The European Cultural Centre presented the fifth edition of the extensive biennial architecture exhibition. The exhibition opened in parallel with Biennale Architettura on May 22nd, 2021 and it ran for six months until November 21th, 2021 at Palazzo Bembo, Palazzo Mora and Giardini della Marinaressa, with press previews and opening parties in each location on May 20th and 21st, 2021.
An international group of 212 architects, artists, academics, and creative professionals from over 51 countries were invited to investigate our relationship with space and time, re-envisioning new ways of living and rethinking architecture through a larger lens. The exhibits ranged from conceptual works, models, videos, drawings, sculptures, and photographs to site-specific installations.
Reflecting on the issues of our time, participants asked themselves what they can do to improve the quality of our life sustainably, with climate change, migration, water, and rapid urbanization, being the major challenges. 2021 edition featured projects that focus on water urbanism, green and resilient cities, development of new and natural materials, construction systems and methods.
Some exhibits drew attention to the role of architecture in raising people’s awareness of others’ living conditions and access to resources, by focusing on solutions for displaced communities, discriminated groups and minorities.
Moreover, the Covid-19 crisis highlighted the urgent need of a holistic approach for rethinking and redesigning our relationship with our surroundings, with each other and with all living organisms. Practitioners were forced to reconsider public and private spaces and develop new products for our well being. Experimental proposals suggested new ways of living and invited visitors to reflect upon their existence that is re-defined by a contemporary perception of time and interaction in both virtual and physical spaces.
Although the present set unprecedented challenges, architects, artists, and designers were proposing alternatives that infused optimism and motivated new generations.
By bringing together stories and voices from all corners of the world, and making them accessible to the wider public, Time Space Existence wanted to be a place for reflections and a source of inspiration for change.
