Bureau Bas Smets’ project “Building Biospheres” has been selected for the Belgian Pavilion at the Venice Architecture Biennial 2025. Based on a decade-long conversation between Bas Smets and neurobiologist Stefano Mancuso, this exhibition examines how a better understanding of the natural intelligence of plants can create a new relationship between nature and architecture. The pavilion serves as a prototype where plants create a microclimate by activating rain, wind, and light.

Year: 2024-2025
Commissioned by: Flanders Architecture Institute
Design Team: Bureau Bas Smets – Stefano Mancuso
In collaboration with: Erik De Waele, Lisa De Visscher, Veronique Patteeuw, Kathy Steppe, Dirk De Pauw