71 arquitetos de todo o mundo irão participar da exposição principal com o tema 'Freespace', entre eles, os três brasileiros Carla Juaçaba, Grupo SP e Paulo Mendes da Rocha.

Open to the public from Saturday May 26th to Sunday November 25th 2018, at the Giardini and the Arsenale, the 16th International Architecture Exhibition, titled FREESPACE, will be curated by Yvonne Farrell and Shelley McNamara and organized by La Biennale di Venezia chaired by Paolo Baratta. The preview will take place on May 24thand 25th, the awards ceremony and inauguration will be held on Saturday May 26th 2018.

«With the aim of promoting the "desire" of architecture», President Baratta explained that this edition curated by Yvonne Farrell and Shelley McNamara focuses on the question of space, the quality of space, open and free space. The fundamental parameter of reference is indicated with great clarity.

«The desire to create FREESPACE can become the specific individual characteristic of each individual project.

But space, free space, public space can also reveal the presence or absence of architecture, if we understand architecture to be "thinking applied to the space where we live, that we inhabit".

And the International Architecture Exhibition will offer us examples, teachings, and topics of discussion. Therefore, we are thankful to Farrell and McNamara for having accepted our invitation and for the choice, which adds an important link to the chain of Exhibitions held over the years.»  

Yvonne Farrell and Shelley McNamara have used the Manifesto FREESPACE, issued in June 2017, as a reference point for putting this Exhibition together. «We have found it to be a robust tool» they stated. «It has acted as a measure and a guide to finding cohesion within the diversity of an Exhibition of this enormous scale.»

The Exhibition FREESPACE will develop from the Central Pavilion (Giardini) to the Arsenale, and will include 71 participants.

The 71 participants will be joined by others gathered in two Special Sections: the first numbering, 16 participants, is titled Close Encounter, meetings with remarkable projects and will present works that originate in a reflection on well-known buildings of the past; the second which counts, 13 participants, and is titled The Practice of Teaching, will collect projects developed as part of teaching experiences.

With regard to these sections, the Curators explained they have discovered «invention and creativity at the micro and macro scales historic buildings liberated by the intelligence of the architects; forgotten buildings re-visited and brought to life; transformative typologies of habitation; infrastructural needs translated into public and civic facilities.» Furthermore, «a key component in attending to the continuity of tradition in architecture is the practice of teaching. Many of the invited practitioners are actively engaged in teaching. The world of making and building merges with the imaginative world that is highlighted within the Exhibition.»

«We are hugely appreciative of the enormous dedication and passion invested by the participants» the Curators stated. And finally, in relation to the meaning of the word FREESPACE, the Curators said they are «delighted with the global engagement of participants and participating counties in the process of its translation. When we were writing the Manifesto, we wanted primarily to include the word space. We also wanted a new use of everyday words, which could somehow cause us all to re-frame the additional component that we as a profession can contribute to humanity. We see architecture as the translation of need in its widest sense into meaningful space. In the effort to translate FREESPACE into the many wonderful languages of the world, we hope that it prises open the ‘gift’ which architectural invention has the potential to contribute with each project. Translation allows us all to map and rename intellectual as well as actual territory. It is our hope that the word FREESPACE allows us to burrow into the aspirations, ambitions and generosity of architecture.» 

Participants

1.
6a architects (London, UK)
Tom Emerson; Stephanie Macdonald; John Ross; Owen Watson

4. 
Amateur Architecture Studio (Hangzhou, China)
Wang Shu; Lu Wenyu

5. 
andramatin (Jakarta, Indonesia)
Andra Matin

6.
Angela Deuber Architect (Chur, Switzerland)
Angela Deuber

7. 
architecten de vylder vinck taillieu (Ghent, Belgium)
Jan de Vylder; Inge Vinck; Jo Taillieu

