For the 17th International Architecture exhibition, The Garden of Privatised Delights, curated by Manijeh Verghese and Madeleine Kessler will transform the British Pavilion into a series of six immersive spaces, each highlighting urgent issues surrounding public space; from the demise of the high street to the use of facial recognition technology.

Taking inspiration from Hieronymus Bosch's triptych, The Garden of Earthly Delights, the immersive exhibition will pose questions and offer ways forward to challenges such as how to make better use of urban green spaces and how can the local pub be repurposed to serve the wider community.

Kessler and Verghese, through their practice Unscene Architecture, have invited five additional teams of designers to collaborate with them on the British Council commission. Keep an eye on our social media feeds over the coming weeks where we'll be exploring a different theme from the exhibition and hearing from the design teams unpicking these issues. First we look at unlocking garden squares with our curators Manijeh and Madeleine…