David Adjaye creates black timber pyramid for Venice Architecture Biennale

A pointed structure crafted from blackened wood forms the Kwaee pavilion, which Ghanaian-British architect David Adjaye has installed at this year's Venice Architecture Biennale.
Overlooking the shipyard at the Arsenale, the structure was designed as a space for reflection, gathering and events.
David Adjaye has installed a pavilion at the Venice Architecture Biennale
Kwaee means forest in Twi, a dialect of the Akan language spoken in Ghana. The pavilion's form and materiality were also des