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Home » Chicago Architecture Biennial Announces Inaugural Lineup
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Chicago Architecture Biennial Announces Inaugural Lineup

<p>Allzone</p><p>Open Air Market</p>
Chicago Architecture Biennial Announces Inaugural Lineup

Allzone

Open Air Market

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<p>Andr&#233;s Jaque, Escaravox</p>
Chicago Architecture Biennial Announces Inaugural Lineup

Andrés Jaque, Escaravox

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<p>Aranda\Lasch</p><p>Palais des Arts</p>
Chicago Architecture Biennial Announces Inaugural Lineup

Aranda\Lasch

Palais des Arts

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<p>Atelier Bow-Wow</p><p>BMW Guggenheim Lab</p>
Chicago Architecture Biennial Announces Inaugural Lineup

Atelier Bow-Wow

BMW Guggenheim Lab

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<p>Bureau Spectacular, Township of Domestic Parts</p>
Chicago Architecture Biennial Announces Inaugural Lineup

Bureau Spectacular, Township of Domestic Parts

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<p>Frida Escobedo</p><p>La Tallera</p>
Chicago Architecture Biennial Announces Inaugural Lineup

Frida Escobedo

La Tallera

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<p>Giancarlo Mazzanti</p><p>Forest of Hope</p>
Chicago Architecture Biennial Announces Inaugural Lineup

Giancarlo Mazzanti

Forest of Hope

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<p>Johnston Marklee</p><p>Vault House</p>
Chicago Architecture Biennial Announces Inaugural Lineup

Johnston Marklee

Vault House

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Chicago Architecture Biennial Announces Inaugural Lineup

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Primary School

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<p>Minsuk Cho</p><p>Osulloc Tea Stone</p>
Chicago Architecture Biennial Announces Inaugural Lineup

Minsuk Cho

Osulloc Tea Stone

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<p>MOS Architects</p><p>School No. 1</p>
Chicago Architecture Biennial Announces Inaugural Lineup

MOS Architects

School No. 1

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<p>NLE</p><p>Makoko Floating School</p>
Chicago Architecture Biennial Announces Inaugural Lineup

NLE

Makoko Floating School

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<p>OH</p><p>Double Helix House</p>
Chicago Architecture Biennial Announces Inaugural Lineup

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Double Helix House

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<p>OPEN Architecture</p><p>Youth and Cultural Center</p>
Chicago Architecture Biennial Announces Inaugural Lineup

OPEN Architecture

Youth and Cultural Center

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<p>Pedro & Juana</p><p>Hotel Palenque</p>
Chicago Architecture Biennial Announces Inaugural Lineup

Pedro & Juana

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Chicago Architecture Biennial Announces Inaugural Lineup

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Venice Architecture Biennale 2010

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Chicago Architecture Biennial Announces Inaugural Lineup

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Merida Factory Youth Movement

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<p>Sou Fujimoto Architects</p><p>Serpentine Pavilion</p>
Chicago Architecture Biennial Announces Inaugural Lineup

Sou Fujimoto Architects

Serpentine Pavilion

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<p>Tatiana Bilbao</p><p>Pilgrim's Route</p>
Chicago Architecture Biennial Announces Inaugural Lineup

Tatiana Bilbao

Pilgrim's Route

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<p>Vo Trong Nghia</p><p>Farming Kindergarten</p>
Chicago Architecture Biennial Announces Inaugural Lineup

