An Atlas of American Porches AN maps the projects in PORCH: An Architecture of Generosity, the United States’s contribution to the Biennale Architettura 2025
PORCH: An Architecture of Generosity is the United States’s contribution to the 19th International Architecture Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia. Projects, selected through a juried competition organized by AN and sited across the country as seen on this map, are on view inside the pavilion through November 23.
Where are America’s best porches? The selections showcase a range of practitioners and projects. As seen below, there are many projects selected from the Midwest and American South, in addition to a density of offices from New York. Below the map, entries are listed alphabetically by project title.
Tom Lee Park: A New Front Porch
Studio Gang and SCAPE
Memphis
Town Enclosure
CLB Architects
Bozeman, Montana; Jackson, Wyoming
Understory: A Forest Porch
Letter J
Fremont, Michigan
Veil Craft
Figure
Los Angeles, California
What Makes a Porch Public? Enhancing Civic Life in New York City
NYC Department of Transportation with WXY Studio and SITU
New York
Williams Terrace: “To Make Old Age Comfortable”
David Baker Architects
Charleston, South Carolina
Women in Construction: Claiming Power on the Porch
Gulf Coast Community Design Studio
Biloxi, Mississippi
Wood Chips, Oak Trees, Folding Chairs and People Watching: What These Porches Are Made Of
Fred Carl Jr. Small Town Center at Mississippi State University
Philadelphia, Mississippi