La Biennale di Venezia 2010
The exhibition is located in Venice. No exhibits related to the Biennale are shown in Stockholm.
La Biennale di Venezia Architettura
The 12th International Architecture Biennale in Venice, directed by Kazuyo Sejima and titled People meet in architecture, opens to the public on August 29, 2010.
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The Nordic Pavilion 2010
The Swedish Museum of Architecture is the coordinating commissioner for the 2010 Nordic Pavilion, and is responsible for the exhibition concept. The architecture exhibition in the Nordic Pavilion, called ”Stay in Touch”, presents 18 built proposals by Finnish, Norwegian and Swedish architects, where architecture contributes to interaction, approachability, contemplation and activity.
In complement to the exhibition ”Stay in touch”, the Nordic Pavilion also presents a combined lounge and residence programme called ”At Work With”, where 12 young architecture offices are present in the pavilion one week each during the 12 weeks of the 2010 Venice Biennale.
Stay in Touch - Public Architecture in the Nordic Context
Stay in Touch - Public Architecture in the Nordic Context, displays eighteen Nordic projects responding to the social dimensions and values of resilient and dynamic architecture. Finland, Norway and Sweden are represented by six projects each, showing architecture that put humans in contact with their senses, from the intimacy of the sauna to the opulence of the opera house, and invite the public to meet, make contact, and stay in touch.
Accessibility: The exhibition Stay in Touch will be equipped with audioguides in English. The Nordic Pavilion is accessible by wheelchair. For wheelchair and level access of the Giardini exhibition area, please see labiennale.org
The exhibition ”Stay in Touch” presents the following architects and projects:
Finland
Selection by The Museum of Finnish Architecture:
Cultural Centre Sandels, Helsinki, Finland, 2007.
Arkkitehtitoimisto Helander Leiviskä/ Juha Leiviskä and Rosemarie Schnitzler.
helander.leiviska@kolumbus.fi
Finland Pavilion Kirnu, Shanghai World EXPO 2010, China
JKMM Architects/ Teemu Kurkela.
www.jkmm.fi
Katajanokka Guest Harbour and Winterswimmers Centre, Kanavaranta, Helsinki, Finland, 2005
Arkkitehtitoimisto Häkli Ky/ Seppo Häkli and Risto Huttunen.
www.arkhakli.fi
Kyly Sauna, Billnäs, Raasepori, Finland, 2009.
Avanto Architects/ Anu Puustinen and Ville Hara.
www.avan.to
Lilja – a Movable Chapel, Oulu, Finland, 2005.
Anttinen Oiva Architects Ltd/ Vesa Oiva.
www.aoa.fi
Public Toilets, Suomenlinna Fortress, Helsinki, Finland, 2006
Arkkitehtitoimisto P&P Manner Oy/ Bitumi Manner and Pekka Manner.
www.pbmanner.fi
Norway
Selection by The National Museum – Department of Architecture, Oslo:
The Geopark, Kjerringholmen, Stavanger, Norway, 2008.
Helen & Hard/ Siv Helene Stangeland and Reinhard Kropf.
www.hha.no
Gurisentret - Outdoor Stage and Visitors` Centre, Edøya, Smøla, Norway, 2009.
Askim/Lantto ArkitekterAS/Jens Petter Askim AS with Niels Marius Askim, Lars Lantto and Jens Petter Askim.
www.askim-lantto.no
Norway Pavilion Powered by Nature, Shanghai World EXPO 2010, China
Helen & Hard/ Siv Helene Stangeland and Reinhard Kropf.
www.hha.no
Fireplace for Children , Trondheim, 2009.
Haugen/Zohar Arkitekter/ Marit Justine Haugen and Dan Zohar.
www.hza.no
Roof of the Oslo Opera House, Bjørkvika, Oslo, Norway, 2008
Snøhetta.
www.snohetta.com
Viewpoint and Landscape Hotel Gudbrandsjuvet, Valldal, Trollstigen, Gerianger, 2008.
The project is a part of National tourist routes with projets by different architects.
Jensen & Skodvin arkitektkontor/ Jan Olav Jensen and Børre Skodvin.
www.jsa.no
Sweden
Selection by The Swedish Museum of Architecture:
The Citadel Bath, Landskrona, Sweden, 2006.
Wingårdh Arkitektkontor/ Gert Wingårdh.
www.wingardhs.se
Entrances to the Skuleskogen National Park, Ångermanland, Sweden, 2010.
Andersson Jönsson Landskapsarkitekter/ Thomas Andersson, Håkan Blanck, Anders Jönsson, Brita Holmberg and Formverkstan Söder/Per Liedner.
www.aj-landskap.se
Kalmar Museum of Art, Kalmar, Sweden, 2008.
Tham & Videgård Arkitekter/ Bolle Tham and Martin Videgård.
www.tvark.se
Observatory, Hammarby Sjöstad, Stockholm, Sweden, 2002.
Gunilla Bandolin.
www.bandolin.se
Piazza Taxingeplan, Tensta, Sweden, 2006.
International Festival/Tor Lindstrand and Mårten Spångberg in collaboration with Tensta Centre of Contemporary Art, Front and LLP/Larsson Lindstrand Palme arkitektkontor.
www.international-festival.org
Stapelbäddsparken – The Slipway Park, Malmö, Sweden, 2005-2011.
The City of Malmö in collaboration with Föreningen Bryggeriet, STPLN I Stapelbäddsparken, ABF Malmö, Placed To Ride and Entre-Prises Sweden.
www.stapelbaddsparken.se
Commissioners and collaborators
Commissioner/Coordinator: Karin Åberg Waern
Commissioners: Kristiina Nivari, Eva Madshus
Deputy Commissioners: Lena Rahoult, Malin Zimm, Hannu Hellman, Nina Berre
Collaborators: The Nordic Pavilion is a collaboration between:
- The Swedish Museum of Architecture, Stockholm
- The Finnish Museum of Architecture, Helsinki - www.mfa.fi
- The Norwegian National Museum, Oslo - www.nasjonalmuseet.no
The Nordic participation 2010 is supported by The Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and The Nordic Culture Fund.
At Work With
At Work With is a social lounge and a residency program during the three months of the biennale. The project has been conceptualized by the Swedish architects Economy in collaboration with Testbedstudio. At Work With is constructed as a continuous staging of meetings between practitioners and visitors, a social meeting point that emphasizes exchange and conversations about the limitations of as well as the possibilities for architecture.
At Work With blog - www.atworkwith.com
ARCHITECTURE HISTORY OF THE NORDIC PAVILION
Architect: Sverre Fehn
Date completed: 1962
Location: Biennale Garden in Venice, Italy.
Sverre Fehn won an international competition to design this exhibition pavilion, famously reconciling the building with nature, allowing trees growing through the roof. Fehn (1924-2009) was Norway’s most prominent architect. He has received numerous awards and prizes for his work throughout the years. In 1997 he was awarded The Pritzker Architecture Prize, ”the Nobel-Prize of Architecture” - the finest recognition you can receive as an architect, as well the Heinrich Tessenow Medal.