Neri&Hu invited to the 18th International Architecture Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia

We are thrilled to announce that Neri&Hu is invited to Biennale Architettura 2023 curated by Lesley Lokko, in the section Dangerous Liaisons at the Arsenale. The 18th International Architecture Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia, titled The Laboratory of the Future, will be open to the public from May 20 to November 26, 2023 at the Giardini, the Arsenale and the Forte Marghera in Venice.

Lesley Lokko explains, “La Biennale di Venezia is a laboratory of the future, a time and space in which speculations about the discipline’s relevance to this world – and the world to come – take place… We envisage our exhibition as a kind of workshop, a laboratory where architects and practitioners across an expanded field of creative disciplines draw out examples from their contemporary practices that chart a path for the audience to weave through, imagining for themselves what the future can hold.”

Thresholds: Space, Time and Practice Chinese edition released

The Chinese edition of Neri&Hu’s second monograph, Thresholds: Space, Time and Practice, published by Guangxi Normal University Press, is now released. The book showcases more than thirty of Neri&Hu’s interdisciplinary projects comprehensively with an introduction by Lyndon Neri and Rossana Hu, essays by Li Xiangning, Yung Ho Chang, Sarah M. Whiting and Rafael Moneo. The package also includes a booklet Neri&Hu: Traversing Threshold for the firm’s solo exhibition at MAXXI Museum in Rome in 2021. The English edition was published by Thames&Hudson in 2021.

Zhishan Residence in Taipei completed

Zhishan Residence is located in Zhishan, Taipei, where residents could enjoy a slow-living lifestyle that is removed from the bustle of more commercial areas in the city. Neri&Hu’s design intent was to embody a timeless aesthetic through the use of tectonic forms and tactile materials. The elevation is simply expressed with a grid of elegantly proportioned columns and beams clad in light gray stone, with an open corner detail to bring some lightness to the expression of the structural framing.

Piaget Flagship Boutique in Hong Kong completed

The Piaget storefront on Canton Road draws on the wealth of historic architecture in Kowloon, channeling an innate respect for craftsmanship integral to the watchmaker’s heritage. Bespoke ceramic tiles glazed in nuanced shades of blue lend the store its architectural presence, complemented by an array of customized metals and concrete – all weaved together like an instrument. The project celebrates the storefront as a jeweled urban monument and repurposes the commercial facade with a civic potency.

Shanghai Qiantan Cultural Center near completion

Situated along the bank of the Huangpu River amongst a cluster of shiny new skyscrapers, the new Qiantan Cultural Center will house a main theater of 2500 seats, 4 reheasal rooms, and a performance space, well positioned to become an architectural landmark and cultural destination for the community. Neri&Hu’s design concept for the project is “the arena”, a contemporaryinterpretation of the classical archetype.

Ningbo Xiangshan Aranya Hotel under construction

Encompassing five distinct building complexes on the edge of land and sea, this expansive project by Neri&Hu is unified by a monolithic plinth that fosters a new public realm for travelers who seek immersive cultural experiences. The destination of this secular pilgrimage will include a range of guest rooms and villas, a thermal bath, seaside leisure and dining, and a sanctum.

Camerich Haus in Beijing under construction

In Camerich Haus project, Neri&Hu reflects critically on the traditional concept of living, aiming to instill new life into the old Beijing Jingtong Weaving Factory constructed in the 1980s. The original pitched roof was removed while the old brick walls were left standing. The West Building attached to the street has been transformed into a museum.

In this spring semester, Founding Partners Lyndon Neri and Rossana Hu will continue their commitment to education at the Tongji University, the Harvard Graduate School of Design and the University of California, Berkeley. Meanwhile, they have been invited to lecture across the globe in various universities and professional forums:

Lyndon Neri, North Carolina State University, February 20

Lyndon Neri, UC Berkeley, March 15

Rossana Hu, Thomas Jefferson University, March 27

Lyndon Neri, University of Arkansas, March 27

Lyndon Neri, Rice University, March 29

Lyndon Neri, University of Toronto, March 30

Lyndon Neri&Rossana Hu, Technische Universität Darmstadt, May 10