From 22 May – 21 November 2021 the British Council presented The Garden of Privatised Delights at the British Pavilion for the 17th International Architecture Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia.
The British Council presents 'The Garden of Privatised Delights' at the British Pavilion, curated by Manijeh Verghese and Madeleine Kessler for the 17th International Architecture Exhibition
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Read 'The Garden of Privatised Delights' exhibition guide.
British Pavilion curators Unscene Architecture offer a new vision for the quintessentially British private 'garden square', transforming it into an inclusive garden of delights.
In this room, multidisciplinary collective The Decorators ask if communities can imagine new models of ownership and use to reinstate the pub as a place of sanctuary and resistance.
In a world more reliant than ever on digital technology, architecture and design practice Built Works propose a new public digital space with fair, transparent and consent-based systems.
Social enterprise practice Studio Polpo explore the crucial role the high street can play in the UK’s towns and cities, beyond shopping.
Design practice Public Works ask how land could move away from being a market commodity to be reimagined as a resource for the long-term protection of people and the planet.
‘Play with(out) Grounds’, designed by architecture practice vPPR, asks if we can change the way teenagers experience public space.
'To-i-let' is a hidden ‘extra’ room in the basement of the British Pavilion. Usually private and inaccessible, it has been opened up and put on display.
Catch up on a series of online panel discussions presented in partnership with Sto Werkstatt in the run up to the opening of 'The Garden of Privatised Delights'.