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The “Kwaeε” timber pavilion by Adjaye Associates. (Photo: Michelle Äärlaht. Courtesy Adjaye Associates)

An Intellectual African Revolution Comes to the Venice Architecture Biennale

With “The Laboratory of the Future,” this year’s curator, Lesley Lokko, places a profound emphasis on African ingenuity and radical design approaches.
Ian Volner May 26, 2023
8 minute read
The “Kwaeε” timber pavilion by Adjaye Associates. (Photo: Michelle Äärlaht. Courtesy Adjaye Associates)
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