Acknowledgements
I wish to thank our partner, Rolex, and all the other companies that have generously assisted and helped us. I also wish to thank all the international public institutions and the many donors who have been of the greatest importance in the realization of the 14th International Architecture Exhibition.
My thanks to the Ministry for Cultural Affairs, which maintains its firm support at a time that is not easy for the public finances, together with the local institutions that support la Biennale in various ways: the City of Venice and the Veneto Region.
I extend my thanks to the Authorities who are variously involved and have an interest in the structures in which we work, and to the Venetian Soprintendenze.
My warm thanks also to Rem and all his collaborators, the numerous researchers involved in putting together this Exhibition. I thank, too, the directors of the Dance, Music, Theatre, and Cinema sectors: Virgilio Sieni, Ivan Fedele, Àlex Rigola, and Alberto Barbera.
My final thanks go to the staff of la Biennale who have worked with their usual professionalism in realizing this Exhibition.