Hosted every other year, the Venice Architecture Biennale invites some of the most conceptual thinkers from around the world to flex their creative muscles to interpret a set theme. This year's curator was Cincinnati Art…
Everybody who is anybody in the world of architecture goes to the Venice Biennale. So why were there so few good ideas this time?
Thursday 26 August
The 12th International Architecture Biennale in Venice has this year been curated for the first time by a woman, and for the first time for a while, by an architect.
Thursday 24 December
As architects down tools for the holidays, it’s a time for reflection.
For our second film reporting from the 13th Venice Architecture Biennale, Hugo Macdonald headed to the giardini to explore conceptual thought and artistic interpretations at the national pavilions.
British architect David Chipperfield was chosen to be director of the 13th Venice Architecture Biennale this year. "Common Ground" was the theme he picked for the showcase. From 29 August to 25 November visitors can observe…
This week's episode is part one of the 13th Venice Architecture Biennale, bringing you the news and views of people shaping the global architecture industry.
Sunday 2 September
Standing in the Czech pavilion last week at the 13th Venice Architecture Biennale for the first time in my life I felt old, realising that technology was defeating me.
Part two of Venice Architecture Biennale visits pavilions from Angola, Taiwan, Chile and Ireland. We also learn about Rolex’s new mentoring program for architecture.
Why Mitt Romney is accusing Barack Obama of “low” politics, we ask what makes Nordic nations successful, and discuss the oncoming Venice Architecture Biennale.
We check out Montana’s oldest fairground relic, hear the latest cultural offerings from the Venice architecture biennale, and ask what the future of storytelling holds.
The second of Monocle's films from the 12th Architecture Biennale in Venice tackles the issue of urban development. Throughout the biennale, architects demonstrated a new responsibility in their approach to preserving and…
In our second film report from the Venice Architecture Biennale, Sarah Balmond visits the curated exhibitions in the Giardini, where national pavilions were transformed into temples to architectural thought.
'People meet in architecture' is the theme of the 12th International Architecture Biennale in Venice. The festival has its first female director, Kazuyo Sejima from SANAA, and Monocle heads out in force to give our take on…
Friday 8 October
Vyshny Volochek is an ordinary Russian provincial town: tired, grey and emitting a general air of decay.
Tuesday 16 April
Recent bureaucratic run-ins with city planners over puppies and paint cans begs the age-old question – can't we all just get along?
The old master still teaching his would-be successors new tricks, Álvaro Siza is as dedicated to architecture now as when he started his practice 60 years ago. Optimistic despite his country’s predicament, his focus is set…
Alongside London’s world sporting showcase and its potential for growth, our editor in chief Tyler Brûlé considers Monocle’s very own expansion plans for this summer.
It used to be known for its trashy urban landscape but now Brisbane is showing the world that this 1980s child has come of age. Its young generation of architects is transforming the skyline with elegant buildings – and…
Tadao Ando is one of the most respected architects in the world. Working against Japan’s ‘rip down and rebuild’ architectural policy, he is now burying structures underground, planting trees and wondering if it’s simply…
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