JDS and Renfro at Peggy Guggenheim’s bash

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all the pics courtesy of Jesse Seegers from VOLUME magazine

BALL-NOGUES STUDIO INSTALLATION IN THE ITALIANA PAVILION

‘A proliferation of ephemeral structures endlessly blossom in our built environment. If the city is a river delta and architecture its slow moving main channel, then swirling through it are eddies of party tents, scaffolding, festival stages, and holiday street decorations. Theses enviroments reflect the community’s desire for happiness…’

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The Golden Lion for Best Installation Project in the International Exhibition goes to Gregg Lynn Form with his Recycled Toy Furniture (USA, Corderie dell’Arsenale, Installations). The jury found Gregg Lynn’s experimental recycled-toys furniture to best embody the Biennale theme of Out there: Architecture beyond building.

Golden Lion for Best National Participant goes to Poland
Silver Lion for a Promising Young Architect in the International Exhibition to Chilean Group Elemental
Golden Lion for life time achievement to Frank O.Gehry

And there you have it!
Check out the left column for more of the JDS installation plus some of our neighbors.

At the Atelier Bow Wow train in the Arsenale at 16h…

Tomorrow this space will be filled with exhibits, architects, ministers, and many others attending the 2008 Venice Biennale.  Check back soon for a sneak peak of all the exhibits and the who’s who of attendees.  Don’t forget to stop by if you are in Venice during the public openning and see the JDS exhibit!

Denise Scott Brown will be the keynote speaker at a British Council debate on housing design next month.  The celebrated architect and urban planner will apply her research to housing — including her seminal 1970’s polemic on America, “Learning from Levittown” — to contemporary Europe.

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JDS is, as you probably know already, is exhibiting at the 2008 Venice Biennale

And we are going to be keeping you updated about during the biennale, so look out for the info on the blog.