8. 
Arrea architecture (Ljubljana, Slovenia)
Maruša Zorec

9. 
Assemble (London, UK)
Jane Issler Hall; Mathew Leung; Alice Edgerley; Adam Willis; Fran Edgerley; Amica Dall; Giles Smith; James Binning; Paloma Strelitz; Lewis Jones; Joseph Halligan; Louis Schulz; Maria Lisogorskaya; Karim Khelil; Anthony Engi Meacock

10. 
Atelier Peter Zumthor & Partner (Haldenstein, Switzerland)
Peter Zumthor 

11.
Aurelio Galfetti (Lugano and Bellinzona, Switzerland)

12. 
Barclay & Crousse (Lima, Peru)
Sandra Barclay; Jean-Pierre Crousse

13. 
BC architects & studies (Brussels, Belgium)
Ken De Cooman; Nicolas Coeckelberghs; Wes Degreef; Laurens Bekemans

14. 
Benedetta Tagliabue - Miralles Tagliabue EMBT (Barcelona, Spain; Shangai, China)
Benedetta Tagliabue; Elena Nedelcu; Joan Callís

15. 
BIG - Bjarke Ingels Group (New York, USA; Copenhagen, Denmark; London, UK)
Bjarke Ingels; Sheela Maini Søgaard; Finn Nørkjær; Thomas Christoffersen; Kai-Uwe Bergmann; Andreas Klok Pedersen; David Zahle; Jakob Lange; Beat Schenk; Daniel Sundlin; Brian Yang; Jakob Sand

16. 
Burkhalter Sumi Architekten (Zürich, Switzerland) 
Marianne Burkhalter; Christian Sumi
with
Marco Pogacnik (Venice, Italy)

17. 
Carla Juaçaba (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)

18. 
Caruso St John Architects (London, UK)
Adam Caruso; Peter St John

19. 
Case Design (Mumbai, India)
Anne Geenen; Samuel Barclay

20. 
Cino Zucchi Architetti (Milan, Italy)
Cino Zucchi

21. 
Crimson Architectural Historians (Rotterdam, The Netherlands)
Ewout Dorman; Michelle Provoost; Cassandra Wilkins; Wouter Vanstiphout; Simone Rots; Annuska Pronkhorst

22. 
David Chipperfield Architects (London, UK; Berlin, Germany; Milan, Italy; Shanghai, China)
David Chipperfield; Alexander Schwarz; Martin Reichert; Christoph Felger; Eva Schad; Harald  Müller

23. 
de Blacam and Meagher Architects (Dublin, Ireland; Ibiza, Spain)
Shane de Blacam; John Meagher

