The Dip Pavilion: A Sculptural Roof, A Garden Dialogue

The Dip Pavilion by andblack design studio folds pool, garden and interior into one continuous architectural gesture.

The Dip Pavilion by andblack design studio folds pool, garden and interior into one continuous architectural gesture.

No protest, no political noise. These pavilions at the 2026 Biennale di Venezia show how, through crafts, art can hold a mirror to our most pressing concerns.

Platonic Caves, probes and soviet barracks. At Venice Biennale 2026, some of the most radical art isn’t on the walls — it’s in the walls.

Hundreds of stepped terraces create a communal roofscape for Sanjay Puri Architects’ building at the Prestige University campus in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India.

With its sinuous design, green rooftop and layers of invasive and native species, the Aranyani Pavilion in New Delhi invites you on a journey inspired by sacred groves, blending ecology and architecture.

Slender House by Spaces Architects@KA is a home for a family of five that occupies a 6x18m site in a vibrant neighbourhood in Delhi, India. The project features an eclectic facade; inside staggered cut-outs and strategically placed skylights foster connections among family members.

SOM—Skidmore, Owings & Merrill envisioned a “terminal in a garden” for Bangalore Airport’s new extension.

With the Indian Tiny Mega Store project, Gunjan Gupta brings to Milan the ambiance, perfumes and colours of typical Indian supermarkets.

Curvy layers of concrete wrap Ribbon House, creating gaps that allow natural ventilation and light to enter and flow throughout the building.

Arches and stair-wells carpeted in a gradient of rainbow hues define Jaipur Rugs’ Dubai flagship store designed by Pallavi Dean of studio ROAR.

Balkrishna Doshi, the first Indian architect to receive the Pritzker Prize, is known for pioneering work in low-cost housing. During his 70-year-long career, he contributed to bringing modernism to his country.

Inspired by terracotta temples found in the Indian state of West Bengal, the Gallery House community centre “is a humane gesture of giving back to the local community, without disrupting the privacy and security of inner functions.”

Balkrishna Doshi once said that there “are not houses, but homes where a happy community lives. That is what finally matters”. Discover the values and architecture of the 2018 Pritzker Prize winner through 7 masterpieces.

Trump’s wall and the DMZ (Demilitarized Zone) splitting the Korean peninsula in two… These border walls are just the tip of a global iceberg. Archipanic explores protectionist and divisive constructions across Europe, Asia, Africa and Latin America.

From post-war Japan to Mao China and post-independence India but also furniture icons and the challenges of contemporary Asian design. The Shifting Objectives exhibition at M+ Museum for Visual Culture looks into the continent’s history as well as its evolution from a design point of view.

Inaugural London Design Biennale goes on show during London Design Festival and focuses on “Utopia by Design”. From the United Kingdom to Europe but also Turkey, India, Chile and South Africa.

nanimarquina presents new collections of rugs designed by the Bourollec brothers and Neri&Hu according to the eclectic art carpet crafting.

Sarthak and Sahil blend the festive spirit of an ancient Hindu festival with Christmas celebrations with Kalpataru wishing tree installation at Victoria & Albert Museum.

With the Fuzzy Logic project, Marta Santambrogio aims to transform traffic noise into musical jam sessions starting from harmonical tuk-tuks, Indian street cahos and traditional musical instruments.

Haubitz + Zoche photographic journey portrays Indian movie theaters, doomed architectures that witnessed an era when people use to hang out without digital interaction and Netflix didn’t exist.

Rabari hand-woven carpet collection by Doshi Levien for Nani Marquina features a refined combination of rhythms according to Indian craftmanship techniques.