>> ADEMA coordinator Guillem Aloy and student Óscar González collaborated on this work.
A work by the Mallorcan studio isla arquitects, created in collaboration with Bellas Artes ADEMA, is being exhibited at one of the most important events on the international architecture calendar: the Venice Biennale – Mostra Internazionale di Architettura 2025, which has just opened its doors.
According to the founders of isla arquitects, Juan Palencia de Sarriá and Marta Colón de Carvajal, “we are present in Venice, alongside 16 other selected projects, with the ‘Loggia Baseliana’, a structure designed by isla for Architekturwoche Basel 2022. This urban loggia, built with reclaimed materials—wood, steel, clay—collected by Zirkular, was conceived as an open public space, promoting civic use, contemplation, and encounter. Its vernacular and iconic aesthetic, combined with a radical strategy of sustainability and circular economy, has earned it a prominent place within the Spanish pavilion Internalities, curated by Manuel Bouzas and Roi Salgueiro.”
The Fine Arts Degree at the ADEMA University School, its coordinator, Guillem Aloy, and student Óscar González collaborated on this work.
Isla Arquitects expressed their satisfaction with the work carried out and the opportunity to carry out this type of collaboration with ADEMA, generating real connections between training and professional practice. “Being here represents recognition of the value of architecture conceived with a commitment to context, sustainability, and citizen use. Furthermore, collaborating with an academic institution like this allows us to build bridges between current trends and the training of new generations.”
For student Óscar González, “this experience has been a great learning opportunity in a new environment as special as being part of this project, present at the Venice Biennale. It has allowed me to put all the knowledge I’ve acquired into practice, especially in the field of 3D design and technology. I am very grateful to the Isla Arquitects team for opening the door to collaborating with them.”
In this regard, ADEMA coordinator Guillem Aloy congratulated the Isla Arquitects team for their participation in such an internationally significant event. He also expressed his gratitude for our School’s collaboration on this project, which can be seen in the Spanish pavilion. “For our students and faculty, the commitment to technology applied to art is one of the keys to being able to work and collaborate in realistic, collaborative, and demanding environments like an international biennial of this nature,” stated Guillem Aloy.
An ADEMA delegation attended the opening of the Spanish Pavilion at the Venice Biennale, which was inaugurated today by the President of the Congress of Deputies, Francina Armengol.
island: architecture sensitive to the territory
Based in Mallorca, the island studio was founded by Juan Palencia de Sarriá and Marta Colón de Carvajal, and has established itself as a reference in contemporary Spanish contextual architecture. Their projects, such as Garrigue House, Ca’n Rei or Fénix Apartment, have been published in magazines such as Arquitectura Viva, Detail, Monocle or Hochparterre.
In addition to her professional practice, Isla maintains an intense teaching activity at international institutions such as Parsons (New York), INDA (Bangkok), and the AA Visiting School Mallorca. Her collaboration with ADEMA reinforces the value of interconnected artistic and architectural training, exploring new ways of living, creating, and teaching in tune with the challenges of the present.