The winners of the Venice Architecture Biennale 2021 have been announced Architecture 04.06.2022 The winners were announced at the Venice Architecture Biennale. Russia received a special mention for the reconstruction of the national pavilion. Ekaterina Karpukhina EmailPinterestVKonkakte EmailPinterestVKonkakte The 17th Venice Architecture Biennale continues its work and will last until November 21, 2021. But the winners are already known now. Yesterday, the international jury presented traditional awards. The National Pavilion of Russia. Photo: Marco Cappelletti. Photo: Marco Cappelletti The Golden Lion for the best national participation was awarded to the United Arab Emirates with the Wetlands project. The jury noted that this is a bold experiment that encourages us to think about the relationship between waste and production both locally and globally. The National Pavilion of the UAE. Photo: Andrea Avezzù. Two countries received special mention at once: the Philippines — for “an exemplary public project that demonstrates the experience of joint construction practice”, and Russia — for “the sensitive and careful restoration of the historical pavilion in the Giardini gardens, which opened it to the outside world and the future.” The National Pavilion of Russia. Photo: Marco Cappelletti. The National Pavilion of the Philippines. Photo: Andrea Avezzù. The Golden Lion for the best participant of the 17th Biennale was awarded to the collective project raumlaborberlin from Berlin, and the Silver Lion was awarded to the promising young team Foundation for Achieving Seamless Territory (FAST) from Amsterdam. In addition, Nairobi received a special mention for exploring the cave — the oldest human habitat. The National Pavilion of Germany. Photo: Francesco Galli. The National Pavilion of the Netherlands. Photo: Francesco Galli. Italian architect Lina Bo Bardi posthumously received a special “Golden Lion” for life achievements. As a rule, the award is awarded only to living architects, but the case of Bo Bardi is exceptional. The curator of the 17th Venice Biennale Hashim Sarkis recommended to award her. He felt that this year’s theme — “How we will live together” — perfectly reflects Lina’s work. Portrait of Lina Bo Bardi. Photo: Bob Wolfenson, 1978. Courtesy: Instituto Bardi. Photo: archive of the press service Original content from the site