Vo Trong Nghia

Farming Kindergarten

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<p>Allzone</p><p>Open Air Market</p>
<p>Andr&#233;s Jaque, Escaravox</p>
<p>Aranda\Lasch</p><p>Palais des Arts</p>
<p>Atelier Bow-Wow</p><p>BMW Guggenheim Lab</p>
<p>Bureau Spectacular, Township of Domestic Parts</p>
<p>Frida Escobedo</p><p>La Tallera</p>
<p>Giancarlo Mazzanti</p><p>Forest of Hope</p>
<p>Johnston Marklee</p><p>Vault House</p>
<p>K&#233;r&#233; Architecture</p><p>Primary School</p>
<p>Minsuk Cho</p><p>Osulloc Tea Stone</p>
<p>MOS Architects</p><p>School No. 1</p>
<p>NLE</p><p>Makoko Floating School</p>
<p>OH</p><p>Double Helix House</p>
<p>OPEN Architecture</p><p>Youth and Cultural Center</p>
<p>Pedro & Juana</p><p>Hotel Palenque</p>
<p>RAAAF</p><p>Venice Architecture Biennale 2010</p>
<p>SelgasCano</p><p>Merida Factory Youth Movement</p>
<p>Sou Fujimoto Architects</p><p>Serpentine Pavilion</p>
<p>Tatiana Bilbao</p><p>Pilgrim's Route</p>
<p>Vo Trong Nghia</p><p>Farming Kindergarten</p>
April 14, 2015
Janelle Zara
KEYWORDS Bjarke Ingels / Chicago Architecture Biennial
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Bureau Spectacular, Township of Domestic Parts

The Chicago Architecture Biennial, to take place October 3 through January 1, today unveiled the programming for its inaugural edition, to be the first of its kind in North America. The survey, themed “The State of the Art of Architecture,” will include both new and commissioned works from 63 participating firms—including Bjarke Ingels Group, Sou Fujimoto, Studio Gang, 2015 Venice Golden Lion winner Mass Studies—from a total of 30 different countries based in cities as far flung as Bangkok to Rio de Janeiro.

The list of participating firms will continue to grow in the coming months to include approximately 100 firms, according to co-artistic director Joseph Grima, a Genoa-based architect, curator, and editor.

“We’re looking to the younger generation,” he says. “Our ambition is to reaffirm the role of architecture as a form of cultural production. The way we practice today is based on mobility and shared ideas, as opposed to the proprietorship of the heroic architecture of the 20th-century.”

Architects will present projects in the Chicago Cultural Center, an 1897 Landmark Beaux-Arts building that serves as the main exhibition site, as well as in Millennium Park, the historic Water Tower, the Lake Michigan shoreline, and the 72 E. Randolph building. Seeking not only industry discourse but public engagement and visibility, the programming is scheduled to feature an opening summit, weekly Wednesday architectural film screenings and architectural tours, as well as educational programming for Chicago Public School students and their families. Each Friday, the Chicago Cultural Center will host late-night talks and performances. Admission to these events will be free.

“We are creating a program that is equally for the field of architecture and the general public,” said co-artistic director Sarah Herda, who is also the director of the Graham Foundation. “One of the most unique aspects about the biennial will be how public it will be. We think of the city as the site.”

Chicago itself will be an ideal host for the first North American architecture biennial, not only for its architectural legacy, but also for some of its challenges. The biennial’s content extends beyond the strict definitions of architecture to address the racial tensions and socioeconomic disparities tied to Chicago’s urban fabric, issues faced by cities around the world. Artist Theaster Gates, a Chicago native who has transformed derelict buildings on Chicago’s South Side into cultural institutions, will also be a major collaborator. His Stony Island Arts Bank, a decrepit space he transformed into a cultural center, will also host Biennial events. Additionally, photographer Iwan Baan has been commissioned to capture the residential, vernacular buildings that are overshadowed by the city’s more famous architecture.

“The exhibition is rooted in Chicago, but it speaks to a broader condition,” says Grima. “The participants understand architecture as an expression of who we are and not simply as an answer to our needs for shelter. Born in the 21st century, the Biennial’s whole attitude reflects who we are today, not who we were 100 years ago.”

Public Opening Weekend takes place October 3-4. The list of participants is below.

