Ania Jaworska and Norman Kelley awarded grants by the Graham Foundation for furniture explorations as part of American Framing: US Pavilion, 17th International Venice Architecture Biennale, by Paul Andersen, AIA, and Paul Preissner, AIA
Grantee: University of Illinois at Chicago—College of Architecture, Design, and the Arts, Chicago
Graham Foundation project description: Wood framing has always been wood framing, and no amount of money can buy you a better 2×4. This fundamental sameness paradoxically underlies the American culture of individuality, unifying all superficial differences. The exhibition presents the subject of wood framing in a collection of works throughout the galleries and grounds of the United States Pavilion at the 17th International Architecture Exhibition at the Venice Biennale. A four-story installation forms a new façade for the historic pavilion; photographic work from Daniel Shea and Chris Strong address the labor and design of softwood construction; scale models by students at the University of Illinois at Chicago School of Architecture study the history, common forms, and potential of wood framed construction; and furniture explorations by Ania Jaworska and Norman Kelley encourage connection to the work. More on the 2021 grantees here.