Project Name

Reporting From The Front

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Project Location

Venice, Italy

Year of Completion

2016

Building Type

Temporary

Building Massing

Interior

Project Architect

zhuoying chenFollow

Owner

Venice Architecture Biennale 2016

Student Author

Zhuoying Chen

Archived Year

12-12-2018

Climate

Cfb (Marine West Coast Climate)

Application

Wall, ceiling

Material and its Properties

Recycled scrap metal and plasterboard The project use seven miles of scrap metal and 10,000-square-metres of plasterboard leftover from last year's Art Biennale to form the wall and ceiling of the introductory rooms

Architect Website

http://alejandroaravena.com/

Other Sources

https://www.dezeen.com/2016/06/02/venice-architecture-biennale-2016-recycled-waste-exhibition-entrances-alejandro-aravena/

Environmental Response

The designer uses recycled scrap metal and plasterboard from last year's Art Biennale, avoids new material costs, promote the concept of environmental protection, and also echo the theme of the exhibition "reporting from the front".

Recommended Citation

chen, zhuoying, "Reporting From The Front" (2016). Building Case Studies. 403.
https://openscholarship.wustl.edu/bcs/403