Chilean architect Alejandro Aravena becamecurator of the 15th Venice Biennale in the field of architecture Architect Alejandro Aravena from Chile has become the curator of the 15th Venice Biennale in the field of architecture, TASS writes. In the near future, he will give information about the exhibition and talk about its participants. However, it is already known that the exposition is about “how to learn architecture through intellect, intuition, or both.” Aravena is an architect with an active social position. He works for the firm Elemental, which is engaged in the reconstruction of disadvantaged areas, or, simply put, slums, and the design of affordable housing. According to the architect, the situation can be significantly improved by overcoming social barriers, and he proves this in practice through the implementation of his ideas. After the earthquake in Chile, for example, his office proposed to build low-rise block houses that could be affordable to the poorest sections of the population. The architect is a member of the jury of the Pritzker Prize. His works have been exhibited several times at the Milan Triennial and the Sao Paulo Biennial. His works could also be seen at the Museum of Modern Art and the Whitney Museum in New York. In 2008, he was awarded the Silver Lion at the Venice Architecture Biennale.
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