<ul><li>The US Pavilion at the 2025 Venice Architecture Biennale, titled PORCH: An Architecture of Generosity, focuses on the American porch as both an architectural and social space.</li><li>The pavilion reimagines the porch as a site of civic and cultural generosity, incorporating materials like rammed earth and mass timber sourced from Veneto for regional sensitivity and warmth.</li><li>Fifty-four contributors from diverse backgrounds offer interpretations of the porch, making it a platform for plural voices and a democratic space for public engagement and architectural thought.</li><li>The exhibition includes a research display tracing the history of porches, a curated collection of texts in PORCH: A Library, and PORCH Fest weekends featuring song, storytelling, workshops, and design dialogues.</li></ul>

‘america is a nation of porches’: US pavilion celebrates ‘porchness’ at venice biennale

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