List of Venice Biennale of Architecture exhibitions

This is a list of Venice Biennale of Architecture exhibitions.

#	Year	Director/Curator	Exhibition	Awards	Ref
1st	1980	Paolo Portoghesi	The Presence of the Past		^[1]
2nd	1981-82	Paolo Portoghesi			^[2]
3rd	1985	Aldo Rossi	Progetto Venezia		^[2]
4th	1986	Aldo Rossi	Hendrik Petrus Berlage—Drawings		^[2]
5th	1991	Francesco Dal Co			^[2]
6th	1996	Hans Hollein	Sensing the Future—The Architect as Seismograph	Special Prize for Best National Participation: Japan Golden Lion for Best Interpretation of the International Exhibition: Odile Decq, Benoît Cornette, Juha Kaakko, Ilkka Laine, Kimmo Liimatainen, Jari Tirkkonen, Enric Miralles Special Osella for an Extraordinary Initiative in Contemporary Architecture: Pasqual Maragall Special Osella for Media Exposure in the Field of Contemporary Architecture: Wim Wenders Special Osella for Best Architecture Photographer: Gabriele Basilico	^[2]
7th	2000	Massimiliano Fuksas	Less Aesthetics, More Ethics	Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement: Renzo Piano, Paolo Soleri, and Jørn Utzon. Golden Lion for Best Interpretation of the International Exhibition: Jean Nouvel Special Prize for Best National Participation: Spain Special "Bruno Zevi" prize for best architecture professor: Joseph Rykwert Special Prize for Best Architectural Works Patron: Thomas Krens Special Prize for Best Architecture Editor: Eduardo Luis Rodriguez Special Prize for Best Architecture Photographer: Ilya Utkin	^[2]
8th	2002	Deyan Sudjic	NEXT	Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement: Toyo Ito Golden Lion for Best Participation in the International Exhibition: Iberê Camargo Foundation designed by Alvaro Siza Vieira Special Mention for Best Participation in the International Exhibition: Mexico City for The Lakes Project Special Prize for Best National Participation: Netherlands Special Prize for Best Architectural Works Patron: Zhang Xin Special Prize for Best government Sponsorship: Barcelona	^[2]
9th	2004	Kurt W. Forster	METAMORPH	Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement: Peter Eisenman Golden Lion for Best National Participation: Belgium with Kinshasa, the Imaginary City Golden Lion for Best Participation in the International Exhibition: Studio SANAA (Kazuyo Sejima + Ryue Nishizawa)	^[2]
10th	2006	Ricky Burdett	Cities, architecture and society	Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement: Richard Rogers Golden Lion for Best National Participation: Denmark with CO-EVOLUTION, curated by Henrik Valeur and UiD Golden Lion for the City: Bogotá, Colombia Golden Lion for Best Urban Projects: Higuera + Sanchez for the Brazil 44 project in Mexico City	^[3]
11th	2008	Aaron Betsky	Out There: Architecture Beyond Building	Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement: Frank Gehry Special Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement to a Historian of Architecture: James S. Ackerman Golden Lion for Best National Participation: Poland with Hotel Polonia. The Afterlife of Buildings, curated by Nicolas Grospierre and Kobas Laksa Golden Lion for Best Participation in the International Exhibition: Greg Lynn Form for Recycled Toys Furniture Silver Lion for a Promising Young Architect in the International Exhibition: Elemental	^[4]
12th	2010	Kazuyo Sejima	People Meet in Architecture	Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement: Rem Koolhaas Golden Lion for Best National Participation: Kingdom of Bahrain Golden Lion for Best Participation in the International Exhibition: junya.ishigami+associates Golden Lion in Memoriam: Kazuo Shinohara Silver Lion for a Promising Young Architect in the International Exhibition: OFFICE Kersten Geers David Van Severen + Bas Princen Special Mentions: Amateur Architecture Studio, Studio Mumbai, Piet Oudolf	^[4]
13th	2012	David Chipperfield	Common Ground	Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement: Alvaro Siza Golden Lion for Best National Participation: Japan with Architecture, possible here? Home-for-All, curated by Toyo Ito, Kumiko Inui, Sou Fujimoto, Akihisa Hirata, and Naoya Hatakeyama. Golden Lion for Best Interpretation of the International Exhibition: Urban-Think Tank (Alfredo Brillembourg, Hubert Klumpner), Justin McGuirk, and Iwan Baan Silver Lion for a Promising Young Architect in the International Exhibition: Grafton Architects (Yvonne Farrell and Shelley McNamara) Special Mentions: Poland, commissioner Hanna Wróblewska; United States of America, commissioner Cathy Lang Ho; Russia, commissioner Grigory Revzin; Cino Zucchi.	^[4]
