by Ivan Erofeev and Olga Smirnova // June 10, 2025
The 19th Venice Architecture Biennale, titled ‘Intelligens. Natural. Artificial. Collective.,’ centers on plural intelligences, natural ecosystems, artificial technologies and the collective wisdom of communities. This year, curator Carlo Ratti—an Italian architect and engineer—envisions architecture at the epicenter of our response to ecological crises. The exhibition, which opened on May 10th, spans multiple venues, including the Giardini, Arsenale and peripheral pavilions throughout Venice. Catch a glimpse of this year’s offerings through Ivan Erofeev and Olga Smirnova’s lens, showing views from across the main exhibition and the pavilions.
Teo Ala-Ruona: ‘Industry Muscle: Five Scores for Architecture,’ curated by Kaisa Karvinen, Nordic Countries Pavilion, Venice Architecture Biennale 2025 // Photo by Olga Smirnova
Teo Ala-Ruona: ‘Industry Muscle: Five Scores for Architecture,’ curated by Kaisa Karvinen, Nordic Countries Pavilion, Venice Architecture Biennale 2025 // Photo by Olga Smirnova
‘GBR – Geology of Britannic Repair,’ curated by Kabage Karanja, Stella Mutegi, Owen Hopkins and Kathryn Yusoff, British Pavilion, Venice Architecture Biennale 2025 // Photo by Olga Smirnova
‘Picoplanktonics,’ curated by Living Room Collective (Andrea Shin Ling, Nicholas Hoban, Vincent Hui, Clayton Lee), Canadian Pavilion, Venice Architecture Biennale 2025 // Photo by Olga Smirnova
‘Stresstest,’ curated by Nicola Borgmann, Elisabeth Endres, Gabriele G Kiefer and Daniele Santucci, German Pavilion, Venice Architecture Biennale 2025 // Photo by Olga Smirnova
‘Endgültige Form wird von der Architektin am Bau bestimmt,’ curated by Elena Chiavi, Kathrin Füglister, Amy Perkins, Axelle Stiefel, and Myriam Uzor, Swiss Pavilion, Venice Architecture Biennale 2025 // Photo by Olga Smirnova
‘There is Nothing to See Here. Export Your Knowledge!,’ curated by Márton Pintér and exhibited by Attila Bujdosó, Dániel Gryllus, Vilmos Gryllus, Máté Győrffy, Péter Janesch, Csaba Kelemen, Áron Losonczi, Péter Pozsár, Balázs Radványi, Balázs Rajcsányi, Krisztina Regős, Imre Rimóczi, Ernő Rubik, Ádám Somlai-Fischer and family, Balázs Tompa, Judit Varga, Pál Varsányi, Hungarian Pavilion, Venice Architecture Biennale 2025 // Photo by Ivan Erofeev
‘Unraveling: New Spaces,’ curated by Slobodan Jovic and exhibited by Davor Eres, Jelena Mitrović, Igor Pantić, Sonja Krstić, Ivana Najdanović, Petar Laušević, Serbian Pavilion, Venice Architecture Biennale 2025 // Photo by Ivan Erofeev
‘Let me warm you,’ curated by Keiti Lige, Elina Liiva, Helena Männa, Estonian pavilion, Venice Architecture Biennale 2025 // Photo by Ivan Erofeev
‘Heatwave,’ curated by Andrea Faraguna and exhibited by Alexander Puzrin, Andrea Faraguna, Eman Ali, Mario Monotti, Wafa Al Ghatam, Pavilion of Bahrain, Venice Architecture Biennale 2025 // Photo by Ivan Erofeev
‘Traces,’ curated by Majeda Alhinai, Pavilion of Oman, Venice Architecture Biennale 2025 // Photo by Ivan Erofeev
Patricia Urquiola: ‘The Other Side of the Hill,’ main exhibition in Arsenale, Venice Architecture Biennale 2025 // Photo by Ivan Erofeev
Transsolar: ‘Terms and Conditions’ main exhibition in Arsenale, Venice Architecture Biennale 2025 // Photo by Ivan Erofeev
The Norman Foster Foundation and Porsche: ‘Gateway to Venice’s Waterway,’ Arsenale, Venice Architecture Biennale 2025 // Photo by Ivan Erofeev
