Named Wetland, the pavilion won the Golden Lion award for Best National Participation for its focus on the possibilities of waste materials
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Prototype building made from green cement puts UAE on biennale map
‘Wetland’ will open at the 17th International Architecture Exhibition of the Venice Biennale alongside photography by Farah Al Qasimi
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UAE searches for green alternative to cement in 2020 Venice Biennale exhibition
Curated by architects Wael Al Awar and Kenichi Teramoto, the ‘Wetland’ exhibition explores how salt compounds found in the UAE’s sabkha (salt flats) could inspire renewable building materials