Venice

Venice Biennale project sees derelict 1980s flat transformed back into family home

June 22, 2018 Jessica Mairs 0

A social-housing apartment that stood empty for five years is becoming a family home again, after being refurbished for a Venice Architecture Biennale show. The Unfolding Pavilion was a week-long exhibition inside a triplex flat in the Giudecca Social Housing Complex, which was built by Italian architect Gino Valle in 1986. The flat was in

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Watch our talk with Bjarke Ingels and Hans Ulrich Obrist on museum architecture live from Venice

May 24, 2018 Calum Lindsay 0

BIG founder Bjarke Ingels speaks to curator Hans Ulrich Obrist about the architecture of museums, in this talk Dezeen is hosting with Swiss watchmaker Audemars Piguet in Venice. Watch the talk here or on Dezeen’s Facebook page live at 4.25pm UK time. Ahead of the opening of BIG’s Musée Atelier Audemars Piguet in 2020, Ingels

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Watch our talk with David Chipperfield live from Casa Flora in Venice

May 23, 2018 Ben Hobson 0

British architect David Chipperfield speaks to Dezeen editor Amy Frearson about his relationship with Venice in this exclusive talk at Casa Flora to coincide with the Venice Architecture Biennale. Tune in from 4.20pm UK time to watch it live. Frearson talks to the architect about the challenges and opportunities of architectural exhibitions, the role and status of

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Vatican City’s first Venice Biennale pavilion to feature chapels by Foster, Souto de Moura and more

March 29, 2018 Tom Ravenscroft 0

The Vatican City will make its debut at the Venice Architecture Biennale this year, by building a series of chapels by architects including Norman Foster, Eduardo Souto de Moura and Teronobu Fujimori. Curated by architectural historian Francesco Dal Co, the Holy See Pavilion will feature 10 chapels, designed by prolific architects from around the world. The other participating

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Philippe Starck restores time-worn interiors of the Quadri restaurant in Venice

March 24, 2018 Natasha Levy 0

French designer Philippe Starck has worked alongside Venetian artisans to restore this 18th-century restaurant, refreshing its upholstered walls, chandeliers and decadent furnishings. Quadri is situated on the northern end of Venice’s Piazza San Marco, set behind the arched openings of the square’s arcade. The cafe, which has been open since 1775, is now owned by the Alajmo

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David Chipperfield to restore historic palace on Venice’s Piazza San Marco

October 6, 2017 India Block 0

British architect David Chipperfield is to carry out major restoration works on the Procuratie Vecchie on Venice’s Piazza San Marco, which will see the palace opened to the public for the first time in 500 years. Due to be completed in 2020, the project will be a multi-million pound undertaking for its owners, the Italian insurance company the

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David Chipperfield to restore historic palace on Venice’s Piazza San Marco

October 6, 2017 India Block 0

British architect David Chipperfield is to carry out major restoration works on the Procuratie Vecchie on Venice’s Piazza San Marco, which will see the palace opened to the public for the first time in 500 years. Due to be completed in 2020, the project will be a multi-million pound undertaking for its owners, the Italian insurance company the

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