Also this year Venice will host the XII International Architecture Exhibition, which will take place from 29 August to 21 November 2010, led by the Japanese architect Kazuyo Sejima, director of the event that asked to award the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement to the Dutch architect Rem Koolhaas. The motivations? “Because it has expanded the possibilities of architecture, focusing on the relationships between people and space” and because “it creates buildings that stimulate interaction between people, thus achieving ambitious goals for architecture.” As Sejima herself stated.
Besides Koolhaas, winner of the Pritzker Prize in 2000, a special Golden Lion for Memory will be dedicated to the Japanese architect Kazuo Shinohara, who passed away in 2006, which has exerted a wide influence on the Japanese architectural scene, which inspired architects such as Toyo Ito, Kazunari Sakamoto and Itsuko Hasegawa.
This time the Sejima motivated the choice by recalling Shinohara’s ability to reflect on the symbolic value of space and how it relates to individuals.
With his Shinohara research, he created buildings that demonstrated a critical view ofmodern architecture.
An unmissable event, where you can discover the best of international production.
Also this year Venice will host the XII International Architecture Exhibition, which will take place from 29 August to 21 November 2010, led by the Japanese architect Kazuyo Sejima, director of the event that asked to award the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement to the Dutch architect Rem Koolhaas. The motivations? “Because it has expanded the possibilities of architecture, focusing on the relationships between people and space” and because “it creates buildings that stimulate interaction between people, thus achieving ambitious goals for architecture.” As Sejima herself stated.
Besides Koolhaas, winner of the Pritzker Prize in 2000, a special Golden Lion for Memory will be dedicated to the Japanese architect Kazuo Shinohara, who passed away in 2006, which has exerted a wide influence on the Japanese architectural scene, which inspired architects such as Toyo Ito, Kazunari Sakamoto and Itsuko Hasegawa.
This time the Sejima motivated the choice by recalling Shinohara’s ability to reflect on the symbolic value of space and how it relates to individuals.
With his Shinohara research, he created buildings that demonstrated a critical view ofmodern architecture.
An unmissable event, where you can discover the best of international production.
