PAVILION
SAUDI ARABIA
c 2023
NATIONAL PAVILION OF SAUDI ARABIA
THE 18TH INTERNATIONAL ARCHITECTURE
LA BIENNALE DI VENEZIA, 2023
all images © Venice Documentation Project,
https://www.labiennale.org/en/architecture/2023/saudi-arabia#:~:text=For%20the%20Biennale%20Architettura%202023,within%20these%20architectural%20building%20blocks.:
For the Biennale Architettura 2023, the Saudi Pavilion will examine the symbiotic relationship between material and immaterial. The cohesion of both informs perception and brings to the surface the narratives embedded within these architectural building blocks.
Earth used in Saudi vernacular architecture is explored, alongside organic material experimentation upon which future-proofed legacies and practices can be built. The intent is to present the empirical as a window into the essentials. The archival attempt here aims to capture the anthropological and historic and provokes contemplation of how the past presents the answers to the conundrums of the future.