La materia della Casa alle Zattere a Venezia. Forza e fragilità della modernità nell’ottica della sua tutela

Ignazio Gardella’s Casa alle Zattere (1953-8) in Venice has been recognized by historiography as a cornerstone of post-World War II Italian architecture. The «Ca’ d’Oro of Modern architecture» represents, moreover, a significant point in the evolution of the Venetian urban context, usually repulsive to new graft. Recent interventions in some of the building’s units – carried out under the oversight of the Superintendency – were an opportunity to explore some lesser-known features of this architecture, such as its constructive and material ones, and to ponder on some issues related to the debate of the preservation of Modern architecture.