canadian pavilion at the 9th biennale international architecture exhibition 2004 .................................................................................................................
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9th international architecture exhibition in venice, italy, 2004 / canadian pavilion ‘found objects’ - saucier +perrotte architectes saucier + perrotte architectes presents four large three dimensional objects for contemplation. matt-black, minimal, metallic and irregular, from the forms themselves it is not immediately evident that these sculptures are in fact architectural models. the horizon-hugging building/forms are complex, teeming with edges and small negative spaces. however although overwhelmingly angular, at this scale they seem to suggest movement - that they might suddenly break their stillness - in a way akin to a crab or starfish. also interesting to contemplate is how people would move through the spaces within the building/forms. different systems could lend a totally different understanding of these spaces. from outside and within. 'morph' the theme of this year's biennale has thus been acknowledged here by architects for whom this theme is. implicit. --- back to the biennale participating countries index page --- ------- monthly designboom newsletter ------- ------- ? comments and contact us ? -------	model of canadian museum for human right model of gerald-godin college view of the interior - canadian pavilion