<ul><li>The Kingdom of Bahrain's pavilion, Heatwave, has been awarded the Golden Lion for Best National Participation at the 19th Venice Architecture Biennale.</li><li>The exhibition, curated by Andrea Faraguna and commissioned by Shaikh Khalifa bin Ahmed bin Abdullah Al Khalifa, addresses extreme heat challenges with environmental intelligence and social consideration.</li><li>Heatwave integrates traditional Bahraini cooling systems with contemporary material research, offering viable proposals for extreme heat conditions through innovative design.</li><li>The pavilion, designed to be modular and scalable, focuses on implementing passive cooling techniques in public spaces and high-heat environments, emphasizing thermal comfort as a question of equity and well-being.</li></ul>

kingdom of bahrain’s heatwave pavilion wins venice architecture biennale 2025 golden lion

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