BIO Smart City 3.0 is a dynamic installation created by Knafo Klimor Architects which applies the biological process of angiogenesis - through which new blood vessels form from pre-existing ones - in order to explore new methods of preventing urban over-densification.
Global trends of migration towards urban centers are increasing exponentially, overtaxing urban infrastructure to the point where it risks collapsing beyond repair. In order to assess the moment – where overcrowding in a city has reached ‘the point of no return’, this project examines if tackling urban sickness could be pioneered according to biological principles and methodologies which govern cancer research.
 
About the Israeli Pavilion

The Israeli pavilion 2016 ‘LIFEOBJECT’ exhibition at the 15th International Biennale for Architecture in Venice focuses on biomimcry and the subject’s affiliation to contemporary architecture and urban planning.

The exhibition is a multidisciplinary experiment, bringing forward new ideas, examining the relationships of humans with their environment and architectural surroundings. From the singular individual element to a larger mechanism of the entire ecosystems, the exhibition combines different architectural and urban approaches to ‘real-time’ biological researches, creating a verity of installations related to ecology, sociology, and politics at various sites in Israel.

One of the core themes of the ‘LIFEOBJECT’ exhibition is resilience which is reflected in many of the installations. It is an essential part of any biological, ecological and architectural system ensuring the ability to sustain any shock or trauma without losing the system’s delicate balance. This becomes even more significant when we look at the changes our world has been going through in the last decades, and the implication of resources depletion.

The curatorial team: Architect Bnaya Bauer, Architect Arielle Blonder, Architect Noy Lazarovich, scientist Dr. Ido Bachelet and curator Dr. Yael Eylat Van-Essen