Venice Biennale of Architecture (in Italian Mostra di Architettura di Venezia) is an international exhibition of architecture from nations around the world, held in Venice, Italy, every other year. It was held on even years until 2018, but 2020 was postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic shifting the calendar to uneven years. It is the architecture section under the overall Venice Biennale and was officially established in 1980, even though architecture had been a part of the Venice Art Biennale since 1968. The main agenda of the Architecture Biennale is to propose and showcase architectural solutions to contemporary societal, humanistic, and technological issues. Although leaning towards the academic side of architecture, the Biennale also provides an opportunity for local architects around the world to present new projects. The Biennale is separated into two main sections: The permanent, national pavilions in the Biennale Gardens as well as the Arsenale, which hosts projects from numerous nations under one roof. Exhibitions 2023 The 18th Venice Architecture Biennale is curated by Lesley Lokko. The international architecture exhibition is entitled The Laboratory of the Future. 2021 Curated by Hashim Sarkis, The 17th Venice Architecture Biennale was entitled How will we live together? Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it took place in 2021 instead of 2020. National pavilions, contributions and curators (selection) Brazil: utopias of common life. Curated by Arquitetos Associados (Alexandre Brasil, André Luiz Prado, Bruno Santa Cecília, Carlos Alberto Maciel, Paula Zasnicoff) + Henrique Penha Canada: Impostor Cities. Curated by Thomas Balaban, David Theodore, and Jennifer Thorogood. Germany: 2038. Curated by 2038. Great Britain: The Garden of Privatised Delights. Curated by Madeleine Kessler and Manijeh Verghese. Italy: Resilient Communities. Curated by Alessandro Melis. Poland: Trouble in Paradise. Curated by PROLOG +1. Russian Federation: Open. Curated by Ippolito Pestellini Laparelli. Scotland: What if...?/. Curated by 7N Architects and Architecture and Design Scotland Spain: Uncertainty. Curated by Domingo J. González, Sofía Piñero, Andrzej Gwizdala, Fernando Herrera Turkey: Architecture as Measure. Curated by Neyran Turan. United States of America: American Framing. Curated by Paul Andersen and Paul Preissner. Awards 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 participant in the exhibition How will we live together?: raumlaborberlin (Berlin, Germany), with Instances of Urban Practice. Silver Lion for promising young