The Bridge: Ponte Della Costituzione Santiago Calatrava, 2008
Connecting Piazzale Roma with the railway station, this is the fourth and longest bridge across the Grand Canal: with a central span of 81 metres (266 feet) it’s almost twice the length of the Rialto Bridge (48 meters, 157 feet).
Though the Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava was commissioned to design the bridge in 1999, the structure was only co.
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The Mall: Fondaco Dei Tedeschi Rem Koolhaas, 2016
In a previous article we explained the history of this building that was once the base of operations for German merchants in Venice.
Used as a post office beginning in the 1930s, in 2008 the building was purchased by the Benetton group, which commissioned OMA–Rem Koolhaas to transform it into a luxury shopping mall.
The new mall opened in October 2.
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The Museum: Punta Della Dogana Tadao Ando, 2007
A former warehouse, the Dogana(“custom house”) was built between 1677 and 1682 and remained in use until the end of the 19th century.
In 2006, the City of Venice held a competition for designs to transform the Dogana into a center for contemporary art.
One of the competitors was the Guggenheim Foundation, which presented a project designed by Zaha .
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Urban Renewal Project: “Ex Junghans” Residential Area Cino Zucchi, 2002
Located on Giudecca Island, facing the southern lagoon, the Junghans factoryfirst produced watches, and then, until 1971, bombs and fuses.
After its closure, the area remained abandoned until 1995 when a competition was held for designs to transform the former factory buildings into a residential area.
The winning urban development project was subm.
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What are the traditional elements of Venetian architecture?
Playing with the windows placed on the facades in an apparently random order, the architect used some traditional elements of Venetian architecture:
the frames of the windows painted white and the balcony on the corner of the building.
A smokestack behind the building remains as a reminder of the area’s industrial past. ,
What's going on at the Venice Architecture Biennale?
A quiz show-style game that focuses on social, political and economic issues surrounding climate change is on show at the Korean Pavilion at Venice Architecture Biennale, which is revealed exclusively on Dezeen.
More The Dezeen team are reporting from the 18th international architecture biennale in Venice, curated by Lesley Lokko.
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Who makes a teahouse in Venice?
Italian studio Marcante-Testa has turned an industrial building in Venice into the canal-side Ca' Select bar, visitor centre and production facility.
More Tokyo-based Mitsubishi Jisho Design has made a teahouse from food-waste-based materials at the Venice Architecture Biennale.
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Why should architects visit Venice?
In recent years, Venice has become a major attraction for architects drawn to the La Biennale di Venezia, the most important Architectural Exhibition featuring national pavilions, exhibitions, and events to explore new concepts and architectural innovations.
Beyond the Biennale, Venice itself is an open-air museum for architecture lovers.
International framework for the conservation of historic buildings
The Venice Charter for the Conservation and Restoration of Monuments and Sites is a set of guidelines, drawn up in 1964 by a group of conservation professionals in Venice, that provides an international framework for the conservation and restoration of historic buildings.
However, the document is now seen as outdated, representing Modernist views opposed to reconstruction.
Reconstruction is now cautiously accepted by UNESCO in exceptional circumstances if it seeks to reflect a pattern of use or cultural practice that sustains cultural value, and is based on complete documentation without reliance on conjecture.
The change in attitude can be marked by the reconstruction in 2015 of the Sufi mausoleums at the Timbuktu World Heritage Site in Mali after their destruction in 2012.
