Architecture in the Immediate

What is the role of architecture in times of polycrisis? How and why does the “immediate” inspire us to work through care and hospitality for those who face global vulnerabilities?

The Qatar Pavilion, the Art Mill Museum and the French Pavilion jointly present Architecture in the Immediate, a conference that addresses contemporary issues architects face today.

Moderated by Aurélien Lemonier and Sean Anderson, co-curators of Beyti Beytak. My Home is Your Home. La mia casa è la tua casa, the Qatar Pavilion exhibition at ACP-Palazzo Franchetti and in the Giardini della Biennale, and Dominique Jakob, co-curator of the French Pavilion exhibition in the Giardini della Biennale.

With contributions from:

Raza Ali Dada – Architect, Nayyar Ali Dada & Associates, Pakistan

Tania Concko – Architect and Urban planner, founder of Tania Concko Architects Urbanists, Professor, The Netherlands

Émilie Gascon – Architect, Professor at the École nationale supérieure d'architecture de Versailles, France

Guillaume Hébert – Architect and Urban planner, co-founder of Une Fabrique de la Ville, France

Randa A. Mahmoud – Architect and Urban planner, Director of the School of Architecture and Design at Prince Sultan University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Salima Naji – Architect and Anthropologist, Morocco

Ala Tannir – Architect and Curator, Lebanon

Paola Viganò – Architect and Urbanist, Professor at EPFL Switzerland and IUAV Venice, Italy

Ola Znad – Architect, Urban designer, and researcher, UAE

Join our speakers:

ACP-Palazzo Franchetti, Sala del Portego

Thursday, 9th October 2025, 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Please note that the doors will close at 3:00 p.m

This conference is presented in the context of the 19th International Architecture Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia, in dialogue with:
– Beyti Beytak. My Home is Your Home. La mia casa è la tua casa, Qatar Pavilion at ACP-Palazzo Franchetti and in the Giardini della Biennale (organised by the Art Mill Museum).

– Vivre avec / Living With, French Pavilion at the Giardini della Biennale

Guided Tours Before the Conference
Participants are warmly invited to join guided tours ahead of the conference:
– 11:30 am — Tour of the French Pavilion (Vivre avec / Living With at the Giardini della Biennale) - This visit is organized as part of the Pavilion Days of the 2025 Venice Architecture Biennale (9 and 10 October). Registration is mandatory here.
– 2:00 pm — Tour of Beyti Beytak. My Home is Your Home. La mia casa è la tua casa at ACP-Palazzo Franchetti with the Curators (meet in the foyer, piano nobile)

Find out more:

https://qm.org.qa/en/calendar/beyti-beytak/

https://www.labiennale.org/en/architecture/2025/qatar

https://livingwith.institutfrancais.com/en

https://www.labiennale.org/en/architecture/2025/france

The event will be conducted in English and recorded for future public dissemination.

The Qatar Pavilion is supported by

The French Pavilion is supported by