*foreverNOLA | STAKEHOLDER VIDEO COLLAGE

GOAT’s installation at the 2025 Venice Biennale in the European Cultural Centre’s ‘Time Space Existence’ exhibition is the first phase of the multi-generational, multi-disciplinary project of envisioning and executing a thriving near and distant future for the communities that compose the greater New Orleans area. This installation presents the results of the first step of every architectural project: pre-design research. In it, we share the results of our engagement with the project’s stakeholders, our research into the geological history and future of the region, and a first glimpse of proposals that will be explored well into the future.

The immersive installation centers around this video collage where a sampling of the city's stakeholders share their feelings and thoughts about resilience, optimism, and the city’s long-term future. The video made its debut in Venice at the Palazzo Mora May 9th, 2025 and will be on display until November 23rd. Plans are also being finalized to publicly show the video and the rest of the installation in New Orleans following the completion of the Biennale in early 2026.

Thank you to all those that participated. If you did not get the chance and would like to share your thoughts on the long-term future of this place, please reach out to us. We would love to continue expanding the project indefinitely, reflecting our ambitions for this beautiful community.