Proposal for the British Pavilion at the 15th Venice Architecture Biennale 2016
BEYOND MODERNITY. Visions for the future of London The British Pavilion at the 15 th Venice Architecture Biennale in 2016 should focus on the current architectural production of London and the potential radical visions that can construct an alternative future development for the city, towards a more inclusive and anthropocentric direction. We propose the transformation of the British Pavilion into a physical and conceptual platform that could generate vital dialogue and productive contemplation for London’s urbanity and the global urban condition at large, by exhibiting advanced research material about the current built environment of the city, as well as exemplary realized projects or visionary paper proposals for its future evolution. We propose the installation of a stage for meetings, events and discussions inside the large central room of the Pavilion, and a continuous flow of movement and knowledge through the other five rooms of the building. The suggested scheme inverts the ph...