Italy: Visiting the Biennale di Venezia
La Biennale di Venezia: An inspiring visit to the 14th International Architecture Exhibition by Kon Hans Canal in Venice (photo by Kon Hans) The famous vaporetto boats traverse the Venetian canals, while the serene waters reflect the flashes and the smiles of the tourists in a sunny, summer day. As always, every summer gives to the Serenissima a unique cosmopolitan shine, as the greatest cultural event in the world opens its doors to the lovers of art from every corner of the earth: The Biennale di Venezia, with the 14th International Architecture Exhibition, welcomes you. Rem Koolhaas is the maestro of this architectural "symphony", its central theme being the Modernism in Architecture in a conceivable period from 1914 until 2014. The sixty-five countries participating with their National Pavilions, are invited to show their architectural wealth and its advance under the dipole of Historicism and Modernism. An interesting theme indeed, as it escape