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10th International Architecture Exhibition / Cities, architecture and society
10. Mostra Internazionale di Architettura / Città. Architettura e società
Venice, Italy / Venezia, Italia

"The 10th International Architecture Exhibition, Cities, Architecture and Society, celebrates cities the very year that half of the world's population has become urban. A century ago only 10% of the people of the planet lived in cities, and according to the United nations, this number is set to rise to 75% by 2050. Understanding the impacts of this growth on people and on the environment has become a necessity, as the links between architecture and society become both more complex and fragile. How we choose to shape our cities, buildings and public spaces - as architects, urbanists and city makers - will determine how we respond to the challenges of climate change as well as addressing human rights, justice and dignity for the billions of people who move to cities in search of work and opportunity. Addressing this question is the purpose of the 10th International Architecture Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia." Richard Burdett, Director

Venice Biennale (Official Images)
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Cities, architecture and society: Corderie, Arsenale
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16 Cities
01 - Barcelona
02 - Berlin
03 - Bogota
04 - Cairo
05 - Caracas
06 - Istanbul
07 - Johannesburg
08 - London
09 - Los Angeles
10 - Mexico City
11 - Milan - Turin
12 - Mumbai
13 - New York
14 - Sao Paolo
15 - Shangai
16 - Tokyo

Cities, architecture and society: International Pavillion, Padiglione Italia, Giardini
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Participating Countries "Giardini" and other places
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Cities of Stone

City Port

New Italian Pavilion / nuovo Padiglione italiano

Collaterals Events

Partners Initiatives: Metro-polis, Risanamento, Tong-Li

Also do check out the BAUNETZ coverage of the Biennale

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Biennale Cities: facts and figures

Berlin

Population 3.4 million
In the last decade the city’s population has been shrinking
Open space accounts for 45% of Berlin
Almost a quarter of this population is over 65
The city is effectively bankrupt. All major city projects are now in federal hands

Barcelona

44% of the city is open space.
The current population is approximately 1.6 million
84.7% of journeys are by public transportLocal public expenditure is approx 1.150 euros per capita

Bogotá

Population approximately
6.8 million
98.3% of the population are white.
40% of the population are under the age of 20.
Its murder rate has dropped to 22.9 per 100,000 residents.
It has the worlds largest dedicated city cycle network
One fifth of the city is designated as open space

Cairo

Population 7.8 million
Population of greater metropolitan area around 18 million
Over half of its inhabitants live in informal settlements
Unemployment officially runs at 17% but is probably higher

Caracas

3.8 million residents
Gross residential density is about 13,980 residents per sq km.
Four fifths of the population live in extreme poverty
40% of the population live in informal settlements or barrios.
Its governened by five democratically elected mayors

Istanbul

Population is 9.8 million
Gross residential density averages 4,803 residents per sq km.
Much of its vernacular architectural heritage remains under threat
A third of its population is under 20 years old.
95% of the city is urbanised

London

Greater London has about 7.5 million residents
29% of its population is from ethic minorities
27% of its current population was born outside the UK
Its gross city product amounts to almost 20% of the UK’s national economy

Johannesburg

Population approximately 3.2 million
Population of greater metropolitan area projected to reach 15 million by 2015
Average gross residential density is around 1,900 residents per sq km.
73% of the population is Black African
Only 4% of the population reach the age of 65

Los Angeles

Population approximately 3.9 million
Around half the population are Latinos or Latinas.
40% of its population was born outside the US
Gross residential density about 3041 residents per sq km
Public transport serves only 10% of daily journeys in the city

Mexico City

The population of the city’s metropolitan area is around 18 million
It contributes 22% of Mexico’s GDP
Two out of three households live in poverty
26% of the city’s population are children
The mayor has been directly elected since the mid 1990s

Mumbai

It has approximately 11.9 million residents
20% of the population is Muslim,
Half of all residents live in slum conditions
80% of the population employed by the service sector
10 million people use public transport for their daily journeys

Milan -Turin

Turin and Milan with less than 150 kilometres seperatingthem
A 7 million population along the vast Po Valley megalopolis stretching along the north -west of Italy
Milan ias a poulationof1.3million approximately
Milan ishome to 3 million foreign residents
Milan has a density of 7,123 residents per square kilometre
Turin has a density of 6,940 per square kilometre

New York

Population approximately 8 million
The combined city budget is approximate Euros 5,287 per capita
Only 12% of its population is 60
36% of its current population was born outside NY.

Sao Paulo

Population approximately 10.6 million
Population projected to total 11.1 million by 2015
Gross residential density about 6,993 residents per sq km
It is the city with the largest Lebanese population outside Lebanon.
A fifth of the centrally located houses are vacant

Shanghai

It extends over 6.300sq km and has more than 18 million inhabitants.
It has an average density of 2,900 residents per sq km.
Its economy is expected to grow by more than 10% annually for another decade.
Local government is divided into 19 districts.

Tokyo

Current population of Greater Tokyo is 12.6 million
Gross residential density about 5660 residents per square kilometre.
Less that 5% is open space
16.2% of residents are 65 or older
The city receives more national fiscal resources than it contributes.

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