"Internalities" is the project selected to represent Spain at the 19th Venice Architecture Biennale under the theme Intelligens. Natural. Artificial. Collective. Curated by architects Manuel Bouzas and Roi Salgueiro, the pavilion explores key strategies for the decarbonization of architecture and the creation of independent territorial ecosystems. This initiative is organized by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Agenda (MIVAU), in collaboration with Acción Cultural Española (AC/E) and AECID.

Touring at the CGAC (Santiago de Compostela)

Following its run in Venice, the project begins its national tour at the Centro Galego de Arte Contemporánea (CGAC). This historic tour marks the first time that an exhibition conceived for the Spain Pavilion at the Venice Biennale has been presented in a museum space outside the international event.

The CGAC, the first museum designed by Álvaro Siza Vieira, becomes the ideal setting to host this proposal reflecting on territorial balance. The installation in Galicia gives special prominence to timber from Galicia’s communal neighborhood forests, used as the main constructive element to reflect the local and regenerative materials defended by the project.

The Concept of "Internality"

The project introduces the concept of "internality" to show how architecture can articulate robust and sustainable production ecosystems, balancing ecology and economy. The exhibition is organized around five thematic axes that analyze the reality of various territories across Spain:

Materials: Use of local palettes such as stone, ceramics, cork, or plant fibers.
Energy: Efficiency and the utilization of local resources.
Crafts: Recovery of local and technical know-how.
Waste and Emissions: Strategies for low-carbon architecture.

Exhibition Structure

The tour begins with the Balance section, which brings together sixteen projects evidencing the diversity of approaches currently being developed in Spain to reconcile economic development with ecological preservation. Through research conducted by teams of architects and local photographers, "Internalities" proposes a radical and successful solution to the contemporary environmental crisis.