Architectural Terrains by Aires Mateus is out today! This publication introduces the breathtakingly poetic installations that the acclaimed architectural geniuses of the Portuguese world, AIRES MATEUS, have contributed to the Biennale di Venezia.

The Venice Architecture Biennale, one of the most acclaimed events in the world of architecture, is undoubtedly the most prominent of about twenty biennales and triennials devoted to the field worldwide. It is a particular distinguishment for the architectural practice AIRES MATEUS to have been invited to participate in this biennale five times.

The publication consists of five individual parts. Each of the five books is dedicated to one installation in Venice. They are held together by a vertical slipcase, discretely and beautifully embossed. The breathtaking projects presented in this volume set an outstanding example of how architectural installations reflect space in a sensitive, poetic, and even mathematical way.

Every installation is introduced by a short essay, specially written for this publication by philosophers, architects, and an art critic. Contributors include Francisco and Manuel Aires Mateus, Ricardo Carvalho, Nuno Crespo, Sofia Pinto Basto, Paulo Pires do Vale, and Delfim Sardo.

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