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Explore the enchanting beauty of Venice with the Architectural Guide Venice. This meticulously crafted guidebook offers an unparalleled insight into the lesser-known aspects of this iconic city. With five comprehensive walking tours, you’ll embark on a journey through modern Venice, unveiling hidden gems and contemporary architecture that transcend the traditional tourist path. Discover the intriguing residential areas and the revitalized warehouse docks that tell the story of Venice's evolution. Delight in the architectural elegance of works by renowned architects like Carlo Scarpa and Tadao Ando, alongside essential insights on the controversial MOSE project designed to combat high water levels.
This brand new edition, published in 2018, also highlights unrealized projects that spark curiosity and imagination, including Louis Kahn's Congress Centre and Le Corbusier's hospital. The guide features stunning aerial photographs that offer a fresh perspective on the city, urging you to see Venice through a new lens. Perfect for architects, explorers, and fans of modern design, this trade paperback invites you to navigate the fusion of history and innovation in Venice. Don’t just visit; truly experience the City of Canals.
Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled. Condition: BRAND NEW, ISBN: 9783869223629, Format: Trade paperback (US), Year: 2018, Publisher: Actar D.
Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9783869223629
Format: Trade paperback (US)
Year: 2018
Publisher: Actar D
Description:
Venice is undoubtedly one of the most written upon cities and certainly the most photographed one. And yet another guide on Venice? Five walking tours take you to discover the modern Venice, the less known side of the city, hidden and far away from the well known places. These proposed itinerates take you to the new residential areas and restored warehouse docks, to the works of Carlo Scarpa and Tadao Ando, to modern restructurations and the controversial and much discussed MOSE project (Experimental Electromechanical Module) against the high water. Venice's unrealized but as famous projects are also included, where you can let your imagination take you to Loius Kahn's Congress Centre or Le Corbusier's hospital. Current aerial photographs showcase Venice from unknown perspectives.
This brand new edition, published in 2018, also highlights unrealized projects that spark curiosity and imagination, including Louis Kahn's Congress Centre and Le Corbusier's hospital. The guide features stunning aerial photographs that offer a fresh perspective on the city, urging you to see Venice through a new lens. Perfect for architects, explorers, and fans of modern design, this trade paperback invites you to navigate the fusion of history and innovation in Venice. Don’t just visit; truly experience the City of Canals.
Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled. Condition: BRAND NEW, ISBN: 9783869223629, Format: Trade paperback (US), Year: 2018, Publisher: Actar D.
Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9783869223629
Format: Trade paperback (US)
Year: 2018
Publisher: Actar D
Description:
Venice is undoubtedly one of the most written upon cities and certainly the most photographed one. And yet another guide on Venice? Five walking tours take you to discover the modern Venice, the less known side of the city, hidden and far away from the well known places. These proposed itinerates take you to the new residential areas and restored warehouse docks, to the works of Carlo Scarpa and Tadao Ando, to modern restructurations and the controversial and much discussed MOSE project (Experimental Electromechanical Module) against the high water. Venice's unrealized but as famous projects are also included, where you can let your imagination take you to Loius Kahn's Congress Centre or Le Corbusier's hospital. Current aerial photographs showcase Venice from unknown perspectives.