Caruso St John Architects

The Façade is the Window into the Soul of Architecture

The Façade is the Window into the Soul of Architecture

Central Pavilion, Venice Biennale Venice, Italy 2018

In response to the Biennale’s theme of Freespace, Caruso St John presented an exhibition celebrating the historical richness and the social generosity of the façade.

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Façade portraits 1

Apartment building, Biel Benken

Façade portraits 2

Apartment building, Welfenstrasse

Façade portraits 3

Bremer Landesbank Headquarters, Bremer

Façade portraits 4

City Hall, Pully

Façade portraits 5

Department of Biomedicine, Basel University

Façade portraits 6

House in the Mountains, Tschiertschen

Façade portraits 7

Lakeside apartments, Arbon

Façade portraits 8

Falconhoven building, Antwerp

Façade portraits 9

Europaallee Mixed-use building, Zurich

Façade portraits 10

Areal Hardturm tower, Zurich

Façade portraits 11

Newport Street Gallery, London

Façade portraits 12

Escher-Wyss Office Building, Zurich

Façade portraits 13

Grosser Burstah Office building, Hamburg

Façade portraits 14

Rudolfplatz, Cologne

Façade portraits 15

Residential tower A, Aarau

Façade portraits 16

Residential tower D, Aarau

Façade portraits 17

Schoolhouse, Neuhausen am Rheinfall

Façade portraits 18

St Jakob Stiftung, Zurich

Façade portraits 19

V&A Museum of Childhood, London

Façade portraits 20

ZSC Lions Swiss Life Arena, Zurich

Photographs by Philip Heckhausen 1

Via Daniele Manin, Milan

Photographs by Philip Heckhausen 2

Newport Street, London

Photographs by Philip Heckhausen 3

Via Sant'Euphemia, Milan

Photographs by Philip Heckhausen 4

Riemeisterstrasse, Berlin

Photographs by Philip Heckhausen 5

Vincent Street, London

Photographs by Philip Heckhausen 6

Domshof, Bremen

Photographs by Philip Heckhausen 7

Via Alberico Albricci, Milan

Photographs by Philip Heckhausen 8

Gammel Kingevej, Copenhagen

Photographs by Philip Heckhausen 9

Leifsgade, Copenhagen

Photographs by Philip Heckhausen 10

Rue Jeanne d'Arc, Rouen

Photographs by Philip Heckhausen 11

Franziskanerplatz, Vienna

Photographs by Philip Heckhausen 12

Seestrasse, Zurich

Photographs by Philip Heckhausen 13

Neumarkt, Dresden

Photographs by Philip Heckhausen 14

Beneckeallee, Hanover

Photographs by Philip Heckhausen 15

Klingberg, Hamburg

Photographs by Philip Heckhausen 16

Roggenstrasse, Zurich

Photographs by Philip Heckhausen 17

Piazza Guglielmo Oberdan, Milan

Photographs by Philip Heckhausen 18

Rita Road, London

Photographs by Philip Heckhausen 19

Deichtorplatz, Hamburg

Photographs by Philip Heckhausen 20

Rue de Paris, Le Harve

Exhibition

The Façade is the Window to the Soul of Architecture

Central Pavilion, 16th International Architecture Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia, Italy

26 May - 25 November 2018

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Celebrating the historical richness and the social generosity of the façade, this exhibition presents elevation drawings of the practice’s projects alongside photographs by Philip Heckhausen of the completed buildings and other urban situations that have influenced the practice’s approach.

Project: The Façade is the Window into the Soul of Architecture

Location
Venice, Italy

Date
2018

Client
La Biennale di Venezia

Caruso St John Architects
Adam Caruso, Peter St John

Project team
Elena Balzarini, Simon Davison, Kristina Grigorjeva, Christian Sager, Nora Walter

Collaborating photographer
Philip Heckhausen

Carpentry
B4 Moebel GmbH

Exhibition photography
Philip Heckhausen
www.philipheckhausen.com

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