2025 Venice Architecture Biennale Opening Weekend
May 15, 2025
The opening weekend of the 2025 Venice Architecture Biennale drew thousands of visitors eager to explore a variety of innovative architectural approaches and to engage with the global community of architects, students, and enthusiasts.
During the event, five recipients of the American Institute of Architects Gold Medal — Carol Ross Barney, FAIA, Deborah Berke, FAIA (TenBerke), Angela Brooks, FAIA, Lawrence Scarpa, FAIA (Brooks + Scarpa Architects), and Marlon Blackwell, FAIA (Marlon Blackwell Architects) — celebrated the U.S. Pavilion exhibition titled “PORCH: An Architecture of Generosity” with an on-the-porch dialogue on design.