Lola Sheppard heading to the 2014 Venice Architecture Biennale

Tuesday, March 26, 2013

Lateral Office has been selected to curate the 2014 Biennale project by the Canada Council for the Arts and the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada.

The Arctic Adaptations exhibit, timed to coincide with the 15th anniversary of the creation of Nunavut, will also tour Canada after appearing at the prestigious design exhibit. Held every two years in Venice, the Biennale showcases new ideas in architecture. Arctic Adaptations is Canada's official entry.

The exhibit asks the chosen teams to design “new architecture that is adaptive, responsive and rooted in Nunavut’s unique geography, climate and culture,” according to the curators, Lateral Office of Toronto.  

The Venice Architecture Biennale is scheduled for June 7 to Nov. 13, 2014. Congratulations Lola!

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