24. 
Diller Scofidio + Renfro (New York, USA)
Elizabeth Diller; Charles Renfro; Ricardo Scofidio; Benjamin Gilmartin

25. 
DnA_Design and Architecture (Beijing, China)
Xu Tiantian

26. 
Dorte Mandrup A/S (Copenhagen, Denmark)
Dorte Mandrup; Frants Nielsen

27. 
Elemental (Santiago, Chile)
Alejandro Aravena; Gonzalo Arteaga; Juan Cerda; Diego Torres; Victor Oddo

28. 
Elizabeth Hatz Architects (Stockholm, Sweden)
Elizabeth Hatz

29. 
Estudio Carme Pinós (Barcelona, Spain)
Carme Pinós

30. 
Flores & Prats (Barcelona, Spain)
Eva Prats; Ricardo Flores

31. 
Francesca Torzo Architetto (Genova, Italy)
Francesca Torzo

32. 
Gion A. Caminada (Vrin-Cons, Switzerland)

33. 
GrupoSP (São Paulo, Brazil)
Alvaro Puntoni; Joao Sodre

34. 
Gumuchdjian Architects (London, UK)
Philip Gumuchdjian

35. 
Hall McKnight (Belfast and London, UK)
Alastair Hall; Ian McKnight

36.
Inês Lobo, Arquitectos (Lisbon, Portugal)
Inês Lobo; João Rosário   

37. 
Jensen og Skodvin Arkitekter AS (Oslo, Norway)
Jan Olav Jensen; Børre Skodvin; Torunn Golberg; Torstein Koch

38. 
John Wardle Architects (Melbourne, Australia)
John Wardle, Stefan Mee, Meaghan Dwyer, Bill Krotiris, Jane Williams

39. 
Kazuyo Sejima + Ryue Nishizawa / SANAA (Tokyo, Japan)
Kazuyo Sejima; Ryue Nishizawa

40. 
Kieran Long; Johan Örn; James Taylor-Foster (Stockholm, Sweden)
with 
ArkDes (Stockholm, Sweden)

41. 
Lacaton & Vassal Architects (Paris, France)
Anne Lacaton; Jean Philippe Vassal

42. 
Laura Peretti Architects (Rome, Italy)
Laura Peretti

43. 
Maria Giuseppina Grasso Cannizzo (Vittoria – Ragusa, Italy)

44. 
Marie-José Van Hee architecten (Ghent, Belgium)
Marie-José Van Hee

45. 
Marina Tabassum Architects (Dhaka, Bangladesh)
Marina Tabassum

46. 
Matharoo Associates (Ahmedabad, India)
Gurjit Singh Matharoo

47. 
Michael Maltzan Architecture (Los Angeles, USA)
Michael Maltzan

48. 
Niall McLaughlin Architects (London, UK)
Niall McLaughlin

49. 
O'Donnell + Tuomey (Dublin, Ireland)
John Tuomey; Sheila O'Donnell

50. 
Paredes Pedrosa Arquitectos (Madrid, Spain)
Angela Garcia de Paredes; Ignacio G. Pedrosa

51. 
Paulo Mendes da Rocha (São Paulo, Brazil)

52. 
Peter Rich Architects (Johannesburg, South Africa)
Peter Rich

53. 
Rafael Moneo, Arquitecto (Madrid, Spain)
Rafael Moneo

54. 
Rintala Eggertsson Architects (Oslo and Bodø, Norway)
Dagur Eggertsson; Vibeke Jensen; Sami Rintala

55. 
RMA Architects (Mumbai, India; Boston, USA)
Rahul Mehrotra; Nondita Correa Mehrotra; Robert Stephens; Payal Patel

56. 
Robert McCarter, Professor of Architecture (St. Louis, Missouri, USA)
Robert McCarter

57. 
Room11 Architects (Hobart, Tasmania, Australia)
Thomas Bailey; Nathan Crump; Megan Baynes

58. 
Rozana Montiel Estudio de Arquitectura (Mexico City, Mexico)
Rozana Montiel

59. 
Salter Collingridge Design (London and Ludlow, UK)
Peter Salter; Fenella Collingridge

60. 
Sauerbruch Hutton (Berlin, Germany)
Matthias Sauerbruch; Louisa Hutton; Juan Lucas Young 

61. 
Skälsö Arkitekter (Visby and Stockholm, Sweden)
Joel Phersson; Erik Gardell; Lisa Ekström; Mats Håkansson; Axel Wolgers

62. 
Souto Moura - Arquitectos, S.A. (Porto, Portugal)
Eduardo Souto de Moura

63. 
Studio Anna Heringer (Laufen, Germany)
Anna Heringer

64. 
Studio Gang (Chicago, New York and San Francisco, USA)
Jeanne Gang

65. 
Studio Odile DECQ (Paris, France)
Odile Decq

66. 
Talli Architecture and Design (Helsinki, Finland)
Pia Ilonen; Minna Lukander; Martti Lukander

67. 
Tezuka Architects (Tokyo, Japan)
Takaharu Tezuka; Yui Tezuka

68. 
Toyo Ito & Associates, Architects (Tokyo, Japan)
Toyo Ito

69. 
Vector Architects (Beijing, China)
Gong Dong

70. 
VTN Architects (Hochiminh City, Vietnam)
Vo Trong Nghia

71. 
Weiss/Manfredi (New York, USA)
Marion Weiss; Micheal Manfredi