Main entry:

Laboratorio Venezia. English.

Title & Author:

Venice lab : rethinking St. Mark's Square / edited by Luca Molinari.

Edition:

First edition.

Publication:

Venice : Marsilio Editori SpA, 2022.
New York, NY : Available through Artbook/D.A.P.

Description:

251 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 30 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references.
A living body: St. Mark's Square and its architecture / Andrew Hopkins -- The ancient heart of Venice beats again / Alberto Toso Fei -- A new start and an example / Aldo Mazzocco -- Mediating between past, present and future / David Chipperfield, Luca Molinari -- Fabric of history / Giuseppe Zampieri, Cristiano Billia -- A construction site / Guido Guidi -- Restoring harmony: the Venice Gardens Foundation and the Royal Gardens of Venice -- Adele Re Rebaudengo -- Ducks and music / Paolo Pejrone, Luca Molinari -- Acqua alta / Guadalupe Nettel -- Rethinking St. Mark's Square / Michel Lussault, Itai Palti, Luca Molinari -- Sustainability between local and global issues / Renata Codello, Cesare Benelli, Davide Rampello -- Humanity. Beyond the construction site / Diana Bagnoli -- Beauty and human flourishing / Arthur Brooks -- Generali and Venice: a partnership for people, places, and the planet / Simon Anholt -- A place to call home / Emma Ursich -- An engaging space. Social impact through experience / Ico Migliore, Orna Cohen, Lica Molinari.
Translated from Italian.

Summary:

A photographic and textual documentation of David Chipperfield's long-awaited restoration of St Mark's Square. This volume follows the long-anticipated restoration work on the Procuratie Vecchie in St Mark's Square in Venice, as overseen by David Chipperfield Architects. Thousands of people walk past the landmark each year, oblivious to what resides within. In April 2022, the building opened for the first time in 500 years, housing humanitarian organizations such as the Human Safety Net foundation. St Mark's Square is often regarded as Venice's central community complex; Venice, in turn, is often regarded across the globe as an architectural mecca. Accordingly, the major restoration has drawn a number of critical reflections by both Italian and international thinkers. Venice Lab gathers these essays from scholars and artists, as well as interviews with the architects involved in the restoration, conveying the project's pluralistic vision for the lagoon city.

ISBN:

9791254630143 hardcover

Subject:

Chipperfield, David, 1953-
Procuratie vecchie (Venice, Italy)
Assicurazioni Generali Buildings.
Assicurazioni Generali
Public architecture Conservation and restoration Italy Venice.
Architecture publique Conservation et restauration Italie Venise.
Buildings
Public architecture Conservation and restoration
Piazza San Marco (Venice, Italy)
Venice (Italy) Buildings, structures, etc.
Piazza San Marco (Venise, Italie)
Italy Venice Piazza San Marco
Italy Venice

Form/genre:

Pictorial works

Added entries:

Molinari, Luca, editor.
Frauzel, Flavia, translator.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 318961
Call No.: 318961
Copy: 1
Status: Available