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An open call and two-stage evaluation to determine the project for the Türkiye Pavilion in the 19th International Architecture Exhibition has concluded. The Selection Committee, comprising Melike Altınışık, N. Müge Cengizkan, Prof. Dr. Zeynep Çelik, Oral Göktaş, and Dr. Sait Ali Köknar, evaluated 48 projects and selected Grounded, curated by Ceren Erdem and Bilge Kalfa, from a shortlist of three finalists, each notable for its unique content and design ideas.

Grounded approaches soil as a carrier of ecological and cultural memory, an ecosystem, a form of natural intelligence, a living archive, and a supportive model. The project was chosen for its innovative research proposal that aims to uncover new hopes for the future, mostly from Türkiye, while incorporating substantial artistic viewpoints in an interdisciplinary approach that enriches its narrative, contributes to global knowledge, and fosters critical thought.

Commissioned by the Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts (İKSV), the Türkiye Pavilion at the 19th International Architecture Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia is realised with contributions from the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, under the auspices of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Türkiye, and co-sponsored by Schüco Türkiye and VitrA. The Türkiye Pavilion has taken part in the International Architecture Exhibition since 2014, thanks to the acquisition of the permanent venue at Sale d’Armi, Arsenale on the initiation of İKSV and with the support of 21 sponsors.

The 19th International Architecture Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia

The 19th International Architecture Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia will be held between 10 May and 23 November 2025 (previews on 8-9 May) in Giardini, Arsenale and various sites around Venice. The theme of the exhibition had been announced by the president of La Biennale di Venezia, Pietrangelo Buttafuoco, and the curator of the 19th International Architecture Exhibition, Carlo Ratti as Intelligens. Natural. Artificial. Collective.