At the 18th International Architecture Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia, Karin Sander, and Philip Ursprung curated the Swiss Pavilion “Neighbors”. In her interview with Louisiana Channel, Karin Sander talks about expanding the understanding of the pavilion, reimagining the connected role of architecture and art, and explaining her artistic process. “Neighbors” was focused on spatial proximity between the Swiss Pavilion and its Venezuelan neighbor. Sander highlights also the conversation between the two structures, that became possible after the removal of a separating wall.
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"A Wall is A Political Statement": Karin Sander on Co-Curating the Swiss Pavilion at the 2023 Venice Biennale
https://www.archdaily.com/1005828/a-wall-is-a-political-statement-karin-sander-on-co-curating-the-swiss-pavilion-at-the-2023-venice-biennaleNour Fakharany
A New TED Talk by Ronald Rael Puts Architecture's Power to Divide in the Spotlight
"Isn't it fascinating how this simple act of drawing a line on a map can transform the way we see and experience the world?" asks Ronald Rael in his December 2018 TED Talk. "And those lines on a map can create scars in the landscape and scars in our memories."
https://www.archdaily.com/912920/a-new-ted-talk-by-ron-raels-puts-architectures-power-to-divide-in-the-spotlightKatherine Allen
All Eight Border Wall Prototypes Fail Breach Tests
The viability of the Trump administration's border wall has come under fire as all eight prototype structures have failed at least one breach test. The eight border wall prototypes in Otay Mesa, California were assembled in early 2017 after an executive order directed the Department of Homeland Security to build the border wall. The news comes as the administration prepares to potentially declare a national emergency to jumpstart construction of the wall along the U.S.’s southern border.
https://www.archdaily.com/909413/all-eight-border-wall-prototypes-fail-breach-testsEric Baldwin