The idea of fringe in the city of Venice is a singular concept as unique as the morphology of the lagoon city itself. Unlike other cities on the mainland, Venice does not have precise borders; it evolves and grows on the water through the addition of islands, a process which could, potentially, make Venice a city with infinite extension. The boundaries are primarily represented by the challenges between the artificial and the natural, challenges on which Venice has been founded for many centuries. Moreover, they are always provisional borders which dissolve progressively into the sea.
City as organism. New visions for urban life-ISUF Rome 2015-Book of abstracts / Fiorelli, Angela; Valeri, Giuliano. - STAMPA. - (2015), pp. 76-76. (Intervento presentato al convegno City as organism. New visions for urban life-ISUF Rome 2015 tenutosi a Roma nel 22-26 Settembre 2015).
City as organism. New visions for urban life-ISUF Rome 2015-Book of abstracts
FIORELLI, ANGELA;VALERI, GIULIANO
2015
Abstract
The idea of fringe in the city of Venice is a singular concept as unique as the morphology of the lagoon city itself. Unlike other cities on the mainland, Venice does not have precise borders; it evolves and grows on the water through the addition of islands, a process which could, potentially, make Venice a city with infinite extension. The boundaries are primarily represented by the challenges between the artificial and the natural, challenges on which Venice has been founded for many centuries. Moreover, they are always provisional borders which dissolve progressively into the sea.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.