Streetlife in Venice
Venice is not only canals, and not only tourists. On a small square, the locals enjoy the warming sun on a chilly January day.
View ArticleWhat is Venice’s Future?
Abbiamo un futuro ? Venice (2010) Venice is an extraordinary city — as long as you love old architecture and incredible landscapes of ancient houses and canals going out to sea. But it is also...
View ArticleCicchetti veneziani
There’s always a disconnect between the way a city is portrayed on screen and the day-to-day reality of its existence. New York isn’t actually surly taxi drivers and whistling construction workers; you...
View ArticleRegrowth or Replacement?
HK Farm. Photo by Glenn Eugen Ellingsen Sweating in the bright Mediterranean sun, Glenn Eugen Ellingsen surveyed a little bit of Hong Kong in Venice. “It’s meant to be very organic,” he said, pointing...
View ArticleArchitects Who Understand
The Venice Biennale of Architecture closes this week, which has given me opportunity to think back to its opening days in late August. I was there to cover the Hong Kong exhibition, but I had a bit of...
View ArticleAsia at the Venice Biennale
It was a hot afternoon as a crowd gathered in the courtyard of Hong Kong’s pavilion at the 14th Venice Biennale of Architecture, the world’s largest and arguably most important architectural event....
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