Architecture exhibition at 2018 Venice Biennale shows its human face

Chapel installation by architect Francesco Cellini at the Vatican pavilion. There are 10 chapels all together, each designed by a renowned architect, in the Vatican City’s project.

Real-world debates permeate this year’s Venice Biennale on architecture, from commemorating spaces once part of the US slave trade to maintaining the delicate status quo at religious sites in the Holy Land.

The sprawling International Architecture Exhibition, which opened on May 26 for a six-month run, reflects not only on the political implications of what gets built but also on the empty spaces in between.