The Singapore Pavilion of the 17th International Architecture Exhibition at La Biennale di Venezia is jointly presented by the Urban Redevelopment Authority and DesignSingapore Council. Themed “to gather: The Architecture of Relationships”, the exhibition ran from 22 May to 21 November 2021, at Venice, Italy, featuring sixteen built and speculative architecture projects.

Amongst the speculative futures offered by the projects is “Architecture of the Sharing Culture” by the NUS-Tsinghua Design Research Initiative for Sharing Cities. Helmed by Dr Zhang Ye from the NUS Department of Architecture and Dr Jeffrey Chan of the Singapore University of Technology and Design, the speculative project encourages the public to re-imagine the concept of “togetherness”, of both the physical and the virtual, and in the present and the future.

As a technology partner, Vouse developed an companion AR application for the feature project. By harnessing the potential of AR technologies, visitors can immerse themselves in a series of hypothetical urban realities that encourage and cultivate sharing.

Visitors can see new space-sharing practices come to life by holding up the tablets provided at the exhibit. Publications that document relevant theoretical discussion and debates also surround the main interface, promoting an alternative mode of thinking via the physical and virtual.

After the conclusion of La Biennale di Venezia, the Singapore Pavilion is on exhibition at the URA Centre from 2 April to 8 July 2022.