Presented at the Israeli Pavilion of the 13th International Architecture Exhibition at the Venice Biennale (2012), Aircraft Carrier explored the profound transformation of Israeli architecture since 1973, and the American influences that shaped it.

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Curated by Erez Ella (HQ Architects), Milana Gitzin-Adiram, and Dan Handel, the exhibition examined four major architectural phenomena — Signals, Emporiums, Allies, and Flotillas — as reflections of Israel’s shift from a socialist welfare model to a capitalist economy. The pavilion featured works by artists and photographers Assaf Evron, Fernando Guerra, Florian Holzherr, Nira Pereg, and Jan Tichy, alongside a custom-designed merchandise installation created with product designer Tal Erez. Thirty objects represented key moments in Israeli-American relations, combining archival material with commissioned artwork. Through this multidisciplinary approach, Aircraft Carrier offered a critical lens on architecture’s role in cultural and political transformation — revealing how built form became both an agent and expression of economic change.