Contemporary Venice

A professional-guided urban trek, takes you through the modern architecture highlights in the city, enhancing the contemporary architecture secrets in Venice. Architecture and art are inextricably linked in Venice, as indeed are the surviving architectural styles. Viaggi di Architettura invites you to discover the city that is remarkably known for Gothic masterpieces from a different angle!

This tour, with a specialised guide, gives you an introduction with the work of architects such as Carlo Scarpa, Cino Zucchi, Santiago Calatrava, Rem Koolhaas, C+S Architects, Tadao Ando, Antonio Gatto, Maurizio Varratta and Dario Lugato. Lovers of contemporary art- and architecture will certainly not get tired of looking at all these marvellous works!

Highlights

• Querini Stampalia Foundation Building and Aula Magna Ca’ Foscari by Carlo Scarpa
• Fondaco dei Tedeschi by OMA (Office for Metropolitan Architecture) Rem Koolhaas, Francesco Moncada and Silvia Sandor
• LCV. Law-Court offices in Venice by C+S Architects
• Palazzo Grassi and Punta della Dogana by Tadao Anto
• Hotel Santa Chiara by Antonio Gatto, Maurizio Varratta and Dario Lugato
• Quarto Ponte sul Canal Grande by Santiago Calatrava

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