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Aravena’s Biennale Doesn’t Pass Muster, Despite Its Journalistic Ethos

Despite its journalistic ethos, this year’s Venice Biennale doesn’t pass muster.

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Timely, Urban, and Contextual: The Venice Architecture Biennale’s Most Thought-Provoking Pavilions

The best of the pack stood out by marrying beautiful design with stimulating, politically urgent content.

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Aravena’s Small Step, Open Source’s Big Leap

Could Alejandro Aravena’s decision to put his housing projects online push open source design into the mainstream?

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Pritzker Laureates: We Must Rescue the Role of the Architect

Seven Pritzker Laureates gathered at the U.N. to discuss the challenges facing the built environment.

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Q&A: Alejandro Aravena on Architectural Reportage, Regionalism, and the Future of Cities

The director of this summer's Venice Architecture Biennale discusses the impact architects can have at the global and local levels.