Common Pavilions

The National Pavilions in the Giardini of the Venice Biennale in Essays and Photographs

Edited by Diener & Diener Architects with Gabriele Basilico

Edited by Diener & Diener Architects with Gabriele Basilico

Distributed for Scheidegger and Spiess

288 pages | 67 duotone plates, 60 line drawings | 10 x 15 1/2

Cloth $75.00 ISBN: 9783858817341 Published August 2013 Not for sale in the United Kingdom or Europe

Based on the Thirteenth International Architecture Exhibition at the Venice Biennial in 2012, Common Pavilions investigates the architectural significance of the twenty-nine national pavilions set up for the event in the Giardini di Venezia. The late celebrated Italian photographer Gabriele Basilico has documented each pavilion, and his work is presented in large-format and lush duotone printing. His rich images reflect the atmosphere and character of the pavilions with care and attention to detail. Thirty authors from the nations represented, including architects, philosophers, and artists, have contributed short essays that present the historical and national context for each pavilion, and explain the architectural importance of the pavilion design itself. For anyone who attended the Venice Biennial and for all who missed it, Common Pavilions provides beautiful documentation of what may be the world’s best known exhibition site for art and architecture.