RAMSES (acronym of Rilievo Altimetrico, Modellazione Spaziale E Scansione3D – Altimetric Survey, Spatial Modeling and 3D scan) is an initiative that aimed to trace a three-dimensional relief of the historic centre of the city of Venice: its has been promoted by the municipal administration that (...)

Beginning in 1996, the history of People Mover is a long one. It started with the definition of a possible lay-out included in the reorganization plan for three major areas of access to Venice: Piazzale Roma, Tronchetto and the ferry terminal. After a long planning process and late work (...)

“Venice as a capital” is both a reality and an inspiration. It implies existing and evolving territorial, social and economic patterns and a fascinating as well as ambitious vision for the future that is not completely outlined yet. “Venice as a capital” is the attempt to overcome the strong (...)

Demographical trends of big cities are more and more often confronted with fast-changing scenarios determined by the relevant presence of non-resident population (foreigners, workers and students). Such demographic groups live on the territory but are characterised by a strong inclination to (...)

Especially in our country is never easy to conciliate quality and good architectonic and urban characteristics with the creation and operation of public infrastructures. Then if giving good living conditions to the weakest part of the population is at stake, the situation becomes even more (...)

The fourth bridge over the Grand Canal, “Ponte della Costituzione”, was built over a period of five years (2003 - 2008) after a project of Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava (94 m. long, 9,38 m. wide in the central part, 7,05 m. maximum height, 420 tons is the weight of the iron structure). In (...)

Living on an island often implies isolation. Venice has always tried to oppose to the adverse effects that this situation can bring about. In fact, according to many, being so distant from the main communication networks is inconvenient and detrimental for the city economy. Pierluigi Cervellati (...)

If you think about the town of Mestre and its possible representation, you could use the image of Mestre as "a space in the middle" for two reasons. Mestre is "a space in the middle" because it is placed between two distinct areas, Venice and Porto Marghera, two strong polarities, characterized (...)