For the first time, the UAE, is presenting a national pavilion to stand alongside the best on the planet.
Updated: June 08, 2014, 12:00 AM
In pictures: UAE Pavilion at Venice Architecture Biennale
“Buildings in the UAE can be so transient, demolished too easily,” says Bentley. “And with that, people’s memories disappear. So the class had a look at conservation – which is part of a wider conversation both in this pavilion and the UAE as a whole – and our students really dedicated themselves to finding and creating archive material. When you lose those buildings you run the risk of losing your identity. AP
Curator Michele Bambling poses amid the drawers containing the exhibition 'Lest We Forget: Structures of Memory in the United Arab Emirates' AP