12th Buenos Aires International Biennial of Architecture

The 12th Buenos Aires International Biennial of Architecture BA09will take place from October 3rd to 12th at the Recoleta Cultural Center, bringing together the world's most prominent architects, and turning the city of Buenos Aires into the center of the global architecture for ten days.

The Buenos Aires International Biennial of Architecture, that takes place since 1985, is one of the most important exhibitions along with the Venice and San Pablo Biennials.

The exhibition of works will be held from October 3rd to 12th. A series of conferences will take place from Tuesday 6th to Friday 9th, where invited speakers will show their works, share their experiences and creative processes.

Like in previous Biennials, architects, critics and theorists from Argentina and different countries have been invited including, among others:

Trevor Boddy - Toronto

James O´Connor - USA

Shane O´Toole - Dublin

Peter Pran - Kansas

Josep Maria Botey - Barcelona

Angelo Bucci - San Pablo

Carlos Bratke - San Pablo

Cesar Pelli - USA

Julio Quaresma - Lisbon

Arthur Casas - San Pablo

Mario Corea - Barcelona

Franco Purini - Rome

Bernardo Gomez Pimienta - Mexico

Manuel Cuadra - Kassel

Eduardo Comas - San Pablo

During the XII Bienal there will also be an exhibition of sculptures by prestigious artists: Claudia Aranovich, Mónica Carrizo, Hernán Dompé, Pablo Dompé, Lidia Galego, Edgardo Giménez, María Guallar, Marta Minujin, José Piuma, Cristina Tomsig, Paulina Webb, Carola Zech.

Dates: October 3rd to October 12th, 2009

Location: Recoleta Cultural Center. 1930 Junin Street

For more information, visit BA09 official website.