Qatar Pavilion organizes Beyti Beytak Exhibition at La Biennale di Venezia

Venice: The Qatar Pavilion organized the Beyti Beytak exhibition at the 19th International Architecture Exhibition (La Biennale di Venezia). The exhib...

Venice: The Qatar Pavilion organized the Beyti Beytak exhibition at the 19th International Architecture Exhibition (La Biennale di Venezia). The exhibition explores how modern and contemporary architecture meets the needs of communities and reimagines a sense of belonging.

The exhibition consists of two sections, examining how hospitality and traditions of welcoming guests are embodied in architecture and urban landscapes across the Middle East, North Africa, and South Asia. The exhibition also includes the Community Centre installation at the Qatar Pavilion site in the Giardini della Biennale, alongside a main exhibition held at ACP-Palazzo Franchetti, supported by ACP Art Capital Partners.

The exhibition opens to the public on Nov. 23, 2025.

The Community Centre, designed by Pakistani architect Yasmeen Lari, is installed at the Qatar Pavilion site in the Giardini della Biennale, highlighting her humanitarian, social, and architectural development model. The Community Centre, a bamboo structure, was commissioned by the Heritage Foundation of Pakistan, co-founded by Yasmeen Lari in 1980. The foundation continues to build shelters and villages for communities affected by natural disasters in Pakistan.

The main exhibition at ACP-Palazzo Franchetti, supported by ACP Art Capital Partners, showcases the works of more than 30 architects, representing three generations of architects from the MENASA region, through drawings, photographs, models, and key archival documents.