The US Pavilion at the 2025 Venice Architecture Biennale features an exhibition titled PORCH: An Architecture of Generosity, which reimagines the American porch as an essential cultural and civic space. Designed by a collaborative team of architects, including notable figures like Peter MacKeith and Susan Chin, the pavilion opens up with timber columns and a shaded platform, inviting visitors to linger. The project emphasizes participation from 54 contributors, showcasing diverse interpretations of the porch beyond domestic settings, extending to libraries and public spaces, thus embodying a spirit of generosity.
The porch, as we've explored, extends to civic buildings, libraries, grocery stores, public housing. It holds a presence at every scale.
We wanted to build something welcoming, but also grounded in place.
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