Sub Brings Apocalypse Chic to the Venice Architecture Biennale

Sub Brings Apocalypse Chic to the Venice Architecture Biennale

When Niklas Bildstein Zaar learned that his architecture studio, Sub, had been hired to design the main show at this year’s Venice Architecture Biennale, he knew it was a strange choice. In the past decade, his Berlin-based firm has made a name for itself designing elaborate stage sets, for rappers …

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U.S. Architecture Pavilion Draws Lessons From the American Porch

U.S. Architecture Pavilion Draws Lessons From the American Porch

If there’s one thing Americans can probably agree on, it’s that the nation is divided. So the creators of the United States Pavilion at the International Architecture Biennale in Venice, which opens to the public on May 10, are prompting visitors to think about the role that architecture and design …

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9 European Exhibitions Worth Traveling for in 2025

9 European Exhibitions Worth Traveling for in 2025

Leigh Bowery Tate Modern, London Note the exclamation mark in the title: “Leigh Bowery!” at Tate Modern (Feb. 27 through Aug. 31) is the first large-scale exhibition to present the multidisciplinary output that was the work and too-short-life of the boy from suburban Sunshine, Australia, who out-weirded the colorful 1980s …

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