Architecture — nomadic architecture

Bamboo-framed majlis installed at Venice Architecture Biennale as model of nomadic architecture Architects Simón Vélez and Stefana Simic have worked with craftspeople from Colombia, Morocco and Italy to create The Majlis, which recreates a traditional Islamic gathering space from bamboo and handwoven textiles. The structure is installed in the gardens of the Abbazia di San Giorgio Maggiore in Venice for the 2021 edition of the Venice Architecture Biennale. It aims to bring wider attention to the global importance of majlis, which feature on UNESCO's list of Intangible Cultural Heritage. The Majlis structure is made from bamboo and hand-woven textiles In pre-Islamic Arabia, a...