The project is based on the vision that architecture is a research practice beyond the construction of buildings and that design is always the result of collective and collaborative work that goes beyond the idea of the architect-author. According to this vision, space is understood as a physical and symbolic place, a geographical area and abstract dimension, a system of known references and a territory of possibilities. Fosbury Architecture identified and invited nine spatial practices to collaborate, designers – Italian architects or groups, aged under 40, representative of original research, active in Italy and abroad – called upon to develop nine pioneering projects for the Pavilion. Nine stations were then pinpointed, sites that are representative of situations of fragility or in transformation in our country, where each transdisciplinary group was called upon to intervene. Each design group has collaborated with a series of incubators – local actors such as museums, associations, and cultural festivals – with the aim of rooting each project in its territory of reference. In this way, the nine projects shape the stages of a new geography, becoming symbolic destinations of a renewed Italian Journey.
