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Thisyearhasbeendesignatedtoreflectontheinternationalarchitecturalindustry.
InJanuary,48-yearoldChileanarchitectAlejandroAravenawonthePritzkerArchitecturePrize,themostprestigiousofitskindintheworld.Aravenaisrenownedfordesigninglow-costpublichousingtobejointlybuiltbygovernmentalentities.Heandhisteamconstructjusthalfofthebasicspaceandleavetheotherhalffortheresidentstodothemselves,accordingtotheirownneedsandtastes.Acelebratedarchitectfromadevelopingcountry,Aravenahasfocusedonexploringtheoriginofarchitecturebasedonpractices.AsdirectorandcuratoroftheArchitectureSectionoftheVeniceBiennale2016,Aravenaproposedthethemeofthisyear鈥檚exhibition:ReportingfromtheFront.