In-Between
Advancements in generative AI are transforming the way we conceptualize consciousness. Using the Japan Pavilion exhibition at the 2025 Venice Architecture Biennale as a starting point, this publication offers a thought-provoking dialogue between architecture, artificial intelligence and humanity.
Imagining a near future when AI technology has further advanced, the Japan Pavilion stages a dialogue between the building’s constituent elements – the Hole, Wall Columns, Outer Walls, Brick Terrace, Pensilina, Tilted Loop Path and Yew Tree – and humans, as equals. Their conversation revolves around the future of the pavilion and a search for common ground. Behind-the-scenes reflections, critical essays and speculative writings expand on the themes of the exhibition and offer insights into a highly relevant topic.
Advancements in generative AI are transforming the way we conceptualize consciousness. Using the Japan Pavilion exhibition at the 2025 Venice Architecture Biennale as a starting point, this publication offers a thought-provoking dialogue between architecture, artificial intelligence and humanity.
Imagining a near future when AI technology has further advanced, the Japan Pavilion stages a dialogue between the building’s constituent elements – the Hole, Wall Columns, Outer Walls, Brick Terrace, Pensilina, Tilted Loop Path and Yew Tree – and humans, as equals. Their conversation revolves around the future of the pavilion and a search for common ground. Behind-the-scenes reflections, critical essays and speculative writings expand on the themes of the exhibition and offer insights into a highly relevant topic.
Book excerpt: "JPN@P4TY: A QUANTUM CATEGORICAL AFFFAIR" narrated by Alice_ch3n81
"(...) Almost everything was either an apology or a TED Talk. It was like the Biennale had become a repentance cathedral for architects, complete with confessional VR booths where you could cry about carbon.
In-Between declarations of futures and footnoted guilt, the Japan Pavillion appeared – quietly, insistenly. Lowercase, airy, unassuming – like a polite shrug in architectural form. But don't be fooled. Behind its Yew tree veil and soft-spoken elegance, something weird was going on (...)"
