The U.S. Pavilion at the 13th Venice Architecture Biennale, devoted to the theme Spontaneous Interventions: Design Actions for the Common Good, has launched a new website to share information about the exhibition and to broaden the call for projects to be considered for inclusion. Organized by the…

Turin, Italy-based architects bam! have shared with us their entry for the Venice CityVision Competition (previously on Bustler) that was just recently awarded the First Prize. The team included Alberto Bottero, Simona Della Rocca, and Valeria Bruni.

Two winners, one special prize, and eleven honorable mentions have been announced in the Venice CityVision Competition. The international ideas competition routinely challenges architects, engineers, designers, students and creative individuals to develop visionary urban proposals with the intention of stimulating and supporting the contemporary city, in this case Venice.…

The entry by Anglo-German practice Sauerbruch Hutton has recently won the M9 International Architectural Design Competition, the new cultural pole that will open in Venice-Mestre, Italy in 2014.

Today, Emergency Exit, the Polish Pavilion at the 12th International Architecture Exhibition in Venice, had its opening reception, and we're happy to share images and a description of this fascinating installation. The exhibition will be open to the public starting this Sunday, August 29, until…

The concept A.WAY by Berlin-based J. Mayer H. Architects has been announced the Winner at the Audi Urban Future Award - Building a Vision for 2030. The award aims to establish a dialogue on the synergy of mobility, architecture and urban development by means of a tangible…

The Final stage in the process of choosing entries from the national ‘Designs for Australia’s cities 2050+’ competition to be exhibited in the Australian Pavilion at this year’s Venice Biennale has been announced. A total of 17 proposals were chosen from the shortlist. Most of these will…

The Australian Institute of Architects announced that John Gollings and Ivan Rijavec will head the creative team for the Australian Pavilion at the upcoming 12th Venice International Architecture Biennale. The team’s two-part ‘NOW + WHEN Australian Urbanism’ exhibition will highlight three of Australia’s most interesting urban regions as they are…

2008 is the 20th anniversary of Café Di Stasio. The cafe will celebrate all year with an ongoing program of support for the Australian Pavilion in Venice and the Architectural Biennale 2008 in particular. Rinaldo Di Stasio is an enthusiastic patron of art and architecture in Australia. To further his…

Venice, 27th June 2008—The Board of the Foundation La Biennale di Venezia, chaired by Paolo Baratta, gathered today in the offices of Palazzo Querini Dubois, and on the proposal of the Director, Aaron Betsky, attributed the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement for the 11th International Architecture Exhibition to Frank Gehry.…