The inaugural project of the Norman Foster Foundation, which will launch officially next year, is a prototype for a droneport that would be a hub for the delivery of vital cargo, such as medical supplies, in developing countries.
Three of the most eloquent voices at the Venice Architecture Biennale addressed different aspects of the same question: Can architecture improve lives in Africa?
Australia didn’t get the memo. Its contribution to the 15th Venice Architecture Biennale, which opens to the public Friday, is a celebration of swimming pools.
When he was named director of the 15th Venice Architecture Biennale, Chilean architect Alejandro Aravena asked curators to focus on projects that “improve the quality of the built environment and life and consequently people’s quality of life.”
Anna Heringer has to wash her hands before she takes a phone call in Venice because she is in the midst of constructing an installation there with 25 tons of mud.
