Do you require any assistance or have any questions?

Please do not hesitate to reach out to Daryna, she will be pleased to support you: daryna@martinduplantier.com

Friday, August 29

Living With... The Broken - Conversation from the French Pavilion

How can we rebuild from war, loss, and collapse? A global conversation on repair, resilience, and living with the damaged.

By LIVING WITH

Date and time

Location

UNESCO Venice Office

4930 Salizada Zorzi 30122 Venezia Italy

Speakers

About this event

Event lasts 2 hours

LIVING WITH THE BROKEN

Official public program of the French Pavilion

Friday, August 25

17:30–19:30

Palazzo Zorzi (UNESCO Regional Office), Venice - Castello 4930, 30122 Venice

Language: English

RSVP required

The French Pavilion is operated by the Institut français, operator of the Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Culture

Living With... The Broken

How do we live with what has been damaged: physically, socially, symbolically?

From the visible scars of war to the invisible ruptures caused by environmental collapse, this conference explores how architecture, art, and civic engagement can serve as powerful tools for repair and resilience.

Held on Friday, August 29 at 5:30 PM at Palazzo Zorzi in Venice, the session will be moderated by Madeleine Houbart, Secretary General of AFEX, with Martin Duplantier as Associate Curator of the French Pavilion.

Bringing together voices from Ukraine, Lebanon, France, and beyond, the discussion will ask how we might rebuild not only cities, but also shared futures, through urban recovery, renewed social trust, cultural continuity, and responses to systemic risk.

Drawing on case studies from Kharkiv to Beirut, we’ll reflect on the vital roles civic institutions, artists, and architects play in honoring memory while navigating the complex process of healing in times of disruption.

Organized by

LIVING WITH

Organizers: Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Culture, Institut français.

Sponsors : CCR (Caisse Centrale de Réassurance), Leonard (VINCI’s platform dedicated to innovation and foresight), Saint-Gobain, T/E/S/S atelier d’ingénierie, Le Caillebotis Diamond, Immobilière 3F, Groupe Rose Protac, Sammode.

Partners : Conseil national de l’Ordre des architectes, Cerema.