An architectural manifesto

The publication A Roof for Silence documents the project of the architect Hala Wardé, which is both an architectural manifesto and the Lebanese Pavilion of the International Architecture Exhibition - La Biennale di Venezia 2021.

Conceived as a musical score aiming to resonate disciplines, forms, and eras to provoke a sensitive experience around the notions of silence and emptiness, A Roof for Silence draws its inspiration from the myths and legends of sixteen millennial olive trees of Lebanon.

The book traces the history of an architectural project, from its birth to its inauguration at the Venice Biennale; a cyclical creative process punctuated by a succession of encounters, events, but also miracles, and which bears the scars of the explosion of the 4th of August 2020 in Beirut.

Bilingual edition (English-French)
Published on 16 July 2021 by Skira, Paris
Format: 22 × 25cm

2-sides Vinyl

A musical creation by the sound-artists Soundwalk Collective accompanies the project. The sound piece is composed of two chapters that are made to reflect the notion of the olive tree as a bridge between two worlds of presence and void.

The sound compositions will also be available as a 12” artist edition LP, including art prints and a booklet, published by The Vinyl Factory in May 2021.

Side A - Falling Into Time
Side B - Antiformes

Composed and produced by Soundwalk Collective for Hala Wardé Featuring Lucy Railton (cello) and Daisuke Tadokoro (piano)
Mix by Tobias Freund at Non Standard Studios, Berlin
Mastering by Noel Summerville at 3345 Mastering, London