Karin Sander and Philip Ursprung in the Swiss Pavilion at the Biennale Architettura in Venice. (Photograph: Samuele Cherubini)
Karin Sander and Philip Ursprung in the Swiss Pavilion at the Biennale Architettura in Venice. (Photograph: Samuele Cherubini) Karin Sander, ETH Zurich Professor of Architecture and Art, and Philip Ursprung, ETH Zurich Professor of the History of Art and Architecture, are curating the Swiss pavilion at this year's Venice Biennale. Their exhibition is called "Neighbours" and it explores the Swiss pavilion's architectural relationship with the Venezuelan pavilion next door. How can people tell that the two buildings reference one another? - Ursprung: Here's just one example: Before the Venezuelan pavilion was built, you could see the sea from the Swiss pavilion courtyard. The wall surrounding the Venezuelan pavilion courtyard would have blocked this view. But Scarpa intended for the wall to have a little window in it so that people could still see the Lagoon. Clearly, the two architects wanted their creations to interact.
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