During the 19th Venice Architecture Biennale which begins in May, the Swiss contribution will be dedicated to the architect Lisbeth Sachs. The five curators of the Annex group wish to highlight the historical absence of women architects at the Biennale.
In charge of the exhibition which will take place in the Swiss Pavilion during the 19th International Architecture Exhibition in Venice, the Annex group, made up of architects Elena Chiavi, Kathrin Füglister, Amy Perkins and Myriam Uzor, will pay tribute to the architect Swiss Lisbeth Sachs (1914-2002). Among the first qualified architects in Switzerland, she never obtained the same recognition as her male colleagues.
In 1958, she created a temporary art hall in Zurich for the Swiss Women’s Work Exhibition. And it is this hall that the curators want to revive in Venice through their exhibition “Endgültige Form wird von der Architektin am Bau bestimmt” (“The final form is determined by the architect in the construction”), indicates the Swiss Foundation for culture Pro Helvetia on Wednesday in a press release.
A project inspired by the work of Lisbeth Sachs
As part of this exhibition, the four architects, who collaborated with the artist Axelle Stiefel and the graphic designer Emma Kouassi, ask themselves: “What if Lisbeth Sachs, rather than Bruno Giacometti, had designed the Swiss Pavilion?”. They consider how Lisbeth Sachs’ vision might have influenced the design of the Swiss Pavilion today. Inspired by the latter’s approach, they want to create a “fragmented and immersive spatial memory”, which includes a sound installation transforming the pavilion into a “multisensory experience”.
The 19th Architecture Biennale will take place from May 10 to November 23 in Venice. The main exhibition is called “Intelligens. Natural. Artificial. Collective”. Switzerland has its own pavilion at the exhibition site, designed by Swiss architect Bruno Giacometti and built in the early 1950s. The Swiss Cultural Foundation Pro Helvetia is responsible for its operation.
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Venice Architecture Biennale, from May 10 to November 23, 2025.
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