La Biennale di Venezia Unveils Renovated Central Pavilion at the Giardini | ArchDaily

Save this picture!View overlooking Rio dei Giardini. Image © Marco Cappelletti / Marco Cappelletti Studio, Courtesy La Biennale di Venezia / MiCWritten by Reyyan DoganPublished on March 23, 2026 Share ShareFacebookTwitterMailPinterestWhatsappOrhttps://www.archdaily.com/1039873/la-biennale-di-venezia-unveils-renovated-central-pavilion-at-the-giardini Clipboard "COPY" CopyLa Biennale di Venezia has unveiled the renovated Central Pavilion at the Giardini, completing a comprehensive intervention delivered between December 2024 and March 2026 as part of a broader national program to enhance cultural infrastructure. Funded by the Italian Ministry of Culture under the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR) and its complementary investment program (PNC), the project contributes to the development of a permanent hub for cultural production and exchange in Venice. The works form part of a wider initiative involving multiple sites associated with the Biennale, including the Giardini, the Arsenale, and other locations across the city, developed in coordination with local authorities and heritage institutions.+ 19 Save this picture!Cafeteria loggia. Image © Marco Cappelletti / Marco Cappelletti Studio, Courtesy La Biennale di Venezia / MiCRather than approaching the Pavilion as a conventional restoration, the project reconsiders the building as a layered architectural structure shaped by successive transformations. The intervention reorganizes these historical strata through a sp...