FREESPACE at the 16th Architecture Biennale in Venice and the assumptions of the Bauhaus – innovation and tradition in the changing world of events

Beata Juchniewicz

doi:10.37190/arc200405

Abstract

The aesthetic heritage of the Bauhaus still has a strong influence on the shaping of the face of contemporary architecture. Especially in view of its relationship with art. The question of the character of these creative relationships in the search for a definition of architecture is still on the map. The article explores this theme by comparing important paradigms of the Bauhaus school with the contemporary opinions of architects and artists who took part in the 16th Freespace Architecture Biennale in Venice in 2018. Selected exhibitions were discussed and briefly presented in the paper. Thanks to this, it was illustrated how today architecture looks for interesting solutions in cooperation with art, and the creators turn out to follow the paths previously undertaken by the Bauhaus, both in terms of aesthetic and meaningful activities. At the same time, it was shown how innovation and tradition change themes and discover new aspects of architecture in its subsequent historical versions.

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