Allen - T+E+A+M (Ann Arbor, Michigan)
Thom Moran, Ellie Abrons, Adam Fure, and Meredith Miller - Zago Architecture (Los Angeles, California)
Andrew Zago and Laura Bouwman
This fall, the teams will travel to Detroit, where they will visit four sites selected by the curators. They will also meet with students and teachers at the University of Michigan’s Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning.
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mostly a momentum retrograde
Definitely many of the most brilliant minds in Architecture and almost all geniuses. This year the pavilion will definitely change the future of Architecture. Watch for a complete paradigm shift.
if Orhan is right, which I think he is, this is not a paradigm shift, rather a retro paradigm shift, been there done that, so potential failure full-on!
Well, I do not see Olaf or Orhan on the list do I? Perhaps it is because you do not have much to say about what the future is? Maybe you should attend to see where things are actually happening?
haha knoa you are a funny person. i applied but guess don't have enough done 10 to 20 years ago...do not get me wrong there a few, and i mean a few, i.e. Mitch McEwan (big fan) which are new, but a good part is old enough to be your grandparens now...all i would have done if allowed was a Lebbeus Woods project anyway, and holy shit is that retro futuristic.....
Hey, I just participated in two major biennales last year, Rotterdam and Shenzhen and I don't need to go to every party in town to be "in", so you know kid.
Future..? That might be another discussion. Do you understand that? Anyway, go ahead there is no limit to following.Block this user
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