The Venice Architecture Biennale 2025 celebrates its 19th edition in which it will explore the future of architecture through the lens of natural, artificial and collective intelligence, focusing on sustainability and the fight against climate change.
"Intelligens. Natural. Artificial. Collective" is the theme proposed by curator and urban planner Carlo Ratti known for his focus on technological innovation and sustainability in architecture.
The exhibition will take place from 10 May to 23 November 2025, with a pre-opening on 8 and 9 May and will take place in various spaces in Venice, including the Giardini, the Arsenale and other spaces in the city.
Spain's participation is organised by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Agenda (MIVAU), with the collaboration of AC/E, and was selected from among 19 proposals. Curated by Manuel Bouzas Barcala (Pontevedra, 1993) and Roi Salgueiro Barrio (A Coruña, 1975) under the title "Internalities: Architectures for Territorial Equilibrium", the exhibition will focus on exploring key strategies for the decarbonisation of architecture in Spain.
This exhibition project celebrates how an emerging generation of Spanish architects propose, through their works, how it is possible to balance ecologies with economies. The pavilion will present a series of works that recover palettes of local, regenerative and low-carbon materials. The protagonists will be wood, stone, ceramics, cork, earth, clay or plant fibres, as well as the forests, quarries, soils and plantations from which they come.
The project is structured around five fundamental axes to reduce emissions from the construction sector: materials, trades, energy, waste and emissions. Each of these themes will be explored concerning five different regions of the Iberian Peninsula and will be presented in depth in the five rooms that make up the Spanish pavilion.