•    Al Borde (Quito, Ecuador);
•    all(zone) / Rachaporn Choochuey (Bangkok, Thailand)
•    Andreas Angelidakis (Athens, Greece)
•    Andrés Jaque Architects (Madrid, Spain and New York, NY)
•    Assemble (London, United Kingdom)
•    Atelier Bow Wow (Tokyo, Japan)
•    Iwan Baan (Amsterdam, The Netherlands)
•    Erin Besler (Chicago, IL)
•    Tatiana Bilbao (Mexico City, Mexico)
•    Bjarke Ingels Group / BIG (Copenhagen, Denmark)
•    Santiago Borja (Mexico City, Mexico)
•    Carlos Bunga (Barcelona, Spain)
•    Bureau Spectacular / Jimenez Lai (Chicago, IL and Los Angeles, CA)
•    Cusutoras & Liando (Jakarta, Indonesia)
•    Design with Company (Chicago, IL);
•    El Equipo de Mazzanti / Giancarlo Mazzanti (Bogota, Colombia)
•    Frida Escobedo (Mexico City, Mexico)
•    Didier Faustino (Paris, France)
•    Sou Fujimoto (Tokyo, Japan)
•    Indie Architecture & Paul Preissner Architects (Denver, CO)
•    John Ronan Architects (Chicago, IL)
•    Johnston Marklee (Los Angeles, CA)
•    Kéré Architecture / Francis Kéré (Gando, Burkina Faso and Berlin, Germany)
•    Kuehn Malvezzi (Berlin, Germany)
•    Aranda Lasch (Tucson, AZ and New York, NY)
•    Yasmeen, Lari (Pakistan)
•    LIST: Ido Avissar (Paris, France)
•    MAIO / Ana Puigjaner, Maria Charneco, Alfredo Lérida & Guillermo Lopez (Barcelona, Spain)
•    Marshall Brown Projects (Chicago, IL)
•    Mass Studies / Minsuk Cho (Seoul, Korea)   
•    Moon Hoon (Seoul, Korea)
•    MOS / Michael Meredith and Hilary Sample
•    New-Territories / Roche, Francois (New York, NY)
•    NLÉ / Kunlé Adeyemi (Lagos, Nigeria and Rotterdam, Netherlands)
•    Norman Kelly (Chicago, IL)
•    OFFICE (Antwerp, Belgium)
•    Onishimaki + Hyakuda (Tokyo, Japan)
•    OPEN / Li Hu & Huan Wenjing (Beijing, China)
•    othersothers / David Neustein & Grace Mortlock (Sydney, Australia)
•    Pedro&Juana (Mexico City, Mexico)
•    Pezo von Ellrichaussen (Concepcion, Chile)
•    Plan:b Arquitectos / Felipe Mesa & Federica Mesa (Medellin, Colombia)
•    Port Urbanism: Andrew Moddrell (Chicago, IL)
•    Productora (Mexico City, Mexico)
•    RAAAF / Ronald Rietveld, Erik Rietveld & Arna Mackic (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
•    Bryony Roberts (Los Angeles, CA and Oslo, Norway)
•    RUA Arquitetos: Pedro Evora & Pedro Rivera (Rio di Janeiro, Brazil)
•    Rural Urban Framework: John Lin & Joshua Bolchover (Hong Kong)
•    SO-IL / Jing Liu, Florian Idenburg & Ilias Papageorgiou (New York, NY)
•    Studio Albori (Milan, Italy)
•    Studio D-Tale (Harare, Zimbabwe; Capetown, South Africa; and London, UK)
•    Studio Gang / Jeanne Gang (Chicago, IL)
•    TOMA (Santiago, Chile)
•    UrbanLab (Chicago, LA);
•    VTN (Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam)
•    WAI Architecture Think Tank (Beijing, China)
•    Weathers: Sean Lally (Chicago, IL)
•    Amanda Williams (Chicago, IL)
•    WorkAC / Amale Andraos & Dan Wood + Ant Farm (New York, NY)

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