The Polish Pavilion at the 2025 Venice Architecture Biennale
Zachęta – National Gallery of Art
Existing emergency infrastructure—such as evacuation signs and fire alarms—is highlighted within the exhibition to reflect how safety regulations shape architectural space
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The Polish Pavilion at the 2025 Venice Architecture Biennale
Zachęta – National Gallery of Art
Hermetically sealed armoured door, a standard element of underground shelters built to withstand shock waves and, in the case of nuclear shelters, to block radiation. Like all objects in the exhibition, it was selected by the curators as part of a dedicated research process—from real, existing pieces sourced and assembled specifically for this project
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Jacopo Salvi, Zachęta archive
The Polish Pavilion at the 2025 Venice Architecture Biennale
Zachęta – National Gallery of Art
Surveillance camera originally installed in the Pavilion, now deliberately revealed and framed as part of the exhibition—shifting its functional gaze into a curatorial presence
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Jacopo Salvi, Zachęta archive
The Polish Pavilion at the 2025 Venice Architecture Biennale
Zachęta – National Gallery of Art
Here, gestures old and new—placing a candle in the window, installing a fire alarm—are presented side by side, revealing the continuous thread between ancestral rituals and modern safety protocols
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Jacopo Salvi, Zachęta archive
The Polish Pavilion at the 2025 Venice Architecture Biennale
Zachęta – National Gallery of Art
A bottle sealed into the wall, containing workers’ signatures and a newspaper—part of a long-standing tradition of leaving a trace inside the building for posterity, a practice still observed today
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Jacopo Salvi, Zachęta archive
The Polish Pavilion at the 2025 Venice Architecture Biennale
Zachęta – National Gallery of Art
The exhibition at the Polish Pavilion reflects on the continuity between ancient rituals and contemporary safety practices—where lighting a blessed beeswax candle and framing a fire extinguisher are gestures driven by the same human need for protection
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Jacopo Salvi, Zachęta archive
The Polish Pavilion at the 2025 Venice Architecture Biennale
Zachęta – National Gallery of Art
Instructional graphics by Maciej Siuda illustrating how to use a fire extinguisher—functional drawings integrated into the installation as part of a reflection on safety and everyday ritual
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Jacopo Salvi, Zachęta archive
The Polish Pavilion at the 2025 Venice Architecture Biennale
Zachęta – National Gallery of Art
Graphics by Maciej Siuda
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Jacopo Salvi, Zachęta archive
The Polish Pavilion at the 2025 Venice Architecture Biennale
Zachęta – National Gallery of Art
A real fuse from the Pavilion’s electrical system—usually concealed—deliberately exposed and framed within the exhibition, transforming a regulatory safety element into an integral part of the installation
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Jacopo Salvi, Zachęta archive
The Polish Pavilion at the 2025 Venice Architecture Biennale
Zachęta – National Gallery of Art
The actual bolt used to lock the main entrance to the Polish Pavilion in the Giardini, here framed and displayed at the threshold of the exhibition—a gesture that turns a functional element into a symbol of security
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Jacopo Salvi, Zachęta archive
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The Polish Pavilion at the 2025 Venice Architecture Biennale
Zachęta – National Gallery of Art
A found horseshoe, hung in a ‘U’ shape to keep luck from spilling out—presented here as part of an open-ended dialogue, without judgment, between ritual gestures, living myths, safety regulations, and emotional needs
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Jacopo Salvi, Zachęta archive
Announcing: The Finalists of the 2025 AZ Awards
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Finalists – A+ Student AwardEduard Matarredona Gómez (ETSALS – Escola Tècnica Superior d’Arquitectura La Salle – Universitat Ramón Llull – Barcelona): Land Reclamation – Return to El Prat’s OriginsMo Bayati and Zhiyuan Zhu (University of Toronto): Bahar NarenjMu Qu Jennifer Liu (Carleton University), Natalie Cole Bajet (University of Manitoba) and Nikki Elim Ng (University of Manitoba): tempo-
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Finalists – Architecture – Adaptive ReuseAtelier Global Limited: Dialogue with Nature — Commune STORE, Houyuan Village, ChinaSkylab Architecture: Skylab HQ, Portland, OR, U.S.Neri&Hu Design and Research Office: The Yard | Dalian Cultural Center, Dalian, China
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Finalists – Architecture – Commercial/Institutional Buildings Over 1,000 Square MetresSordo Madaleno: Academia Atlas, Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico3XN with Urbio AB: Forskaren, Stockholm, SwedenOPEN Architecture: Sun Tower, Yantai, Chinahcma architecture + design with PFS Studio: təməsew̓txʷ Aquatic and Community Centre, New Westminster, BC, CanadaNADAAA with HDR: University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Architecture, Lincoln, NE, U.S.
