I have just returned from the opening of the Biennale of Architecture in Venice, which was curated this year by Aaron Betsky. The exhibition, entitled ‘Out There’ and it’s thematic installations are conceptually focussed on creating architecture and environments ‘without buildings ‘. As a prelude, we should keep in mind that In recent years, artists, designers and architects have more and more been approaching the same ‘issues’  - sometimes with success, sometimes not. This years Biennale h

Call for entries Deadline: 1 November 2008 Walled Garden: The new [in]equalities endorsed by technology Amsterdam, November 20 and 21, 2008 workshop Virtueel Platform organises Walled Garden, an international conference with a focus on the (in)accessibility of information and knowledge. With the rise of online gated and closed communities, a number of issues are becoming increasingly urgent in relation to identity, communities and networks. In 2007 Virtueel Platform organized Culture