Time Space Existence
7th Edition

The seventh edition of the biennial architecture exhibition Time Space Existence 2025 unfolded across ECC Italy’s iconic venues—Palazzo Bembo, Palazzo Mora, and the Marinaressa Gardens—bringing together 207 participants from more than 52 countries and reaffirming Venice as a global platform for architectural dialogue, experimentation, and innovation. The 2025 edition invited architects, designers, artists, academics, and researchers from around the world to engage with the themes of Repair, Regenerate, and Reuse. Through a rich and diverse range of projects spanning disciplines, scales, and cultural contexts, the exhibition explored some of the most urgent environmental, social, and cultural challenges facing contemporary society. United by the belief that architecture carries both the responsibility and the capacity to shape a better future, participants highlighted the essential role of architects and designers as agents of positive change. The works on view proposed new perspectives on sustainability, resilience, and inclusivity, offering innovative approaches to the ways we inhabit and transform our built environments.

Among the more than 200 international exhibitors were distinguished practitioners and institutions such as Alejandro Aravena and his Chilean practice Elemental in collaboration with Holcim, the Japanese studio Vuild, the Lima-based non-profit Semillas, Henriquez Partners Architects, Virginia Tech Honors College and Cloud 9, Delft University of Technology, as well as Metadecor in collaboration with MVRDV and Arup. With a wide range of voices addressing critical global issues, Time Space Existence 2025 became a living laboratory of ideas, an open platform where projects, research, and experimentation converged to question, challenge, and reimagine the role of architecture in shaping the future.

Dates

From 10 May to
23 November 2025

Venues

Palazzo Mora
Palazzo Bembo
Marinaressa Gardens

Participants

Palazzo Mora

Actual / Office Architecture (USA); A interiors (SAU); Alan Eliot Golberg, FAIA, AG | ENA Architects (USA); Alencar (BRA); Alketa Misja (ALB); Almost Studio + Nanette Carter (USA, NY); American University of Beirut, School of Architecture and Design (LBN); Andreas Vella & Nigel Cini (MLT); Architectural studio PROJECT-REALIZATION (RUS); arhitektura nova (MKD); Arquitectura Spinetta (ARG); Atelier Brandau Ciccardini (CHE); Atelier David Telerman (FRA); Axi:Ome (USA); Bill Price (USA); Blouin Orzes architectes (CAN); Brian J. Mac, FAIA (USA); Bruno Doedens Land Artist (NLD); CASE Center for Architecture Science and Ecology (USA); CBA Clemens Bachmann Architekten (DEU); Celina Abba + Enrique Cavelier (USA); Clovisbaronian (USA); Coburg University of Applied Sciences and Arts, School of Design (DEU); CRCL x SXL, EPFL (USA, CHE); David Prendergast Architect (USA); Degree Zero Architects (GRC); Delft University of Technology (NLD); DS Landscape & Architecture (TUR); DubGanem+ (ARG); Edi Solari (ITA); ELEMENTAL and Holcim (CHL/CHE); Estudio Abramzon (ARG); ETH Zürich (CHE); F05 Studio (COL); Fabrication and Material Aware Architecture, Accademia di Architettura USI, Sacha Cutajar (CHE); Form4 Architecture | John Jennifer Marx, AIA (USA); Future Cities Laboratory (SGP/CHE); Garda Alexander, CorporateArt (CHE); Gensler (USA); Global Design Initiative for Refugee Children (GDIRC) (USA); GOAT (USA); Graduate Urban Housing Studios, University of Pennsylvania Weitzman School of Design (USA); Greenest House by Office Ten Architecture (GBR); GRO Architects (USA); GRUNER&FRIENDS (CHE); GRUPPO FON ARCHITETTI (ITA); Harvard GSD Laboratory for Values in the Built Environment, ViBE Lab (USA); HiSTAuRy Collaborative (ITA, USA); Hyperlocal Workshop / Handover Projects (USA/EGY); it’s a local collective (GBR); Juan José Castellón / xmade / Rice University (CHE/ESP); Julia Rutherfoord Architect (ZAF); Katharina Klopfer (DEU); Kfir Galatia Azulay & Suly Bornstein Wolff (ISR); lohr mannarchitekten bda (DEU); London South Bank University, Anne Kyyrö Quinn, AKTII, Opensystems Architecture (GBR); Lucila Aguilar Arquitectos (MEX); María Isabel Paz Suárez (ECU); María José Vasconcelos Cascón (FRA); Martin Bechthold, Marina Sartori, with Maroula Zacharias and Juan Pablo Ugarte Urzúa (USA); MATERIA + Gustavo Carmona (MEX); Mauricio Ceballos x Architects (MEX); Metamorphic Art Studio (BEL); Michihiro Matsuo (JPN); Mirjana Lozanovska (AUS); Myefski Architects (USA); NANO LLC (USA); New York Institute of Technology – School of Architecture and Design (USA); Nicola Probst Architetti (CHE); NO Architects Designers and Social Artists (IND); Northwestern University & Princeton University (USA); Norwich University, Design + Build Collaborative and Stonorov Workshop Architects (USA); OOMBRA Architects (USA); OSAMU morishita Architect and associates (JPN); Palestine Museum US (USA); Petra Kempf (USA); Pfeifer Jones (USA); pod architecture + design PLLC (USA); Pontificia Universidad Javeriana Bogotá, Colombia (COL); Pragma, Design & More, Mozses (EGY/UAE); Pratt Institute (USA); Princeton University, Laboratory for Intelligent Probabilistic Systems & Form Finding Lab (USA); Princeton University Research Film Studio (USA); RAC Studio (CHN); RISD Interior Architecture (USA); Semillas (PER); Shim Keun Young / Architects601 (KOR); Sinking Cities: Jakarta, Venice, Gouda (NLD); STRÅ Arkitekter (NOR); Swinburne (AUS); Studio Appalachia, University of Kentucky (USA); Studio Avocado (IND); studio NiCHE. (MLT); studio OMT architects (DEU/KEN/POL); Subterranean Architects LLC, Kean University (USA, New York); Tallinn University of Technology and Roma Tre University, Cities of Tallinn and Aarhus (EST/DNK/ITA); TANTAI ARCHITECTS (THA); Technion Israel Institute of Technology – Fluidic Technologies Lab / Material Topology Research Lab (ISR); Tecnológico de Monterrey (MEX); The Architectural Design & Research Institute (UAD) of Zhejiang University Co., Ltd. (CHN); tHE gRID Architects (IND); Thomas Jefferson University – Institute for Smart and Healthy Cities (USA); TRUEFORM landscape architecture studio (USA); Universidad Católica de Santiago de Guayaquil (ECU); Universidad Europea de Madrid UEM (ESP); University of Calgary School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape (SAPL) (CAN); University of Santo Tomas (PHL); VA Gregor Varga Smatanova, Slovak University of Technology (SVK); VOICE – Visual Outputs for Inclusive Change and Environments (USA); VUILD (JPN); YDR estudio (GTM/MEX); Zayed University, Limass Design Research Unit (ARE).

