The 12th International Architecture Exhibition opens in Venice in August with the title People meet in architecture, featuring 32 Asian & European countries. The 12th International Architecture Exhibition, directed by Japanese architect, Kazuyo Sejima, will be held from August 29th to November 21st, 2010, at the Giardini and at the Arsenale (preview August 26, 27 and 28, 2010), and in various other venues in Venice. After a series of editions of the Architecture Biennale directed by eminent critics and historians, this Sector is once again in the hands of an architect, Kazuyo Sejima. The first woman to direct the Architecture Sector of the Biennale, Sejima has recently been awarded the prestigious Pritzker Architecture Prize 2010 (together with Ryue Nishizawa). Check out the list of national participants with 32 ASEM countries on the programme.