In pictures: UAE Pavilion at Venice Architecture Biennale

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  “Buildings in the UAE can be so transient, demolished too easily,” says Bentley. “And with that, people’s memories disappear. So the class had a look at conservation – which is part of a wider conversation both in this pavilion and the UAE as a whole – and our students really dedicated themselves to finding and creating archive material. When you lose those buildings you run the risk of losing your identity. AP

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  Curator Michele Bambling poses amid the drawers containing the exhibition 'Lest We Forget: Structures of Memory in the United Arab Emirates' AP

For the first time, the UAE, is presenting a national pavilion to stand alongside the best on the planet.