The Slovenian Pavilion at the 2021 Venice Biennale Explores the Social Infrastructure of Local Cooperative Centres


Axonometric drawing of the exhibition The Common in Community . Image © Obrat d.o.o

Axonometric drawing of the exhibition The Common in Community . Image © Obrat d.o.o

Slovenia’s contribution to the 17th Venice Architecture Biennale explores interior public spaces as vital social infrastructure through the lens of the local cooperative centre typology. Titled “The Common in Community”, the exhibition curated by Blaž Babnik Romaniuk, Martina Malešič, Rastko Pečar and Asta Vrečko details the architectural spaces of social interaction built after WWII in rural and suburban Slovenia, which continue to serve their purpose as local community centres to this day.

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