German pavilion becomes material bank for Venice repair projects

Germany's contribution to this year's Venice Architecture Biennale is a huge store of materials recovered from last year's art biennale, all set to find new uses around the city.
Materials recovered from over 40 installations have been collected and catalogued, ready to be used for repairing and upgrading buildings and public spaces all over Venice.
With the title Open for Maintenance, the exhibition is billed as "an action framework for a new building culture".
The German Pavilion contains recy