For today’s edition, we’ve got a bundle of interesting articles, insights, and trends just for you. Let’s take a look:

• Diller Scofidio + Renfro's Canal Café at the Venice Architecture Biennale transforms lagoon water into purified espresso.

• BIG's Ancient Future pavilion at the Biennale merges traditional Bhutanese woodcraft with robotic precision.

• Luxembourg’s Sonic Pavilion uses sound and space to change how we experience architecture, making us rethink our surroundings.

• FundamentAI at the Biennale transforms Venice’s lagoon data into interactive, AI-driven architecture.

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Canal Café by Diller Scofidio + Renfro Serves Venice in Every Sip at the Biennale

At the 2025 Venice Architecture Biennale, Diller Scofidio + Renfro introduce Canal Café, an unexpected and provocative installation that invites the public to literally drink Venice.

BIG’s Ancient Future Brings Together Bhutanese Artisanship and Robotics at Venice Biennale

BIG’s Ancient Future exhibition celebrates the design of Bhutan’s upcoming Gelephu International Airport, where heritage craftsmanship is scaled through robotics.

Togo Debuts at Venice Biennale with Showcase of Modernist Heritage

For the first time in its history, the Republic of Togo is participating in the Venice Architecture Biennale, spotlighting the nation’s rich and complex built environment on a global stage.

Luxembourg’s Sonic Pavilion Tunes Into the Architecture of Sound

The Luxembourg Pavilion unveils Sonic Investigations, a sensorially immersive exhibition that shifts architectural focus from the visual to the auditory.

Coldefy Brings a Bamboo-Cooled Urban Oasis to Venice Architecture Biennale 2025

Cool my City uses Coldefy’s Oasis development in Montpellier, France, as a case study to examine how nature’s embedded intelligence can be harnessed to shape sustainable and adaptive architecture in the face of urban climate challenges.

UAE’s “Pressure Cooker” Pavilion at Venice Biennale Explores Architecture in a Climate Crisis

Pressure Cooker explores the intricate relationship between architecture, food security, and climate change, with a special focus on adaptive greenhouse systems designed for arid environments like the UAE.

Holcim and ELEMENTAL Present Carbon-Storing Concrete for Buildings at Venice Biennale

This collaboration between Holcim and Pritzker Prize-winning architect Alejandro Aravena’s firm ELEMENTAL introduces a new kind of building, one that stores carbon instead of emitting it.

FundamentAI Lets Venice’s Lagoon Design the City

FundamentAI invites visitors to experience architecture as a co-evolution between human, machine, and microbial life.