First of all, where are we? Seated on a chair within a row of chairs in a 9th Century no-longer-church, stone slab walls and majestically high ceilings. Light floods through a circular window.

Outside, the bass-line of turquoise lagoon waters is topped with a melody of biennale frenzy. We’re in Venice, inside San Lorenzo church, also known as Ocean Space.

The 19th international architecture exhibition has just celebrated its grand and exclusive opening. In here, people are gearing up for a marathon conference: the New European Bauhaus ‘Archipelago of Possible Futures’ Summit.

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