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Venice Biennale Exhibit 2025
Contact
Name:
Edgar Stach, Dr.-Ing, AIA/IA
Position:
Director, Institute for Smart & Healthy Cities Professor of Architecture
Email:
Edgar.Stach@jefferson.edu
About Venice Biennale Exhibit 2025
You are invited to the preview of the exhibition.
The exhibit TIME SPACE EXISTENCE PRESENTS: INTERSECTIONS – HEALTH, ENVIRONMENT, AND DESIGN at Palazzo Mora during the Venice Biennale will showcase the transformative impact of architecture, urban planning, and public health. It will feature multimedia displays and sound installations that explore the vital connection between the built environment and human well-being.
The exhibit will include more than 60 projects and groundbreaking research from Thomas Jefferson University faculty, students, and partners, highlighting the critical role of human-centered design in building resilient, healthy cities. It will also emphasize the powerful connection between architecture, urban planning, and public health, with multimedia elements designed to inspire dialogue and innovation.
The exhibit will be on display from May 10, 2025, to November 24, 2025, at Palazzo Mora, Strada Nova 3659, Venice, at the European Cultural Center during the 2025 Venice Biennale.
The symposium will be held at:
Palazzo Michiel del Brusà
Cannaregio 4391A,
30121 Venice VE, Italy
June 24, 2025, 15:00 to 18:00 CET (9:00 AM to 12:00 PM EST)
Project Team
Thomas Jefferson University
Edgar Stach
Barbara Klinkhammer
Loukia Tsafoulia
Renee Walker
Author/Curator
Emily Penrose
Brooke Wimberley
Simulation & Media
Luke Vastano
Liam Presser
Christina Lao
Design Team Leader
Luke Vastano
Liam Presser
Web design
Liam Presser
Social media
Thomas Jefferson Faculty
Credits
© 2025 Thomas Jefferson University / Institute for Smart and Healthy Cities
Thanks to
THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY
Barbara Klinkhammer
Dean of Faculty of The College of
Architecture and the Built Environment
Katie DiSantis and Christopher Pastore
Institute for Smart & Healthy Cities
Sponsors
Thomas Jefferson University
The Martinson Fund Jefferson
Institute for Smart and Healthy Cities