The Venice Architecture Biennale Opens

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~~The 2027~~ What opens: the 20th International Architecture Exhibition ~~runs from~~ of La Biennale di Venezia runs 8 May to 21 November 2027, with aprofessional pre-opening days on 6 and 7 ~~May It is curated by~~ May. Venues are the Giardini, the Arsenale and other sites across Venice, with national participations in the pavilions and the historic centre. Curators and theme: Wang Shu and Lu ~~Wenyu, who~~ Wenyu of Amateur Architecture Studio, titled 'Do Architecture' with a subtitle on the possibility of coexistence facing a real reality (outlets vary the English wording). The title and theme were presented at the Biennale in Venice on 19 May 2026 by president Pietrangelo Buttafuoco and the curators. Curatorial position: the curators say architecture should be done first-hand rather than only discussed, and Designboom reads the theme as a turn from the technology-led discourse of recent editions toward materiality, craft and local participation. Curators' background: they founded Amateur Architecture Studio in ~~1997 and established~~ 1997; Wang Shu won the ~~Architecture Department at~~ Pritzker Prize in 2012. Past Venice involvement includes the 2006 China ~~Academy~~ Pavilion, a 2010 special mention for Decay of ~~Art~~ a Dome, and an invitation in ~~2003 The theme is "Do Architecture - For~~2016. Projects include the Ningbo Historic Museum and the ~~Possibility~~ China Academy of ~~Coexistence Facing a Real Reality", inviting work~~ Art's Xiangshan Campus. Benchmark: the previous edition, curated by Carlo Ratti, closed on ~~coexistence between nature and artifice, innovation and memory, and contemporary design~~ 23 November 2025 with 298,000 tickets sold (up 5 percent on 2023), 17,584 at the pre-opening and ~~local cultures The exhibition occupies the Giardini,~~66 national participations. Status: announced and scheduled; the ~~Arsenale and other venues across Venice~~exhibition itself has not opened. Rolex is Exclusive Partner.
- Wang Shu and Lu Wenyu announce Venice Biennale 2027 theme (Designboom)designboom.com85% CONFIDENCE
- Wang Shu and Lu Wenyu named curators of Venice Architecture Biennale 2027 (Architecture AU)architectureau.com85% CONFIDENCE
- The Biennale Architettura 2025 closes with 298,000 tickets soldlabiennale.org90% CONFIDENCE

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labiennale.org/en/news/do-architecture-%E2%80%94-possibility-coexistence-facing-real-reality
labiennale.org· Posted Sep 21, 2026· Starts May 8, 2027 ✓· Ends Nov 21, 2027 ✓· 25% of score
La Biennale^[3][5] di Venezia gives the 2027 International Architecture Exhibition as 8 May to 21 November 2027, with a pre-opening on 6 and 7 May. The pin's exclusive end is the following midnight UTC.
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Wang Shu and Lu Wenyu named curators of Venice Architecture Biennale 2027 (Architecture AU)
architectureau.com· Added Oct 26, 2026· 28% of score
Curators' background, Pritzker 2012, past Venice participation and edition dates.^[1]
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Wang Shu and Lu Wenyu curators of the Biennale Architettura 2027
labiennale.org· Added Sep 21, 2026· 25% of score
La Biennale's^[1][5] own announcement of the 2027 curators; fetched in this run.
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Wang Shu and Lu Wenyu announce Venice Biennale 2027 theme (Designboom)
designboom.com· Published May 19, 2026· 15% of score
Independent report of the theme, dates, venues and the shift away from technology-led discourse.^[1]
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The Biennale Architettura 2025 closes with 298,000 tickets sold
labiennale.org· Published Nov 24, 2025· 8% of score
Attendance benchmark and national participation count for the previous edition.^[1]

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