![]() ![]() after closing in venice, the exhibition traveled to amsterdam, paris, and finally berlin. drawn to the work of berlage due to the dutch architect’s constant references to history, rossi collected and displayed projects such as the stock exchange in amsterdam, which was completed in 1903. as the art biennale was taking place during the same period, the exhibition was on view at villa farsetti on the venetian mainland. disegni (1986), directed by aldo rossiĪldo rossi returned to venice the following year with a show dedicated to dutch architect hendrik petrus berlage. an international jury was appointed to select the best projects on display, with robert venturi, john rauch, denise scott brown, daniel libeskind, and peter eisenman all presented with ‘stone lions’. for the exhibit, titled ‘progetto venezia’ (venice project), rossi invited both established and emerging architects to present their ideas and designs for the transformation of specific areas of venice, such as the accademia bridge on the grand canal. With portoghesi becoming president of the biennale, architect aldo rossi was subsequently appointed director of the 3rd international architecture exhibition. Progetto venezia (1985), directed by aldo rossi the main exhibition presented a series of projects that combine local traditions with innovative construction technologies, while other monographic exhibitions centered on the work of personalities who engaged with islamic architecture, such as fernand pouillon and louis kahn.Īldo rossi had previously designed a floating theater for the biennale | image by trevor patt / CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 portoghesi, who designed the mosque of rome alongside vittorio gigliotti and sami mousawi, noted the influence of islamic culture on personalities such as gaudì, wright, and le corbusier in his introduction to the exhibit and saw it as a contrast to the coldness of modernism. the exhibition used venice as an observation post and meeting point to look at the built condition of a range of different countries, from north africa to asia. Two years later, paolo portoghesi sought to explore the architecture of islamic countries since the second world war. the exhibit provoked a lively debate on postmodernism, and helped establish the biennale as an important and influential event.Īrchitettura nei paesi di islamici (1982), directed by paolo portoghesi conceived as theater wings for a hypothetical postmodern street, the exhibition was designed by 20 architects including frank gehry, robert venturi, and rem koolhaas who each presented their work behind their respective façade. ![]() set within the corderie dell’arsenale, a new display space for the biennale, the main exhibition was laid out as a thoroughfare known as ‘la strada novissima’. Titled ‘la presenza del passato’, or ‘the presence of the past’, the inaugural exhibition curated by paolo portoghesi explored the postmodernist movement. La presenza del passato (1980), directed by paolo portoghesi La strada novissima at the 1st architecture biennale in 1980 ahead of this year’s biennale, set to open to the public on may 22, 2021, designboom looks back at the previous editions. since then, a series of renowned architects and scholars - including kazuyo sejima, rem koolhaas, and massimiliano and doriana fuksas - have directed the international event, which has become the world’s most prestigious architecture exhibition. The aldo rossi-designed entrance to the 1st architecture biennale in 1980įive years later, in 1980, the architecture department was established with paolo portoghesi appointed as the first director. curated by vittorio gregotti, who sadly passed away in 2020, the exhibit explored possible uses for the mulino, a neo-gothic industrial landmark on the western end of venice’s giudecca island. In 1975, during the presidency of carlo ripa di meana, the first initiative towards an architecture exhibition was taken with ‘a proposito del mulino stucky’. Image by lorenzo capellini | main image by giulio squillacciotti, courtesy of la biennale (left to right) carlo ripa di meana, vittorio gregotti, luca ronconi, giacomo gambetti in 1975 although the biennale’s first art exhibition took place 126 years ago at the end of the 19th century, a dedicated architecture department was only established in 1980 with 16 official events to date. Established in 1895, la biennale di venezia is today acknowledged as one of the world’s most prestigious cultural institutions with events in the fields of art, architecture, cinema, dance, music, and theater. ![]()
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