FAÇADE PROMENADE
Venice Art Kilometer, 2027

From 8 May to 21 November, during the Venice Architecture Biennale 2027, the Façade Promenade of PBFD, the international façade conference in Venice, brings partners’ work to the street: three exhibition areas on the Venice Art Kilometer, where partners present façade ideas, mock-ups and videos to a street audience, by day and by night.

 

The areas are on Calle Nova Sant’Agnese, in Dorsoduro, a few steps from the Ponte dell’Accademia, along the route that links the Gallerie dell’Accademia, Palazzo Cini, the Peggy Guggenheim Collection and Punta della Dogana. Partners’ work is shown through the shop-front windows on the street. Each window can be personalised, and QR codes on the glass can lead the architects, designers and façade enthusiasts passing by to the partner’s website. Openings and special events can be organised in the spaces.

 

The areas. Spaces 1 and 3: 24 m² each, with 4 conference passes for PBFD 2027. Space 2: 10 m², with 2 conference passes. Each area includes one seat at the Advisors’ Dinner on 22 September 2027 (by invitation only, with the PBFD Advisors and keynote speakers).

 

Key dates. Applications by 31 December 2026; results on 18 January 2027. Set-up 1–5 May; opening with the Biennale preview, 6–7 May; open to the public 8 May – 21 November 2027; two guided visits for PBFD 2027 participants, 21⁠–⁠24 September.

 

Façade Promenade partners can collaborate with an internationally renowned architect, selected by PBFD and its Advisory Group.

 

From 2029 PBFD will be held every two years, in parallel with the Venice Architecture Biennale; the Façade Promenade 2027 is the first step.

 

If you would like to learn more, please contact the curator.