<ul><li>At Venice Architecture Biennale 2025, Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) presents Ancient Future: Bridging Bhutan’s Tradition and Innovation, blending hand-carving with robotics to envision the future of Bhutanese architecture.</li><li>The exhibition showcases live woodcarving by Bhutanese artisans and robotic precision in creating a 1:1 prototype of the Gelephu International Airport’s diagrid structure, symbolizing the fusion of traditional craftsmanship and modern technology.</li><li>An immersive documentary captures the collaboration between traditional techniques and robotic processes, emphasizing the synergy achieved through human-machine partnership in creating architectural marvels.</li><li>The installation features timber dragons representing Bhutan’s past, present, and future, embodying the nation's spiritual heritage, transition through mindfulness principles, and vision of resilience and growth.</li></ul>

BIG’s ‘ancient future’ fuses hand-carving and robotics at venice biennale 2025

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