Work by UB Architecture Students Will be Presented at 2010 Venice Biennale

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Two former fellows of the University at Buffalo School of Architecture and Planning have been selected to participate in the 12th annual International Architecture Exhibition at the 2010 Venice Biennale, Aug. 29 to Nov. 2.

In section of the Austrian Pavilion focusing on Austrian architects teaching abroad, architects Hannes Stiefel, the 2009-10 John and Magda McHale Fellow in the UB school, and Wolfgang Tschapeller, who held the McHale Fellowship at UB in 2004-05, will present work produced by UB architecture students who worked under their aegis during their fellowship years.

Stiefel and Tschapeller are visionary architects of international reputation. Their presentation will be mounted in the exhibition, "Austria Under Construction: Austrian Architecture Around the World; International Architecture in Austria," in the section "Austrian Architects Teaching Internationally."

The 2010 International Architectural Exhibition itself is titled "People Meet in Architecture." It will be directed by Pritzker Prize-winning Japanese architect Kazuyo Sejima, the first woman ever selected to curate the architecture exhibition, which this year will present the work of architects from 55 nations.

The Venice Biennale was founded in 1895, and since then has it has been in the artistic avant-garde, promoting new artistic trends and organizing international events in contemporary arts.

Among the events comprising the biennale today are the world famous and widely celebrated International Film Festival, International Art Exhibition and International Architecture Exhibition, as well as the Festival of Contemporary Music, Theater Festival and Festival of Contemporary Dance.

The University at Buffalo is a premier research-intensive public university, a flagship institution in the State University of New York system and its largest and most comprehensive campus. UB's more than 28,000 students pursue their academic interests through more than 300 undergraduate, graduate and professional degree programs. Founded in 1846, the University at Buffalo is a member of the Association of American Universities.