Collective Intelligens: Learning from Shared Wisdom in Architecture

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PROTEST ACHITECTURE FROM GERMAN CLIMATE - Photo by Andrea Avezzù, courtesy of La Biennale di Venezia.

The ‘Collective Intelligens’ section at the 2025 Venice Biennale shows how the knowledge communities have passed down across generations can inspire resilient, people-driven architecture and become a pivotal tool to trigger change.

Serpentine Pavilion 2018: a time-piece architecture by Frida Escobedo

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Serpentine Pavilion 2018 - Photo by Iwan Baan, courtesy of the Serpentine Galleries, London.

Frida Escobedo’s Serpentine Pavilion 2018 harnesses a subtle interplay of light, water and geometry. The Mexican architect is the 18th and youngest architect to accept the invitation to design the long awaited temporary structure in the Serpentine Gallery lawn in Kensington Gardens, London.