14th	2014	Rem Koolhaas	Fundamentals	Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement: Phyllis Lambert Golden Lion for Best National Participation: South Korea with Crow's Eye View, curated by Minsuk Cho, Hyungmin Pai, and Changmo Ahn. Silver Lion for Best National Participation: Chile with Monolith Controversies, curated by Pedro Alonso and Hugo Palmarola. *Silver Lion for Best Research Project of the Monditalia* section*: Andrés Jaque for Sales Oddity* Special Mentions to National Participations: Canada, France, Russia Special Mentions to *Research Projects of the Monditalia* section*: Radical Pedagogies* by Beatriz Colomina, Britt Eversole, Ignacio Galán, Evangelos Kotsioris, Anna-Maria Meister, Federica Vannucchi, Amunátegui Valdés Architects, Smog.tv; Intermundia by Ana Dana Beroš; Italian Limes by Folder	^[5]
15th	2016	Alejandro Aravena	Reporting from the Front	Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement: Paulo Mendes da Rocha. Golden Lion for Best National Participation: Spain with Unfinished, curated by Iñaqui Carnicero and Carlos Quintáns. Golden Lion for Best Participation in the International Exhibition: Breaking The Siege, curated by Gabinete de Arquitectura (Solano Benitez and Gloria Cabral)
16th	2018	Yvonne Farrell and Shelley McNamara	FREESPACE	Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement: Kenneth Frampton Golden Lion for Best National Participation: Switzerland, with Svizzera 240, House Tour, curated by Alessandro Bosshard, Li Tavor, Matthew van der Ploeg, Ani Vihervaara. Special Mention for Best National Participation: Great Britain, with Island by Caruso St John Architects and Marcus Taylor Golden Lion for Best Participation in the International Exhibition: Souto Moura Arquitectos + Eduardo Souto de Moura (Portugal). Silver Lion for a Promising Young Architect in the International Exhibition: architecten de Vylder Vinck Taillie Special Mentions: Andra Matin and Rahul Mehrotra
17th	2021	Hashim Sarkis	How Will We Live Together?	Special Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement: Lina Bo Bardi Golden Lion for Best National Participation: United Arab Emirates, with Wetland. Special mention as National Participation: Russia, with Open! Special mention as National Participation: Philippines, with Structures of Mutual Support. Golden Lion for Best Participation in the International Exhibition: raumlaborberlin with Instances of Urban Practice. (Germany) Silver Lion for a Promising Young Architect in the International Exhibition Foundation for Achieving Seamless Territory with Border Ecologies and the Gaza Strip (Netherlands) Special Mention for Participation in the International Exhibition: cave_bureau with The Anthropocene Museum: Exhibit 3.0 Obsidian Rain (Kenya)	^[6]
18th	2023	Lesley Lokko	The Laboratory of the Future	Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement: Demas Nwoko Golden Lion for Best National Participation: Brazil with Terra, curated by Gabriela de Matos and Paulo Tavares Golden Lion for Best Participation in the International Exhibition: DAAR – Alessandro Petti and Sandi Hilal.	^[7]
19th	2025	Carlo Ratti	Intelligens. Natural. Artificial. Collective	Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement: Donna Haraway Special Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement in Memoriam: Italo Rota Golden Lion for Best National Participation: Bahrain with Heatwave, curated by Andrea Faraguna Special Mention for Best National Participation: Holy See with Opera Aperta, curated by Marina Otero Verzier, Giovanna Zabotti, Tatiana Bilbao, MAIO Architects Special Mention for Best National Participation: Great Britain with GBR: Geology of Britannic Repair, curated by Owen Hopkins, Kathryn Yusoff, Kabage Karanja, Stella Muteg Golden Lion for Best Participation in the International Exhibition: Diller Scofidio + Renfro, Natural Systems Utilities, SODAI, Aaron Betsky, and Davide Oldani with Canal Café. Special Mention for Participation in the International Exhibition: Tosin Oshinowo with Alternative Urbanism: The Central Organized Markets of Lagos Special Mention for Participation in the International Exhibition: Boonserm Premthada with Elephant Chapel.	^[8]
20th	2027	Wang Shu and Lu Wenyu	TBD		^[9]

List of Venice Biennale of Architecture exhibitions

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