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Architecture Biennale: Swiss Pavilion and Davos Baukultur Alliance
At the 18th Architecture Biennale, “The Laboratory of the Future”, Alain Berset inaugurates the Swiss Pavilion on 18 May. The project “Neighbours”, by the artist Karin Sander and the art historian Philip Ursprung, both professors at ETH Zurich, takes down part of the wall separating Bruno Giacometti’s pavilion (1952) from its Venezuelan neighbour, designed by Carlo Scarpa. Walls have a bad reputation, he says: they reinforce differences and create misunderstandings. The pavilion asks another question: what is closer to us than what lies on the other side of the wall?
On 19 May, at the Palazzo Zorzi, home of UNESCO’s regional office, he opens the first public event of the Davos Baukultur Alliance, launched in Davos in January: “Creating Vibrant Communities for All – Spotlight on Affordability”. The Federal Office of Culture, the World Economic Forum and UNESCO organise it. Alejandro Aravena, Christian Benimana, Lyndon Neri and Rossana Hu present projects, then the members of the Alliance debate high-quality, affordable building.
On the sidelines, he holds talks with Austrian Vice-Chancellor Werner Kogler and with the Italian Minister of Culture, Gennaro Sangiuliano.
Thursday 18 May 2023 — Venice, Giardini
- Visit to the Swiss Pavilion with Karin Sander and Philip Ursprung
- Official inauguration of the Swiss Pavilion “Neighbours”, addresses by Philippe Bischof (Pro Helvetia) and Alain Berset
- Visit to national pavilions in the Giardini
- Exchange with Werner Kogler, Vice-Chancellor of Austria, at the Austrian Pavilion
- Swiss Biennale reception, on the Giudecca
Friday 19 May 2023 — Venice, Palazzo Zorzi and Arsenale
- Opening speech at the Davos Baukultur Alliance event, at UNESCO’s regional office
- Visit to the main exhibition at the Arsenale
- Meeting with Gennaro Sangiuliano, Italian Minister of Culture
Speeches on this site
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