Tempo_Venice Architecture Biennale

2nd prize at the national competition for the Romanian pavilion.

The 2014  Venice  Bienalle  theme  wishes to highlight the way in  which  world  architecture was modified by all the social, political, technological  and  cultural factors that led to  a  gradual  loss  of  national identity and the standardization of contemporary architecture regardless of cultural or geographical background.

Romanian architecture from 1914 to 2014 is marked by two strong desires:

1. The need to belong to the international architectural stage

2. The need to mark national identity

This rapid tandem generated by these two desires explains the rapid transformation of Romanian architecture where quick adaptation to new ideas meets a permanent nostalgia for an idealized past, a national tempo.

This  idea  is  materialized in the project with two elements:

1. A tangible passage through the modifications   brought  in Romanian architecture as    a   result     of      international    cultural influences  through  the  effect  brought  by our national filter and rhythm.

2. The   second   element  is   a   peripheral graphic that presents a collection of photographs,  sketches  and video recordings the exemplify the transformation showing the main Romanian architectural   examples of the last hundred years.

The    proposed   passage   materializes  this tempo  using  a  virtual  compass  that presents the geo-political influences that seeps into   Romanian   architecture  through  our national  filter  and  the  modifications  they bring   to   the    development   of   national architecture.

The project was realised in collaboration with Amprenta Studio team and the renderings made by Arch. Stefan Catalin.