Belgium 2025
The showcase envisions buildings as dynamic biospheres, using subtropical plants to regulate climate.
Title: Building Biospheres
Commissioner: Flanders Architecture Institute
Curators: Bas Smets, Stefano Mancuso
Exhibitors: Bureau Bas Smets (Bas Smets, Eva De Meersman, Luka Cockx, Erik De Waele), University of Ghent (Kathy Steppe), Plant AnalytiX (Dirk De Pauw), Elmēs, Maud Gerard Goossens, Henri Uijtterhaegen, Panta, Lisa Mandelartz and Steven Schenk with Lisa De Visscher, Petrus Kemme
Since 2004, the Flanders Architecture Institute has produced an exhibition in the Belgian Pavilion every four years, alternating coordination with the French Community of Belgium. This year, “Plant Intelligence” takes centre stage. Commissioned by the institute on the initiative of the Flemish government, Bas Smets and Stefano Mancuso present Building Biospheres, exploring how plant intelligence can shape architecture and indoor climate.
Envisioning buildings as dynamic biospheres, the project uses subtropical plants to regulate irrigation, lighting, and ventilation, creating a self-sustaining microclimate. The Belgian Pavilion at the 2025 Biennale will serve as a prototype for this vision.
VENUE:
Giardini
OPENING TIMES:
May 10 – Sep 28 11am – 7pm; Sep 29 – Nov 23 10am – 6pm
ADDRESS
Giardini, Calle Giazzo, 30122 Castello, Venice, Italy
