The present is the time that claims us. No longer the past, which we have looked at too often with nostalgia, nor the future, which we have imagined excessively apocalyptic, but the time we share now, marked by challenges that are, today, completely inescapable. In cities, these challenges – and the tensions they imply – become more evident. However, it is also in cities where alternatives can be tested. The 2026 Biennial proposes to think about the here and now, that is, the present and the …