The theme of the 13th International Architecture Exhibition, Common Ground, seems particularly apposite in describing the sense of rapport and relationship that is one of Italy’s primary characteristics in the development of cultural research and inquiry. This relationship has always been attained through reference to and an exchange between not only the purview of the contemporary, but also the past and our always compellingly tangible history.
From Maddalena Ragni: The Ministry for Cultural Heritage and Activities has taken this opportunity as a basis for comparison in selecting the curatorial project to be presented at the Italian Pavilion. Indeed, this year the MiBAC, through the Director General for landscape, fine arts, and contemporary art and architecture, decided to appoint the curator of the Italian Pavilion by organising a comparative invitational competition where candidates were asked to present a project that they considered would best represent current Italian architectural research and inquiry.
