page_title: Venice Biennale of Architecture
section_title: 2012
hierarchical_section_title: Venice Biennale of Architecture / Exhibitions / 2012
caption_attribution_description: English: British Pavilion at Venice Biennale by FOA
context_page_description: Venice Biennale of Architecture also known as
  Mostra di Architettura di Venezia – in its original language, Italian – is an International exhibition held every other year on even years in Venice, Italy, in which architecture from nations around the world is presented. It is the architecture section under the overall Venice Biennale and was officially established in 1980, even though architecture had been a part of the Venice Art Biennale since 1968.
  The main agenda of the Architecture Biennale is to propose and showcase architectural solutions to contemporary societal, humanistic, and technological issues. Although leaning towards the academic side of architecture, the Biennale also provides an opportunity for local architects around the world to present new projects. The Biennale is separated into two main sections: The permanent, national pavilions in the Biennale Gardens as well as the Arsenale, which hosts projects from numerous nations under one roof.
context_section_description: The 13th International Architecture Exhibition: "Common Ground". Directed by David Chipperfield. 29 August – 25 November 2012.
  Awards:
  Golden Lion for lifetime achievement: Alvaro Siza.
  Golden Lion for Best National Participation: Japan, "Architecture, possible here? Home-for-All" curated by Toyo Ito, with the participation of Kumiko Inui, Sou Fujimoto, Akihisa Hirata and Naoya Hatakeyama.
  Golden Lion for Best Project of the Common Ground Exhibition: Urban-Think Tank (Alfredo Brillembourg, Hubert Klumpner), Justin McGuirk and Iwan Baan
  Silver Lion for a promising practice of the Common Ground Exhibition: Grafton Architects (Yvonne Farrell and Shelley McNamara)
  Special Mentions: Poland, commissioner Hanna Wróblewska; United States of America, commissioner Cathy Lang Ho; Russia, commissioner Grigory Revzin; Cino Zucchi.
caption: British Pavilion at Venice Biennale by FOA
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