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Earth Overshoot Day: what are we doing about?

The 12th Venice International Architecture Exhibition is opening (preview on August 26, 27 and 28, 2010) and Earth Overshoot Day is past (August 21st). It would be interesting to ask every architect we’ll meet among the pavilions: “What is the footprint of your buildings?”. And to us: “What are we doing about our personal footprint?”.

Take the quiz..

txt: August 21 is Earth Overshoot Day – www.footprintnetwork.org

August 21st marks an unfortunate milestone: the day in which we exhaust our ecological budget for the year. Once we pass this day, humanity will have demanded all the ecological services – from filtering CO2 to producing the raw materials for food – that nature can provide this year. From that point until the end of the year, we meet our ecological demand by liquidating resource stocks and accumulating carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.
What is Earth Overshoot Day?
Every year, Global Footprint Network calculates nature’s supply in the form of biocapacity, the amount of resources the planet generates, and compares that to human demand: the amount it takes to produce all the living resources we consume and absorb our carbon dioxide emissions. Earth Overshoot Day, a concept devised by U.K.-based new economics foundation, marks the day when demand on ecological services begins to exceed the renewable supply.

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2010 Venice Biennale architecture: collateral events

updated: august 31, 2010

In-progress list of the collateral events proposed during the 12th International Architecture Exhibition in Venice from Sunday 29th August to Sunday 21st November 2010.
ps: the collateral events are the red dots; the blue dots are for the national participations.


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- Beyond Entropy: When Energy Becomes Form
Architectural Association (AA) School of Architecture – London
Fondazione Giorgio Cini – San Giorgio Maggiore Island

- Carte blanche à Alex MacLean
La Défense Seine Arche / CA’ASI
CA’ASI – Campiello Santa Maria Nova Cannaregio 6024 30121 Venice

- CULTURE_NATURE green ethics – habitat – environment
Spazio Thetis
Arsenale Novissimo, Venezia

- E-PICENTRO
Spazio Thetis
Arsenale Novissimo, Venezia

- From Object to City / DALL’OGGETTO ALLA CITTA’
Istituto Veneto di Scienze, Lettere ed Arti
Campo S. Stefano, 2945 – 30124 VENEZIA

- IL VUOTO E LE FORME 2010. Metropoli//Antimetropoli
Bellati Editore + DIET – Dipartimento di Ingegneria Edile e del Territorio dell’Università degli Studi di Pavia
Calle della Tana – Castello 21/26 Venice

- LONGING FOR… Score #1
EXPERIENCES YOU CAN SHARE ABOUT BODIES, MOVEMENT AND SPACES
26/29 August 2010
Arsenale Novissimo, Tesa 92 – Venice

- Mapping contemporary Venice: from today’s city to Venice of the future
UNIVIU
island of San Servolo

- M9.A NEW MUSEUM FOR A NEW CITY
Mostra dei progetti per il nuovo polo museale
Fondazione di Venezia
Via Poerio, 24 – Mestre

- New Chinese Architecture at CA’ASI
Ca’ASI ARCHITECTURE STUDIO’S SHARED HOME IN VENICE
Ca’ASI Campiello Santa Maria Nova Cannaregio 6024 30121 Venice

- “Oltre il giardino – Il giardino globale”
Associazione GRUPPO GIOVANI PITTORI SPILIMBERGHESI
ESU Venezia – sala polivalente “A. Nardocci”, Palazzo dei Pompieri – Calle larga Foscari, Dorsoduro 3861 – Venezia

- PARCO UNGARETTI: A VENEZIA LA PREVIEW
Borgoloco Pompeo Molmenti
Castello 6113, Venezia

- Pier Luigi Nervi: architettura come sfida
Fondazione Ugo e Olga Levi Onlus
Palazzo Giustinian Lolin, San Marco 2893 – 30124 Venezia

- PROVINCIA ITALIANA / Italian Province
C4 Centro Cultura Contemporaneo Caldogno – FuoribiennaleCentro Studi UsineInnov(e)tion Valley
Different venues in Bassano del Grappa, Caldogno, Montorso Vicentino, Possagno, Schio, Valdagno, Venezia, Vicenza, and Camposampiero.

- Quotidian Architectures – Hong Kong In Venice
The Hong Kong Institute of Architects
Arsenale, Campo della Tana, Castello 2126, 30122 Venice

- SISMYCITY
Associazione Culturale fuori_vista
Palazzo Ducale, Loggia Foscara, 28 August > 30 October 2010

- Sustainable Design Week – per comunicare la sostenibilità
26-29 august 2010
Telecom Future Center
Campo San Salvador San Marco, 4826 30124 – Venice

- The Bearable Lightness of Being The Metaphor of the Space 2
Galerie Davide di Maggio
Tesa San Cristoforo 94, Arsenale Novissimo, Venezia

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2010 Venice Architecture Biennale: the Google map

map updated 26 august 2010

The 12th International Architecture Exhibition, will be held from August 29th to November 21st, 2010, at the Giardini and at the Arsenale (preview August 26, 27 and 28, 2010), and in various other venues in Venice.

ps: if you have installed the Google Earth plugin now you can see the Venice map in 3D: an amazing fly over a wonderful place.