Palazzo Bembo

+DEON+ Architects (CHE); Adele Naudé Santos (USA); Adjaye Associates (GHA/GBR); AEXN architects (LTU); Aravia Design Limited (HKG); Architectures Anne Démians (FRA); Armon Architects (ISR); AXAR (MAX); Brennan Furlong Architects (IRL); Budapest University of Technology and Economics (HUN); California Baptist University (USA); Collectif Carré Noir (FRA); CONTEXTO (CHL); DELIGHT Group (GBR/JPN); Desitecture (GBR); DLR Group (USA); Esteras Perrote Architects (ARG); Estúdio Empena (BRA); Gantous Arquitectos (MEX); Global Urban Garden Network (GUGN) (CRI/NLD/MEX/USA); Henriquez Partners Architects (CAN); Irena Latek (CAN); Istaden (NOR); Jhett Johnson and James Park, Montana University (USA); Kathryn Bedette, Kennesaw State University (USA); Kaza Mwendo Housing Project Research Team (CAN); Kenzo Makino & Associates (JPN); LABORATOIRE (BEL); Lara Swimmer Photography (USA); Lightroom Studios & Carter + Burton Architecture PLC (USA); LOD | Laliving and Opr Design (CHN); Louise Braverman Architect (USA); Luke Moloney Architecture (USA); Manchester School of Architecture (GBR); Middle East Institute, Columbia University (USA, IRN); Moon Architects + DAIDO UNIVERSITY (JPN); Nikola Popovic / Zone Architekten (AUT); Ola Znad (ARE); Orange Door Design Studio (USA); Out & About Architects (THA); Pablo Lorenzo-Eiroa (USA); Polyhedral Structures Laboratory, Weitzman School of Design, University of Pennsylvania (USA); RAUM + Architectural Studio (AUT); SAKO Architects (JPN/CHN); Schapiro Associates (USA); School of Visual Arts & University of Design, Innovation and Technology (ESP/USA); Studio MEMM (BRA); Studio Pousti (IRN/GBR); Tan Yamanouchi & AWGL (JPN); The International Archive of Women in Architecture Center (IAWA), Virginia Tech. & Davidson College (USA); The Virginia Tech Honors College & Cloud 9 / Enric Ruiz Geli (USA/ESP); Uffizi Arquitetura (BRA); UltraBarrio (USA); University of Illinois (USA); VITTI Sthapati Brindo Ltd. (BGD); WHYIXD (TWN).

