For the past century, the population of Venice has been steadily decreasing. While the city's local population numbers at 60,000, the city receives over 22 million tourists each year. Although this may seem financially beneficial, there have been a series of negative side-effects. While the city's carrying capacity is a little less than 11 million, it is not uncommon during peak seasons for this to be overcome; the city's infrastructure and current layout is not planned for this. Massive tourism has also resulted in very high living and housing costs, which dissuades many from living in the city; this is in addition to the government's focus on building and infrastructure projects that are geared towards tourism, not the local population and as a result the environment as a whole has suffered: traditional Venetian crafts and arts have been steadily decreasing and ecosystems around the city suffer damages. Furthermore, the city's tourism structures towards the past, which combines with the limited space to produce a disfavor towards modern infills or designs.
http://www.unesco.org/new/fileadmin/MULTIMEDIA/FIELD/Venice/pdf/rapporto3%20very%20high%20res.pdf
Questions.....
How could future design accommodate the needs of the local population while preserving the strong tourism?
----How can we improve the dialogue between policymakers and the community?
----How can the traditions of Venice be reinvigorated?
In what ways could modern design integrate into the city's fabric?
Places
-Ca' Foscari
-Church of San Lorenzo
-San Giorgio Maggiore
-Palazzo Dario
*Photoshop has decided to crash and refuses to open for me, so a map of my proposed itinerary will be late in coming....
Maps
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| 16th Century, Drawn by Piri Reis |
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| 1677 |
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| 1800 |
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| 1913--a bridge to the mainland was constructed |
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| 1932 |
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