Lina Bo Bardi Special Golden Lion For Lifetime Achievement
Lina Bo Bardi, the Italian architect, designer, scenographer, artist and critic naturalised as a Brazilian citizen, is the recipient of the Special Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement in memoriam of the 17th International Architecture Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia, that will open to the public on Saturday May 22nd 2021 (preview May 20th and 21st). The acknowledgment was recommended by Hashim Sarkis and approved by the Board of Directors of La Biennale di Venezia.
In recommending this award, curator Hashim Sarkis declared: “The Special Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement is a long overdue recognition for an illustrious career straddling between Italy and Brazil for re-enlivening the role of the architect as an enabler of society, and for a woman who simply represents the architect at her best.”
The acknowledgment to Lina Bo Bardi will be celebrated on Saturday May 22nd 2021 during the inauguration ceremony for the Biennale Architettura 2021.
