The Fondazione la Biennale di Venezia, chaired by Davide Croff, is hosting the 10th International Architecture Exhibition, directed by Richard Burdett. Dedicated to Cities, architecture and society, this tenth edition focuses on the key factors facing large scale metropolitan areas around the world: from migration to mobility, from social integration to sustainable growth. For the first time in its history, the International Architecture Exhibition will address the interactions between cities, their built form and their inhabitants. In particular, it will examine the role of architects and architecture in the construction of democratic and sustainable urban communities, and their relationship to good urban governance and lasting social cohesion. A novelty of the 10th International Architecture Exhibition is the addition of two collateral sections, the Cities of Stone project in Venice, and City-Port in Palermo which complement and expand Cities, architecture and society by exploring specific urban themes and conditions in southern Italy. Cities of Stone, curated by Claudio D'Amato Guerrieri, will be held in the Artiglierie dell'Arsenale, and will be divided into three sections: The Other Modernity, Stereotomic Architecture, and Project South (which presents the results of national ideas competition for cities in Southern Italy). An international conference dedicated to the themes raised by this exhibition will take place in Venice in November 2006.