The U.S. Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, Cultural Programs Division is accepting applications to stage exhibitions and programming in the U.S. Pavilion at the Biennale Architettura 2027 in Venice.

The deadline to submit is July 23, 2026. The grant amount for the commission is $475,000. (This is a $100,000 increase from the last cycle, which had a grant amount of $375,000.)

Wang Shu and Lu Wenyu, cofounders of Hangzhou, China–based Amateur Architecture Studio, are the artistic directors of the 20th staging of the Biennale Architettura.

The 2027 thematic title is “Do Architecture—For the Possibility of Coexistence Facing a Real Reality,” which will delve into the subject of coexistence amid global warming.

The U.S. State Department said for the pavilion it is seeking proposals that “showcase innovative and compelling architectural designs that exemplify America’s exceptionalism, promote the achievements of American architectural communities, and enhance America’s global competitiveness in the creative and built environment sectors.”

Per the State Department, projects should “advance and complement U.S. foreign policy and public diplomacy objectives,” and “offer constructive artistic and cultural channels to counter negative perceptions and advanced safety and security in the United States and worldwide.”

The full list of proposal submission guidelines can be accessed here, and a succinct project timeline here. Architectural drawings of the U.S. Pavilion, a 1929 structure designed by William Adams Delano and Chester Holmes Aldrich, are available to applicants for reference.

The awardee will be notified by late September 2026.

Last cycle’s U.S. Pavilion co-commissioners were Peter MacKeith, Susan Chin, and Rod Bigelow. The 2025 U.S. Pavilion explored American porches as its thematic, and featured a temporary installation on the exterior by Marlon Blackwell Architects.