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"The Venice Architecture Biennale has always been larger than itself."
"Rem Koolhaas's Fundamentals sought to deconstruct architecture into a universal grammar; Alejandro Aravena's Reporting from the Front reframed it as a tool for social justice on the ground; Lesley Lokko's The Laboratory of the Future set out to decolonize and decarbonize the architectural canon."
The Venice Architecture Biennale functions as a platform that extends beyond exhibition spaces to shape broader architectural discourse and practice. The event pursues thematic ambitions that reach beyond the Arsenale and Giardini, influencing global conversations about architecture's aims and methods. Rem Koolhaas's Fundamentals deconstructed architecture into a model of universal grammar, reframing the discipline in formal, comparative terms. Alejandro Aravena's Reporting from the Front reframed architecture as a tool for on-the-ground social justice interventions and community engagement. Lesley Lokko's The Laboratory of the Future aimed to decolonize and decarbonize the architectural canon, foregrounding equity and environmental responsibility.
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