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links:
- www.labiennale.org – 12th International Architecture Exhibition
- 2010 Venice Biennale architecture: participants
- 2010 Venice Biennale architecture: national participations PART 1 (A-C)
- 2010 Venice Biennale architecture: national participations PART 2 (C-I)
- 2010 Venice Biennale architecture: national participations PART 3 (I-P)
- 2010 Venice Biennale architecture: national participations PART 4 (R-Z)

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2010 Venice Biennale architecture: national participations (part 4)

updated: 26 august 2010


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ROMANIA
1:1
Romina Grillo, Ciprian Rasoiu, Liviu Vasiu, Matei Vlasceanu
Superbia
Marius Moga, Laura Panait, Camelia Sisak, Areta Soare, Daniel Serban
Commissioner: Monica Morariu. Deputy commissioners: Alexandru Damian, Ioan Lucacel.
Curators: Tudor Vlasceanu (1:1); Silviu Aldea, Tamas Sisak (Superbia).
Venue: Pavilion at Giardini and Nuova Galleria dell’Istituto Romeno, Cannaregio 2214

RUSSIA
Factory Russia
Commissioner: Vasili Tsereteli.
Curators: Sergei Choban, Pavel Horoshilov, Gregory Revzin.
Venue: Pavilion at Giardini

RWANDA, Republic of
Tradition and innovation in vegetable fibres’ design
Atelier Rwanda Workshop
Commissioner: Gaddo Morpurgo.
Curators: Gaddo Morpurgo, Bettina Scholl-Sabbatini.
Scientific Committee: Abraham Atta Ogwu, Amerigo Restucci, Giancarlo Carnevale, John Mshana, Renzo di Renzo.
Venue: IUAV Magazzini Ligabue 7, Dorsoduro 1827 and Fondazione Claudio Buziol, Palazzo Mangilli-Valmarana, Cannaregio 4392

SAN MARINO, Republic of
ARCHITETTURA NEL PICCOLO STATO
SAN MARINO

Nove fotografi per nove architetture
Commissioner: Leo Marino Moranti, Valerio Pradal.
Curator: Alberto Bassi.
Scientific Committee: Fiorella Bulegato, Alessandra Bosco, Patrizia Ferreri, Sergio Giusti, Giorgio Majno, Maddalena Scimemi, Riccardo Varini.
Venue: UNESCO, Regional Bureau for Science and Culture in Europe, Palazzo Zorzi, Castello 4930

SERBIA
SEESAW PLAY-GROW
Non-Equilibrium Ground
“ŠKART“ (rejection/ ausschus/ scarto) (Ðorde Balzamovic, Dragan Protic, Goran Petrovic).
Commissioner: Jovan Mitrovic.
Venue: Pavilion at Giardini

SINGAPORE
1000 Singapores – A Model of the Compact City
Khoo Peng Beng, Belinda Huang, Erik G. L’Heureux, Florian Benjamin Schaetz.
Commissioner: Jeffrey Ho. Deputy Commissioner: Ashvinkumar.
Venue: Istituto Provinciale per l’Infanzia “Santa Maria della Pietà”, Castello 3701

SLOVENIA, Republic of
All Shades of Green

Studio AKKA (Luka Javornik, Ana Kucan), Studiobotas (Boštjan Botas Kenda, Primož Fijavž, Peter Rauch)
Commissioner: Blaž Peršin.
Venue: Galleria A+A, San Marco 3073

SPAIN
ARCHITECTURE WITHIN LIMITS
Ministerio de Vivienda
Commissioner: Consejo Superior de Colegios de Arquitectos de España.
Venue: Pavilion at Giardini

SWITZERLAND
Landscape and engineering structures
Jürg Conzett
Commissioner: Urs Staub.
Venue: Pavilion at Giardini

TAIWAN
Take a Break – Spatial Variability in Contemporary Taiwan
National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts
Palazzo delle Prigioni – Castello 4209 Venice

