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Venice Biennale

Biennale Architettura 2023: Swiss Pavilion now open

Swiss Pavilion now open The Swiss Pavilion at the 18th International Architecture Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia was opened today in the presence of Alain Berset, President of the Swiss Confederation, and Philippe Bischof, Director of Pro Helvetia. The building, designed by Bruno Giacometti, will present the exhibition «Neighbours» by Karin Sander and Philip …

18.05.2023
Photo: Tobias Becker
Venice Biennale

Swiss Pavilion Biennale Architettura 2023
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“Neighbours” by Karin Sander and Philip Ursprung Following an open call, the Swiss Arts Council Pro Helvetia has chosen to entrust the exhibition of the Swiss Pavilion for the Biennale Architettura 2023 to the artist and professor of art and architecture, Karin Sander and the professor of history of art and architecture Philip Ursprung, both …

12.04.2023
Philip Ursprung and Karin Sander on the roof of ETHZ © Saskja Rosset
Venice Biennale

Neighbours

Pavilion of Switzerland at the 18th International Architecture Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia Karin Sander and Philip Ursprung represent Switzerland at the 18th International Architecture Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia Two national pavilions and a wall that connects as well as separates, are the focus of Karin Sander’s and Philip Ursprung’s project Neighbours …

28.02.2023
Visual Arts

«Neighbourhood»:
Swiss contribution to the Venice Architecture Biennale 2023

The topics of neighbourhood and relationship will be at the heart of the Swiss contribution to the Architecture Biennale 2023 in Venice. The Swiss Arts Council Pro Helvetia has nominated the project entitled «Neighbourhood» by Karin Sander and Philip Ursprung after this year’s open competition. The project «Neighbourhood» deals with the relationship – both in …

31.03.2022
Swiss Pavilion in Venice
Visual Arts

Competition for Architecture Biennale 2023

The Venice Architecture Biennale is one of the most prominent platforms for architecture and urban planning worldwide. Its 18th edition is due to start in May 2023. For the third time, Pro Helvetia plans to choose the Swiss contribution by means of a competition. Eligible for participation are architects and interdisciplinary teams operating in the …

29.06.2021

Upcoming maintenance work

The application portal myprohelvetia will be updated from 1.1.-7.1.2024. Due to these changes, open applications must be finalized and submitted via the current online portal (myprohelvetia.ch) by the latest 23:59 on 31 December 2023. Until this date, the deadlines and criteria outlined in the current guidelines and calls for applications apply. New applications can be created and submitted in the application portal as of 8 January 2024.