Henriquez Partners Architects’ theoretical project GHETTO aims to encourage meaningful dialogue on our collective responsibility to care for one another through the creation of inclusive cities. GHETTO was originally created for the ECC 2021 Architecture Biennale invitational TIME SPACE EXISTENCE, responding to the event’s theme “How will we live together?”. The genesis of the installation was inspired by multiple factors: the site of the first exhibition in Venice and its historic origin as the world’s first ghetto; the global refugee crisis; and, the Henriquez credo that architecture has the potential to be a poetic expression of social justice.

The exhibition aims to illustrate the leadership role that architects and all citizens can play in the creation of inclusive, engaged cities, as well as the power held by the development community in providing social benefits for those most in need.