The Chilean Architecture and Urbanism Biennial (Spanish: Bienal de Arquitectura y Urbanismo de Chile) is a major event organized by the Chilean Association of Architects since 1977. It aims to foster dialogue, reflection, and the exchange of ideas about architectural practice, serving as a platform to showcase the best Chilean architectural and urban projects form the past two years.
Expositions Since its inaugural edition, the biennial has been held in various cultural spaces across Santiago. In 2015, the event took place in Valparaíso, marking the first edition held outside the Chilean capital.
Since that year, curators for the event have been selected through an open call organized by the Chilean Association of Architects. Seven years later, the Ministry of Cultures, Arts, and Heritage joined the process of selecting curators and pavilion proposals.
The 2022 edition, titled «Vulnerable Habitats» (Hábitats vulnerables), was postponed until January 2023. It featured several installations around La Moneda Palace in Santiago, including works by Smiljan Radić and Nicolás Schmidt, the reconstruction of a pavilion originally designed by Montserrat Palmer in 1972, and temporary structures designed by Jean Araya and Miguel Casassus, as well as Low Estudio.
Editions +YearTitleOriginal titleCurator(s)1977National HeritagePatrimonio nacionalCristián Fernández Cox1979CitymakingHacer ciudadEduardo Cuevas1981HousingViviendaMarcelo Etcheverry1983Heritage and Present: The Critical Recovery of the PastPatrimonio y Presente: La recuperación crítica del pasadoPedro Murtinho1985Architecture and Quality of Life: Challenges of Social HousingArquitectura y calidad de vida: desafíos de la vivienda socialÁngel Hernández1987Architecture and the Future: Investigating the Future to Build the PresentArquitectura y futuro: Indagar el futuro para construir el presenteFernando Castillo Velasco1989Architecture and CriticismArquitectura y CríticaEduardo San Martín1991Latin American Architecture: A Unique PathArquitectura Latinoamericana: Un camino propioJorge Iglesis1993City and Environment, The ChallengeCiudad y Medio Ambiente: El desafíoJuan Cárdenas1995Towards the Year 2000, What City Do We Want?Hacia el año 2000, ¿Qué ciudad queremos?Víctor Gubbins1997Public Space: Relevance and DestinyEl Espacio Público: Vigencia y destinoPilar Urrejola2000Public Architecture: Reinventing the FutureArquitectura de uso público: Re-inventar el futuroHumberto Eliash2002Globalization, Communication, and ArchitectureGlobalización, Comunicación y ArquitecturaAlberto Sartori2004Urban Reform: Let's Make It HappenReforma Urbana: Hagámosla realidadPatricio Schmidt2006Humanity, Quality, and IntegrationHumanidad Calidad e IntegraciónCristián Undurraga2008Towards an Architecture that Cares for Our EarthHacia una Arquitectura que cuide nuestra TierraJuan Ignacio Baixas20108.8 Reconstruction8.8 Re-construcciónGuillermo Hevia2012Cities for CitizensCiudades para ciudadanosSebastián Gray2015Architecture and Education: The Country We WantArquitectura y Educación: El país que queremosFernando Marín2017Urgent DialoguesDiálogos ImpostergablesFelipe Vera2019Open Architecture Fair: The Common and the OrdinaryFeria Libre de Arquitectura. Lo común y lo corrienteBeatriz Coeffé, Joaquín González, Vesna Obilinovic, Juan Pablo Urrutia, Tomás Villalón2022Vulnerable HabitatsHábitats vulnerablesLoreto Lyon, Cristóbal Molina2025Double Exposure: Reprogram, Revitalize, RebuildDoble exposición: reprogramar, revitalizar, reconstruirÁngela Carvajal, Sebastián López, Óscar Aceves
See also
Architecture of Chile Chicago Architecture Biennial Venice Biennale of Architecture International Architecture Biennale of São Paulo
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