Congratulations to Martín Tironi and the team behind the Chilian Pavilion.

Martín Tironi, who earned a PhD title in 2013 with a thesis entitled “The city as experimentation: the case of Vélib’ in Paris” prepared at the CSI under the supervision of Antoine Hennion, is currently an associate professor of sociology at UC Design of the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. 

The Chilean sculptor Macarena Irarrazaval, designer of the Chilean Pavilion Tectonic Resonances, and the curators of the Chilean Pavilion Carola Ureta, Marcos Chilet, Pablo Hermansen and Martin Tironi from the UC Design, were awarded the London Design Biennale 2021 medal for this design

Tectonic Resonances is about the sound of rocks. Did you know that small stones became the first ritual instruments for sound and rhythm? And that geological events in Chile have an affect on the globe? Chile is a country of rocks that resonate, and for the team behind the Pavilion, this is the starting point for a decolonising discourse for design in the south. 

Responding to the theme “Resonance” of the artistic director and curator Es Devlin, reads the Arch Daily website under the pen of Nicolás Valencia, the third edition of the Biennial gathered more than 30 pavilions that showcased how design can provide solutions to the challenges of our time, from sustainability, to globalization or migration. The London Design Biennale 2021 medal was awarded by an international jury to the Pavilions of Chile, Venezuela, the African Diaspora and Israel. John Sorrell, Chair of the London Design Biennale, stated that the London Design Biennale 2021 Medal winners demonstrate “the importance of design thinking to help bring social change and economic growth across the world”.

Photo credit: London Design Biennale