Venice Architecture Biennale 2016: Spain has been awarded the Golden Lion for best pavilion at the Venice Biennale, while Gabinete de Arquitectura has been awarded the prize for best exhibition.
Curated by architects Iñaqui Carnicero, co-founder of Rica Studio, andCarlos Quintáns, it features 80 examples of buildings that demonstrate an optimistic spirit and approach.
The jury praised it for offering a "concisely curated selection of emerging architects whose work shows how creativity and commitment can transcend material constraints".
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Paraguay firm Gabinete de Arquitectura also received a Golden Lion for its exhibition in the Central Pavilion, which demonstrates what can be achieved using two of the most easily available resources – bricks and unqualified labour.
He had earlier worked at OMA (The Office for Metropolitan Architecture), Amsterdam, in 2002, ]where he was Senior Associate for about nine years.
Some of his projects include: Qatar Foundation Headquarters, the Central Library and the Strategic Studies Center, in the Education City in Doha; The 4th Mainland Bridge and Master Plan in Lagos; The Prada Transformer project in 2009; New Court Rothschild Bank project in London (2006); master plan concept for Abuja – AIST, Nigeria in 2006 for the Nelson Mandela African Institute of Science and Technology; Shenzhen Stock Exchange in 2006, opened in November 2007; The Seoul National University Museum project in 2005; The S-project Masterplan for Seoul in 2004; and The Leeum Museum in Seoul in 2004.