United States of America
Resi-Rise is a vertical urban planning project that maximizes building space, providing customizable and adaptable living cells. Acqua Alta is a sacred space that explores the multiplicity of interpretations of the concept of contemplative space, using nearly invisible filaments to create an immersive and reflective experience. USA 2 Lewis.Tsurumaki.Lewis designs parking structures with vertical combinations and architectural forms. Reiser + Umemoto reimagines highway interchanges as vectors connecting heterogeneous landscapes. George Yu Architects introduces a new shopping center model, blending conventional malls with larger centers. Studio Gang Architects redefines stadiums by integrating them into urban environments.
Supermarket sweep… the Latvian pavilion which has been transformed into a minimart.
This contribution brings a little levity to the long trek through the halls of the Arsenale.
Choice as the basis of architectural process, the pop aesthetics emphasizing the languages of consumption as in Hamilton or Warhol: everything is structured by the dynamics of commerce.
Presented as a supermarket, its "products" feature the text from every national biennale exhibit from the last decade, boiled down to its essence through Al. It sticks a pin into the whole ball of hot air. Thank you for that.
Funny thing about designing one liners is they aren't good unless you follow them to the utter end with utmost seriousness lol. That's why I loved the Latvian pavilion this year!
Welcome to T/C Latvija, surely the most instagrammed installation of this edition of the Biennale
Latvia is reopening the archive boxes once again, reminding us (including the Biennial Presidency) of everything that has already been thought up and invented, and inviting us to place the most urgently needed products in the basket, to combine them with one another, and ultimately consume all the knowledge.
Fun, colourful and thought-provoking, it offers a tongue-in-cheek moment to the Arsenale sequence...
Latvia's participation in the Biennale Architettura 2023 is organized and supported by the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Latvia.
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