英國建築師 David Chipperfield 擔任 2012 Venice Architecture Biennale 威尼斯建築雙年展策展人，他也是首位受邀擔當此一重大任務的英國建築師。2010 年 Venice Architecture Biennale 威尼斯建築雙年展的策展人是日本建築師妹島和世。
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David Chipperfield to curate 2012 Venice Biennale
David Chipperfield is to curate the world's largest architecture exhibition, the 2012 Venice Architecture Biennale.
When his appointment is officially announced, the British architect – renowned for his cool, clear almost chaste designs, most notably his recent Turner Contemporary in Margate and the Hepworth Wakefield in Yorkshire – will have just eight months to come up with a theme for two huge group shows: one in the former rope works of the Arsenale; the other in the nearby Giardini.
The decision, reported in Building Design, was welcomed by Alex de Rijke, new dean of architecture at the RCA. "Someone of his intellectual calibre will rise to the challenge," he said. "He's not going to use it as an opportunity to promote his own architecture. He is going to frame an issue, treat it as research and ask people to contribute."
Chipperfield, who will be the first British architect to curate the event, emerged as the preferred choice some months ago, but is understood to have been reluctant to take on the role because of concerns over the proposed appointment of Giulio Malgara, a food importer and friend of Silvio Berlusconi, as the biennale's director.
Malgara's appointment was announced last month. He would have replaced the current director Paolo Baratta but, following Berlusconi's decision to stand down as prime minister, it now seems certain that Malgara will not take up the post. Baratta will continue as director.