dear designboom reader,

as the 2021 venice architecture biennale opens its doors to the public, we share a series of highlights from designboom's onsite coverage. tokyo-based architect jo nagasaka discusses the concept behind this year’s japan pavilion, which centers around wooden members of a postwar japanese house that was dismantled and transported to italy. in this video, readers get a glimpse of the danish pavilion, whose exhibition, 'con-nect-ed-ness', features a massive cyclic system of water collected locally in venice.

alejandro aravena speaks to designboom about his circular timber installation at the arsenale, which recovers the old tradition of parlays to address the mapuche-chilean conflict. last, tomáš libertíny answers this year's theme – how will we live together? – with a series of sculptural works made in collaboration with bees. follow our ongoing editorial coverage here, and discover more on our dedicated instagram page here.

thanks for reading!

sofia lekka angelopoulou | senior editor