Marinaressa Gardens

COMMOD HOUSE (AUT); Coral Gallery (USA/URY); Daniel Winterbottom, Winterbottom Design, University of Washington (USA); Eindhoven University of Technology (NLD); ELEMENTAL and Holcim (CHL/CHE); Enter Projects Asia (THA); Global Design Initiative for Refugee Children (GDIRC) (USA); GRAS Reynés Architecture Studio (ESP); Julien Marinetti | Bel-Air Fine Art Venice (ITA, FRA); Morgan State University and Harvard University, coleman a. jordan | ebo (USA); MVRDV, Airshade Technologies, Metadecor, Alumet, ARUP, Van Rossum Engineering, AMOLF Institute (NLD/GBR); Myefski Architects (USA); Niimori Jamison Architects (JPN/AUS); Shiftspace (USA); Tan Yamanouchi & AWGL (JPN); The Virginia Tech Honors College & Cloud 9 / Enric Ruiz Geli (USA/ESP); VITTI Sthapati Brindo Ltd (BGD).

Useful Links

Catalogue

Want to discover more about Time Space Existence and its participants? Download the 2025 Online Catalogue for a deep insight.

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Press Materials

Want to discover more about Time Space Existence? Check out the exhibition Press Kit for press releases and images. For press inquiries and media accreditation you can contact us at press@ecc-italy.eu.

Collateral Events

EUMIES AWARDS

Eumies Awards. Young talent 2025 is a collateral event of the 19th International Architecture Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia, hosted by ECC Italy at Palazzo Mora. The International Prize for Contemporary Architecture is organised by the Fundació Mies van der Rohe with the support of the Creative Europe programme of the European Union.

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ECC Awards

The winners of the 2025 edition are:

Architecture Project
Celina Abba + Enrique Cavelier, Plantation Futures, Palazzo Mora

University Project
Slovak University of Technology, VA Gregor Varga Smatanova, Manor and small noble houses in Slovakia, Palazzo Mora

Design Project
Polyhedral Structures Laboratory, Weitzman School of Design, University of Pennsylvania, Masoud Akbarzadeh with Sika, Diamanti, Palazzo Bembo

Art Installation
WHYIXD, Tender Soul of Ocean: A Marine Climate Preservation Initiative, Palazzo Bembo

Special Mention

Semillas, El Museo Itinerante del Bosque (The Wandering Forest Manifesto), Palazzo Mora

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Virtual Tours

Don’t miss the opportunity to discover Time Space Existence 2025 exhibition and our historical venues in the heart of Venice through our amazing virtual tours. Palazzo Mora, Palazzo Bembo, and Marinaressa Gardens are just a click away!

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↳ Palazzo Bembo

↳ Marinaressa Garden Ponente

↳ Marinaressa Garden Levante

Videos

During the 7th edition of Time Space Existence, we created several videos to delve into our values. It was a pleasure to interview some of the participants to share knowledge and advance the debate on architecture, sustainability, social justice, and innovation.

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Special Projects

ARCHDAILY NEW PRACTICES EXHIBITION

Time Space Existence featured the first-ever retrospective section on New Practices, curated by ArchDaily in collaboration with ECC Italy. The annual global survey aimed to highlight the work, ethos, and mission of innovative emerging architectural practices worldwide. Selected from past winners of ArchDaily’s programme, the exhibition presented six practitioners working at the intersection of architecture’s essence and its evolving boundaries, showcasing the diversity that is reshaping the field.

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DIVIA AWARD 2025

ECC Italy was proud to collaborate with Diversity in Architecture (DIVIA) to present its prestigious Award in Venice. Established to promote diversity in architecture, the DIVIA Award celebrated women professionals whose work demonstrated architectural excellence, social engagement, and forward-thinking approaches. For the 2025 edition, an international jury selected six finalists from an impressive pool of 25 nominees announced in January, showcased in an exhibition organised by DIVIA and hosted at Palazzo Mora in Venice.

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BLURRING THE LINES – Rocks, Roots, Unearth

Blurring the Lines is a non-profit organisation that seeks to promote and encourage all initiatives in various fields of photography and education, contributing to academic, local, and global dialogues. For this year’s edition of Time Space Existence, ECC Italy was proud to showcase Rocks, Roots, Unearth by Nesie Junyi Wang, one of the three winners of the 2024 Blurring the Lines award.

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