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Finalists – Architecture – Commercial/Institutional Buildings Under 1,000 Square MetresStudio Cadena with Field Operations: Domino Square Building, New York City, U.S.Lateral Office and Verne Reimer Architecture: Inuusirvik Community Wellness Hub, Iqualuit, Nunavut, CanadaChen Suchart Studio: Los Milics Vineyard Tasting Room, Elgin, AZ, U.S.Audax: Saint Catherine’s Chapel, Florence, ItalySaunders Architecture with Alisberg Parker Architects and Reed Hildebrand: Tekαkαpimək Contact Station, Maine, U.S.
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Finalists – Residential Architecture, Multi-UnitLGA Architectural Partners: Ulster House, Toronto, CanadaLorcan O’Herlihy Architects: Isla Intersections Supportive Housing & Paseo, Los Angeles, U.S.Marlon Blackwell Architects with D.I.R.T. studio and Studio Outside: PS1200, Fort Worth, TX, U.S.
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Finalists – Residential Architecture, HousesPatkau Architects: Arbour House, Vancouver, CanadaFernanda Canales: House 720 Degrees, Reserva Peñitas, MexicoMacKay-Lyons Sweetapple Architects: El Aleph Guesthouse, Port L’Hebert, NS, CanadaLeckie Studio Architecture + Design: Lantern House, Vancouver, CanadaAkb Architects: Sagamore North Cottage, Muskoka, ON, Canada
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Finalists – Architecture – Experiential InstallationsL.E.FT Architects with Iheb Guermzi and Beya Othmani: Djerba Prototype 366, Islamic Arts Biennale, Jeddah, KSAline+studio: Sky Ring, Shaoxing, ChinaGood Urban Design (Nicole Nomsa Moyo): Pearl Jam, Miami Design District, U.S.c+d studio: Garden for the Eyes, Shanghai, China
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Finalists – Concepts – Conceptual Projects, Ideas and PrototypesCABN with B+H: Augusta Township CABN Community Development, Ontario, CanadaDWT Tiny House Team (Washington State University): DWT Tiny House, Seattle, U.S.SvN Architects + Planners: Durham Meadoway Visioning Study, Ontario, CanadaLeckie Studio Architecture + Design: Tofino Fish Pier, BC, Canada
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Finalists – Design – Architectural ProductsZGF Architects with Levolux: Amazon HQ2: Butterfly Kinetic Shading SystemKast: Orme
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Finalists – Design – Interior ProductsMüller Van Tol for HBF Textiles: Moments of WanderSuzanne Tick for Luum Textiles: Garment Waste Platform CollectionTurf Design: Arcade
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Finalists – Design – Furniture, Single PieceArper: Catifa CartaLudovica+Roberto Palomba for Expormim: ObiErwan Bouroullec for Vitra: MyntJumbo for Heller: Fortune Chair
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Finalists – Design – Furniture Systems & CollectionsAntonio Citterio for Duravit: Aurena CollectionLauren Goodman: Fresh CatchLandscape Forms: Monterey
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Finalists – Design – Light FixturesLandscape Forms: OutlineAnony: Pola Collectione-ggs for Miniforms: RificolonaFederico Stefanovich for Ago Projects: Folia Collection
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Finalists – Experiential Graphic DesignMotive Inc with COL.architects, VANS Architects and Studio Tanbo: Kobe Port Tower, JapanMotive Inc with Takenaka Corporation: Tanuki Noboru Building, Sapporo, Japan
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Finalists – Interiors – InstitutionalStudio Empathy and Praxes: Assembled Void – Korean Cultural Center New York Library, U.S.Vermilion Zhou Design Group: Bamboo Pavilion, Shanghai, ChinaKTGY: The Edes, Morgan Hill, U.S.Cloud Ocean Design: Librairie Avant-Garde, Anhui, ChinaNeri&Hu Design and Research Office: The Arena – Qiantan Cultural Center, Shanghai, China
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Finalists – Interiors – ResidentialSuperkül + Pencil Design: House on the Park, Toronto, CanadaStudio MK27: Village House, São Paulo, BrazilMedinaManzano Architects: Unplanned Domestic Prototype – PROT/USRBL/SE08, San Sebastián, SpainOmar Gandhi Architects: Brar Residence, Toronto, Canada
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Finalists – Interiors – Health & WellnessStudio Author: POUTx, Toronto, CanadaAtelier Échelle with Table Architecture: Clinique Monkland, Montreal, CanadaReflect Architecture: Lumea, Toronto, Canada
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Finalists – Interiors – Retail & HospitalityFuturestudio: Civil WorksNivek Remas: ANIML Restaurant, Toronto, CanadaONOAA STUDIO: SIGMA Space, Shanghai, ChinaKatata Yoshihito Design: Tojiro Knife Gallery, Tokyo, JapanSugarhouse: Cult Gaia Miami Flagship, U.S.
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Finalists – Interiors – WorkspaceObata Noblin Office: Crane Cove, San Francisco, U.S.Shine-V Interior Design: Structured Narrative, Nanjing, ChinaFMA: GO HQ, Morelia, MexicoXiamen Fenggu Fashion: Deepmoss Office, Xiamen City, China
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