Uploaded May 2020 | Updated September 2026, 44 minutes ago
Manijeh Verghese and Madeleine Kessler of Unscene Architecture and co-curators of the British Pavilion 2021, ask how we can open up the garden square; green spaces found in cities which are usually enclosed by railings and only accessible to local residents with a key. They want to give you the tools and agency to find and reclaim these spaces.
This film gives an insight into the ideas and questions being asked in The Garden of Privatised Delights, the exhibition at the British Pavilion for the Venice Architecture Biennale 2021. Manijeh Verghese and Madeleine Kessler, the curators for the British Pavilion 2021, invite us to engage in the debate around the privatisation of public space in Britain today; from the pub to the playground, common land to the garden square, the high street to facial recognition technology.
Find out more here: britishcouncil.org/venicebiennale
Join the debate: #BritishPavilion
Manijeh Verghese and Madeleine Kessler of Unscene Architecture and co-curators of the British Pavilion 2021, ask how we can open up the garden square; green spaces found in cities which are usually enclosed by railings and only accessible to local residents with a key. They want to give you the tools and agency to find and reclaim these spaces.
This film gives an insight into the ideas and questions being asked in The Garden of Privatised Delights, the exhibition at the British Pavilion for the Venice Architecture Biennale 2021. Manijeh Verghese and Madeleine Kessler, the curators for the British Pavilion 2021, invite us to engage in the debate around the privatisation of public space in Britain today; from the pub to the playground, common land to the garden square, the high street to facial recognition technology.
Find out more here: britishcouncil.org/venicebiennale
Join the debate: #BritishPavilion
