September 4 2012 : architecture

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VENICE ARCHITECTURE BIENNALE 2012 Photo Elias Redstone

The Brazilian pavilion with an installation by the urban designer of Brasilia Lucio Costa, which is accompanied by the statement: "The same people who rest in hammocks can, whenever necessary, build a new capital in three years' time." The minimalist Polish pavilion with walls and floors vibrating from the noises of neighbouring pavilions. An installation by London-based FAT architects Neon signs announce the Golden Lion-winning project by Urban Think Tank with writer Justin McGuirk and photographer Iwan Baan The Venice Architecture Biennale alternates with the Art Biennale and occupies the same buildings. Instead of showing art, the content is a variety of representations or interpretations of architectural space and practice. The start of the marathon Common Ground exhibition in the Arsenale. Projections by Farshid Moussavi This year's theme, set by director David Chipperfield, is 'Common Ground'. The facade of the Central Pavilion is taken over by an installation by Alison Crawford that explores unlawful building practices in Rome. The British Pavilion A mural in the Swiss pavilion The curators of the British pavilion look for new ideas for British architecture through an ambitious international research project. A new graphic novel by Elias Redstone is presented in the British Pavilion The flashy Russian pavilion is made up of backlit QR codes
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