Floating AquaPraça Plaza by Carlo Ratti and Höweler + Yoon Debuts at Venice Biennale Before COP30
By
Amy Peacock
Slow-proofed and worth the wait. Worth its weight in flour.
Summary
Carlo Ratti Associati and Höweler + Yoon Architecture have unveiled AquaPraça, a 400-square-meter floating plaza at the Venice Architecture Biennale. The innovative structure features sloping floors that create different levels - higher lookout points and lower areas close to the water. After its debut in Venice, the floating plaza will travel to Brazil for COP30, serving as both an architectural installation and a platform for climate discussions.
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Named AquaPraça, the 400-square-metre plaza is partly submerged in water
with ramps forming higher levels for lookout points and lower levels where visitors are close to the water's surface
before it journeys to Brazil for COP30
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