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Virginia Tech Honors College Presents A Featured Exhibition at Biennale Architettura 2025

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Red banner with white and black text in Italian for the 19th International Architecture Exhibition, collateral events, at La Biennale di Venezia.

Virginia Tech Honors College Presents A Featured Exhibition at Biennale Architettura 2025

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May 10 to November 23, 2025

Palazzo Bembo Location: 

Riva del Carbon, 4793,
30124 Venezia VE, Italy

Giardini della Marinaressa Location:

 Riva dei Sette Martiri,
30122 Venezia VE, Italy

Two men sitting on chairs against a plain background, smiling at the camera. The man on the left is African American, with a beard, wearing a black leather jacket and black pants. The man on the right is Caucasian, with gray hair, wearing a black and white patterned blazer and gray pants.

Shared Vision & Collaborative Force

Being selected to present at the Biennale Architettura 2025 was more than an honor—it was a call to create something extraordinary. In response, a diverse team of students, faculty, designers, and industry partners came together to shape a unified project, told through two interconnected exhibitions: unEarthed and Second Nature/PolliNATION. These titles reflect a layered narrative: unEarthed explores the invisible systems of collaboration and discovery, while Second Nature/PolliNATION gives that vision form, imagining a future shaped by sustainability and regeneration. United by a shared ethos of transdisciplinary innovation, the project showcases what can happen when learning, creativity, and purpose converge.

Meet the Team

“This Exhibit organizes the teaching, learning, and creative processes into multiple axes, each representing a unique dimension of exploration and impact. These axes act as guiding forces, revealing how innovation and meaningful solutions emerge through a transparent, layered approach." 

– Professor Jones | CEO & Creative Director at Joba Studio | Exhibition Designer

Text-based graphic with words 'UnEarthed', 'Second Nature', and 'POLINATION' in different fonts and styles.
Indoor Exhibit at Palazzo Bembo, a modern space with an orange USM modular shelving units filled with plants, set against large windows with wooden frames, and a black wall on the left.

Indoor Exhibit at
Palazzo Bembo

Located in the historic Palazzo Bembo, the indoor exhibition unEarthed offers a look into the unseen: the processes, people, and pedagogy that shape meaningful innovation. Rooted in transdisciplinary collaboration, the exhibition pulls back the curtain on how ideas take shape across boundaries.

Outdoor Exhibit at Giardini della Marinaressa with a curved roof, wooden arches, and orange USM Modular furniture with potted plants and greenery inside. Outside, there are trees and a wood chip ground covering.

Outdoor Exhibit at
Giardini della Marinaressa

Outdoors at the Giardini della Marinaressa, Second Nature/PolliNATION brings the spirit of unEarthed into the physical world. Through architecture, ecology, and community-centered design, this student-built pavilion addresses the realities of climate change in Venice and reimagines the role of sustainability in public space.

Learn More About The Exhibits
Learn More About The Design Process

Fueling the Project

Text that reads 'CLOUD 9' made from small black and white dots.
Joba Studio logo
USM Modular logo
Close-up of the Guzzini logo in red.
European Cultural Centre logo with a colorful circular border and text in the center.
A black and white schematic diagram showing the arrangement of a portable drill, container of drill bits, and instruction manual.
Blumer Lehmann logo with a circular graphic of a stylized mountain and tree design in yellow and green.
Black chalkboard with handwritten white text reading 'To Do List' and a list of tasks below.
Logo for Valley Landscaping with three green and blue mountains and the slogan 'Grounds for Excellence'
Virginia Tech Honors College logo with VT symbol, honors college text, and Virginia Tech name
Red banner with white text promoting the 19th Venice Biennale Architecture Exhibition and Collateral Events.
Logo for Clear Creek Water Works with a mountain and water drop design
Black and gray logo with the word 'Nagami' in lowercase letters.
Credits
Black and white geometric pattern with intersecting diagonal lines forming diamond shapes.