THAILAND
THAILAND’S MEET & GREET
Teerathep Kunawattanakul, Wansavang Yensabaidee, Vichayuth Meenaphant, Phuttipan Aswakool, Karjvit Rirermvanich, Sasikan Supradith na Ayutthaya, Sutah Schonrungroj, Tharit Tothong, Monthon Paoaroon, Tharadol Panburana, Chutchai Chumsai Na Ayudhya, Yanyong Junveranong, Wipavee Kueasirikul, Drunn Natjumnong, Ekpong Deawsurin
Commissioners: Thaweejit Chandrasakha, Chalay Kunawong.
Curators: Apiradee Kasemsook, Nuttinee Karnchanaporn.
Venue: Artiglierie dell’Arsenale

UKRAINE
PARADISE OR SANCTUARU
Olilga Milentiy con la partecipazione del NCA-found group: Nikita Mazayev, Sergey Derkach, Uriy Krasiy, Victor Solovar.
Commissioner: Nikita Mazayev.
Curator: Olilga Milentiy. Deputy Curator: Galina Sklyarenko.
Venue: Arsenale, Artiglierie

UNITED KINGDOM
Villa Frankenstein
Commissioner: Vicky Richardson.
Curator: muf architecture/art LLp.
Venue: Pavilion at Giardini

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Workshopping, An American Model of Architectural Practice
Commissioners/Curators: Michael Rooks, Jonathan D. Solomon.
Venue: Pavilion at Giardini

URUGUAY
5 Narrativas, 5 Edificios (.pdf)
Commissioner: Emilio Nisivoccia. Deputy Commissioners: Lucio de Souza, Sebastián Alonso, Martín Craciún.
Venue: Pavilion at Giardini

VENEZUELA
Participation to be confirmed. Venue: Pavilion at Giardini

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2010 Venice Biennale architecture: national participations (part 3)

updated: 29 august 2010


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ITALY
- The Ministry for the Cultural Heritage and Activities
- PaBAAC- General Direction for the landscape, fine arts, architecture and contemporary art
- la Biennale di Venezia

AILATI. Reflections from the future

Ma0 / emmeazero studio di architettura, scandurrastudio, Archea Associati, Guidarini e Salvadeo, C+S Associati, Francesco Jodice, Cino Zucchi Architetti con Gueltrini e Stignani Associati, MODUS architects (Matteo Scagnol – Sandy Attia), Esterni, Ifdesign, Marina Ballo Charmet, Christoph Mayr Fingerle, Studio Italo Rota & Partners, Studio elementare, Sauerbruch+Hutton, Kconsult, Studio Valle architetti ass., Cino Zucchi Architetti, Canali associati srl, Chalers Jencks + LAND, Topotek1, Arup Italia, MAB Arquitectura (Massimo Basile, Floriana Marotta), Stefano Boeri Architetti, Riccardo Vannucci_FAREstudio, studio tamassociati (Raul Pantaleo, Simone Sfriso, Massimo Lepore, Sebastiano Crescini con Pietro Parrino e Gino Strada), Santo Giunta, Seconda Università degli Studi di Napoli/ Facoltà di architettura “L. Vanvitelli” con Libera Campania, Libera Associazione GOEL, Filippo Romano + Eva Frappiccini, Lelli & Associati architettura e Cristofani Architetti, Gambardella architetti, Greppi&Bianchetti Studio, Renzo Piano Building Workshop in collaborazione con Alessandro Traldi, Renato Rizzi, DAP studio, aMDL Michele De Lucchi , ELASTICOSPA, Scherer & Dietl, Emanuele Fidone, Vincenzo Latina, Davide Vargas, Piuarch, Beniamino Servino, Attilio Stocchi, Pietro Carlo Pellegrini, Elisabetta Terragni – Studio Terragni Architetti, Gruppe Gut snc. Jeffrey T. Schnapp, Franco Purini, NOWA, Alterazioni Video con Claudia D’Aita ed Enrico Sgarbi, Cino Zucchi Architetti + Park Associati , Massimiliano e Doriana Fuksas, Labics, diverserighestudio

Atelier Forte, Anna Barbara, ecoLogicStudio, Gambardella architetti, Ian+, Ma0, Marc, Metrogramma, Nowa/Marco Navarra, Carlo Ratti, Italo Rota, Alessandro Scandurra, Beniamino Servino, Attilio Stocchi

Commissioner: Mario Lolli Ghetti.
Curator: Luca Molinari.
Venue: Arsenale, Padiglione Italia, Tese and Giardino delle Vergini

JAPAN
TOKYO METABOLIZING
Ryue Nishizawa, Yoshiharu Tsukamoto
Commissioner: Ko Kitayama. Deputy commissioners: Marie Suzuki, Atsuko Sato.
Venue: Pavilion at Giardini

KOREA, Republic of
RE•PLACE•ING CITY : DOCUMENTARY OF CHANGING METROPOLIS SEOUL
Cho Junggoo, Hah Tesoc, Lee Chungkee, Lee Sangkoo , Shin Seungsoo
Commissioner: Kwon Moon-Sung.
Venue: Pavilion at Giardini

