--Intro/Outro: “Got to Do It,” by Andrew W.K.--Discussed:Amateur Architecture Studio: Wang Shu and Liu WenyuA surreal and uncanny live translation of the press announcement. Sample sentences, per AI:“Then tell your ego can contribute to tie your to the total, one lie or toggle lie or drone gorgeous, so it will usually kind of boil in here.”“So it a general fish on the Gita woman sound lion eating the Minion, and Villa means young Jewish show that comes in the currency.”“Yes, we shall defund the pushes away, and the way this would come dark.”Is this the China-max Biennale?Marco Polo reference (visited Hangzhou in 1275)Shades of Lacaton & Vassal, curators of the 2018 BiennaleShades of, and throwing shade at, Mindfulness City from the 2025 editionComplexity of taking on the US Pavilion responsibility in this timelineThe 2025 edition, PORCH: An Architecture of GenerosityOur somewhat lame attempt at Fantasy Biennale:Post-warfare architecture / rebuilding schemes from Ukraine or Gaza?One source of ideas: Constructing Hope: Ukraine | Chicago Architecture CenterExpected returnees:Francis KereLacaton & VassalProbably not Ma YansongProbably not Ai WeiweiQuestion mark over Russia and Israel pavilions, which were unoccupied and closed for renovations, respectively, in 2025The 2026 Art Biennale debacleDeath of curator Koyo KuohNo Golden Lions for nations accused of war crimesPotential Greg- and Michèle Champagne-led activation: EU-CAN Alliance:Greg: Classic OMA-AMO content, shitposting, that kind of thing. Michele: An alliance around new Bauhaus principles concerning housing.Exclusive first right of refusal obtained for Mind Enterprises performanceWill the menagerie of pavilions make space for protest and dialogue around the more controversial entrants?Sorkin’s take on the Rafi Segal-designed Israeli National Library and its cancellationAustrian pavilion bridge to the adjoining neighborhoodVenezia FCClosing of current arena on the Venetian lagoon, Stadio Pier Luigi PenzoOpening of a new stadium in MestreEnter the Canadians:Major investment from DrakeNew management from Toronto FCGiuseppe Saputo (Quebecois) owns Bologna FCFlashback to episode 119, Paul Goldberger’s interview and comments on the politics of sports and their arenasComo FC