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Salone del Mobile to evaluate situation as Milan, Venice and much of northern Italy sealed off due to coronavirus

March 8, 2020 Marcus Fairs 0
Milan's Salone del Mobile furniture fair postponed due to coronavirus

Bosses of Milan’s Salone del Mobile furniture fair will meet this week to “assess the situation” as Lombardy and several northern Italian regions were locked down due to the coronavirus outbreak. The midweek meeting, which was scheduled before Italian prime minister Giuseppe Conte signed the emergency decree last night, will examine the impact the ongoing

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Venice Architecture Biennale to go ahead despite coronavirus outbreak

February 27, 2020 Tom Ravenscroft 0
Venice Architecture Biennale to go ahead as planned despite coronavirus outbreak

The Venice Architecture Biennale has unveiled details of this year’s programme, which opens on 23 May, without mentioning the threat of Italy’s coronavirus outbreak. Paolo Baratta, president of La Biennale di Venezia, announced the programme for the 17th architecture biennale via a livestream this morning. Speculation over a postponement of the world’s most prestigious architecture

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Bêka & Lemoine’s latest film shows Venice’s worst flood in half a century

November 19, 2019 Amy Frearson 0
Homo Urbanus by Bêka & Lemoine shows Venice flooding

Architectural filmmakers Ila Bêka and Louise Lemoine have released footage from a film, showing the impact of flooding in Venice. The duo, known for films including Koolhaas Houselife and Moriyama-San, have released a two-minute trailer for their latest movie. It contains recent footage showing the streets of Venice under water, including the whole of Piazza San Marco.

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Hotel Il Palazzo Experimental designed to be “deeply rooted” in its Venetian setting

September 30, 2019 Natasha Levy 0
Hotel Il Palazzo Experimental, Venice, designed by DorotheÌe Meilichzon

Marble furnishings, lagoon-coloured walls and arched doorways are among the features that Dorothée Meilichzon has incorporated in the interiors of this Venice hotel, which is meant to mirror its surroundings. Occupying a renaissance-era palace, Hotel Il Palazzo Experimental is located in Venice’s Dorsoduro neighbourhood. Set away from the city’s main tourist hubbub, the area is

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Santiago Calatrava fined for “gross negligence” of Ponte della Costituzione design

August 20, 2019 Tom Ravenscroft 0
Santiago Calatrava fined for "gross negligence" of Ponte della Costituzione design

An Italian court has fined Santiago Calatrava €78,000 for negligence during the design of the glass and steel Ponte della Costituzione over the Grand Canal in Venice. The Court of Auditors ruled that the Catalan architect was responsible for decisions that led to the 94-metre-long pedestrian bridge being over budget and incurring higher that predicted maintenance costs. According

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“Locals in Venice are feeling increasingly left out of the conversation”

June 18, 2019 James Imam 0
David Chipperfield Procuratie Vecchie in Venice

As David Chipperfield begins the next stage of the restoration of the Procuratie Vecchie on Piazza San Marco in Venice, James Imam asks if architects can save cities straining to deal with increasing tourist numbers. David Chipperfield’s restoration of the Procuratie Vecchie is a declaration of solidarity with Venice’s residents. The city is besieged by hordes of

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David Adjaye creates earth-house pavilion for Ghana at Venice Art Biennale

May 13, 2019 Lizzie Crook 0
Ghana Freedom by David Adjaye at Venice Art Biennale

Curving galleries plastered with earth characterise Ghana Freedom, the country’s national pavilion at the 58th Venice Art Biennale, designed by architect David Adjaye. Now open in the Venetian Arsenal, Ghana Freedom marks the first time that the country has presented at the prestigious art event. Modelled on traditional Gurunsi earth houses, the Ghana pavilion comprises a series of interconnected oval-shaped galleries topped

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The Venice House by FINNE Architects

December 12, 2018 Erin 0

Photography by Tom Bonner   FINNE Architects have completed a new house in Venice, California, that’s located on a long and narrow lot.   The house is comprised of a dramatic series of folded roof planes, as well as a collage of textured metal and wood exterior surfaces. Photography by Tom Bonner A 5-ft wide pivoting […]

Baxendale’s Venice outdoor playground made permanent for length of biennale

July 6, 2018 India Block 0

A colourful interactive frame that Baxendale created as part of Scotland’s contribution to the Venice Architecture Biennale 2018 has been saved from being dismantled. Originally due to be taken down at the end of June – as the Scottish budget didn’t cover renting the space at Palazzo Zenobio for the entire length of the biennale

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