Closer,
Closer, the third edition of the Lisbon Architecture Triennale examines the
political, technological, emotional, institutional, and critical forms of
global spatial practice. By questioning the terminology, inspirations, and
inventions of other disciplines and their influences in an open forum, we draw
the myriad authors of the contemporary city closer to new vital audiences and
dialogues.
Led by chief
curator Beatrice Galilee and curators José Esparza, Mariana Pestana, and Liam
Young, the Triennale will provide a platform for emerging practitioners and
protagonists whose work and interests are far from a traditional
client-architect model. The exhibitions, conferences, talks, and fringe events
organised by the curatorial team should introduce to the public, and a new
generation of architects, this expansive and often unchartered field.
Close, Closer
will present three exhibitions, one public programme, an e-publishing series, a
student prize, and a Début Award for young architects, in addition to an
established Lifetime Achievement Award. It will also introduce a number of
small Crisis Buster grants that will be used to invest in long-term, civic, and
entrepreneurial projects for Lisbon.