LUXEMBOURG, Grand Duchy of
ROCK-PAPER-SCISSORS
Commissioner: Christian Bauer.
Venue: Ca’ del Duca, Corte del Duca Sforza – Venice

MACEDONIA
Learning Architecture
Jone Jankoski, Dejan Ivanovski, Aleksandar Radevski, Saša Tasic, Dominika Boškova, Goce Adzimitrevski, Martin Guleski, Slobodan Velevski, Goran Mickovski, Filip Cenovski, Oljga Guleska, Betim Zeqiri, Nikola Strezovski, Nataša Milovancev, Elizabeta Avramovska, Mitko Hadzi-Pulja, Minas Bakalacev, and 101 Students of the first year at the Faculty of Architecture University St. Cyril and Methodius, 2009/2010, Skopje.
Commissioner: Frosina Zafirovska.
Curator: Minas Bakalacev, Mitko Hadzi-Pulja.
Venue: Arsenale, Artiglierie

MALAYSIA
R E / MIXED
Veritas Architects, Aisan Kianmehr of University Putra Malaysia, Mohamad Pital Maarof (in collaborazione con Ramlan Abdullah), Wan Sofiah Wan Ishak of Design Evolution Architects, Chan Pik Zen, Chris Yap Seng Chye, William Ho, Sarly Adre Sarkum, Nazlan Baharuddin, Lee Chor Wah, DBA Arkitek- Abdul Muzi Haji Abdullah, Wooi Lok Kuang, Saifuddin Ahmad, Tan Loke Mun, Martin Lee Wee Hong, Au Tai Yeow, John Koh Seng Siew, Hijjas Kasturi, Ngiom Partnership, Lim Hock Huat, Mohd Suhaimi Fadzir, Ahmad Rozi, Abdul Wahab, Esa Mohammed, Muhammd Khairi Ismail of University Putra Malaysia, Khairiah Hj. Noordin, Tan Hin Lin, Mohamad Pital, Maarof, Sacha Ramlan Noordin, Dato’ Noharuddin Nordin.
Malaysian Institute of Architects
Commissioner: Roseliah Taha. Deputy Commissioners: Siti Azlina Mohd, Ali Hanafiah.
Venue: Artiglierie dell’Arsenale

MONTENEGRO
Places for Re-encounters – Recycling the Space
Andjelka Badnjar, Rifat Alihodžic, Krunoslav Ivanišin, Lulzim Kabashi
Commissioner: Goran Radovic. Deputy Commissioner: Ljubo D. Stjepcevic.
Venue: Palazzo Zorzi, Castello 4930

NETHERLANDS
Vacant NL, where architecture meets ideas
Commissioner: Ole Bauman
Curator: Rietveld Landscape (Ronald Rietveld and Erik Rietveld). Venue: Pavilion at Giardini

NORDIC PAVILION (FINLAND, NORWAY, SWEDEN)
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Andersson Jönsson Landskapsarkitekter, Anttinen Oiva Architects ltd, Arkkitehtitoimisto Häkli Ky, Arkkitehtitoimisto Helander Leiviskä, Arkkitehtitoimisto P&P Manner Oy, Askim/Lantto ArkitekterAS/Jens Petter Askim A, Avanto Architects, Gunilla Bandolin, Helen & Hard, Haugen/Zohar Arkitekter, International Festival in collaboration with Tensta Centre of Contemporary Art, Front and Larsson Lindstrand Palmearkitektkontor, Jensen & Skodvin arkitektkontor, JKMM Architects, The City of Malmö in collaboration with Föreningen Bryggeriet, STPLN I Stapelbäddsparken, ABF Malmö, Placed To Ride and Entre-Prises Sweden. Snøhetta, Tham & Videgård Arkitekter, Wingårdh Arkitekkontor, Economy in collaboration with Testbedstudio.
Commissioner: Karin Åberg Waern. Deputy commissioner: Lena Rahoult.
Commissioner: Kristiina Nivari. Deputy commissioner: Hannu Hellman.
Commissioner: Eva Madshus. Deputy commissioner: Nina Berre.
Venue: Pavilion at Giardini

POLAND
Emergency Exit
Agnieszka Kurant, Aleksandra Wasilkowska
Commissioner: Agnieszka Morawinska.
Curator: Elias Redstone.
Venue: Pavilion at Giardini

PORTUGAL
NO PLACE LIKE
Bak Gordon, Carrilho da Graça, Aires Mateus, Siza Vieira
Commissioner: Direcção-Geral das Artes.
Curators: Julia Albani, José Mateus, Rita Palma, Delfim Sardo.
Venue: Ca’ Foscari

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