Collective Intelligens: Learning from Shared Wisdom in Architecture

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.

Design-for-thought: 12 design exhibitions at Milan Design Week 2024 

We Mediterranean - Courtesy of Paola Carimati.

Design-for-thought in Milan: a tribute to the gentle genius of Alessandro Mendini, a convivial design space to foster dialogue across the Mediterranean Sea, a school kitchen for Nairobi‘s largest slum and the Taiwanese perspective on today’s pressing global issues.

Design for Communities: good design making for a primary school in Nairobi

Design for Communities Giacomo Moor for Live in Slums at Assab One - Courtesy of LiveinSlums.

Good design can make a difference, spark creativity, and teach a job. The Design for Communities project by NGO LiveinSlums and Giacomo Moor involved kids and locals in creating furniture for a school in one of Kenya’s largest slums. The initiative is on show at Assab One in Milan.

Milan Design Week 2023: 15 must-visit design exhibitions

STILL NOW. The Dinner by fferrone - Photo by Fferrone.

Desacralized chandeliers, Elvis’ sofas, repurposed broken furniture, ultramarine tableware, and knitted chairs. 15 must-visit design exhibitions in Milano.