NPUAE at Venice Biennale, Aridly Abundant

It is always an honor to partner up with NPUAE for their annual exhibition at the Venice Biennale. This year, Ismail Noor, John Gatapia, and Kathleen Hoare flew to Italy to document NPUAE’s fifth participation in the International Architecture Exhibition at the Venice Biennale, curated by Faysal Tabbarah, titled Aridly Abundant.

Aridly Abundant  investigates what architectural possibilities can become possible when we reimagine arid landscapes as spaces of abundance. This is explored through the integration of land-based knowledge and contemporary technology within the arid landscapes of the UAE, with a specific focus on the desert plateau, wadis, and coastal plains in and around Al Hajar Mountains.

Photographed by Ismail Noor and Kathleen Hoare, Filmed by John Gatapia of Seeing Things Studio