Cipriani L. (2017) Isole di possibilità. Venezia e la città laguna. Islands of possibilities. Venice and the lagoon city. Aracne, Rome. [book in Italian and in English – 227 p. – ill.] ISBN: 978-88-255-0516-0 The islands and edges of the Venice lagoon have been forgotten for a long...
The islands of the Venice lagoon have been abandoned for a long time. The city of Venice absorbs and concentrates tourist flows and economic resources whereas the islands and borderlands are today little known and poorly connected. The “Lagoon Park” institution has recently been abolished...
To raise public awareness of the theme of the abandoned islands in the lagoon, a temporary installation was created with the students. Entitled ‘The Non Island’, the installation intends to represent a piece of nature in the city and involves transforming a Venetian cargo boat...
The effects of climate change on tree species are already occurring. Over the next several decades, extreme events, temperature and precipitation changes will more and more affect plant and tree species. According to several studies, plants species are shifting their ranges in altitude and latitude...
The city of Marl (Germany) is experiencing a critical moment. While the coal industry once brought widespread economic prosperity, it has now left behind a heavily impacted landscape: pollution of surface and groundwater, destruction of flora and fauna habitats, soil contamination and impervious surfaces, subsidence,...
During the last 50 years the city of Montreal has developed along the motorway linking the city to YUL-MTL airport. The airport has been progressively incorporated within the urban fabric, becoming the catalysing centre of urban expansion. The aim of the “Fertile Infrastructures” project, which received...
The work results from a collaboration among Harvard University, the City of Padova, and the Padova Industrial Zone (ZIP). Under the supervision of Prof. Carl Steinitz, I organized and developed a two-year research project on one of the largest and most significant industrial landscapes in...