Задача участников студенческого конкурса – спроектировать скамью для павильона ОАЭ на венецианской биеннале. Скамью нужно рассматривать как ключевой активатор общественного пространства, позволяющий наблюдать, размышлять, вступать в диалог с окружением. Лучшие проекты планируется реализовать в Венеции уже в августе.
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The National Pavilion United Arab Emirates at La Biennale di Venezia , led by co-curator Wael Al Awar in collaboration with the Curator’s Collective, launches an international open call for Design students to propose a bench design for installation in Venice during the summer of 2021.
In the UAE, traditional benches of teakwood occupy areas of shade cast by the old souk walls, providing respite from the sun.
For the first time in the Biennale Architettura de Venezia’s 40-year history, national pavilion curators around the globe are working together to investigate new avenues for fulfilling the Biennale’s potential as a platform for synergistic, expansive, and accessible collaboration. Known as the Curators’ Collective (CC), over 50 participating national pavilions have joined in the ongoing dialog alongside the Biennale’s chief curator, Hashim Sarkis.
In the Dominican Republic, the Malecón bench reconnects citizens back to their sea by re-directing their gaze towards it. Designed by Manuel Valverde Podestá in the 1970’s.
In this collaborative spirit, the CC contemplates one of the oldest and most basic units of social exchange, the bench. This open call puts forth the idea that the bench can be a key activator of Common Space, enabling observation, reflection and, therefore, dialog. As the world continues to grapple with today’s twin urgencies of the pandemic and accelerating climate change, the need for dialog is greater than ever.
In Albania, lightweight two-seater benches by 51N4E. enable sitters to organize themselves around Skanderbeg Square as they please.
How can the design of a bench both spark and frame this dialogue?
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