DESA1002 'Continuous City' Marc Chan

Abstract

THE SAN MARCO THEATER ATTEMPTS TO BRIDGE THE SOCIETAL GAP BETWEEN WHAT WAS AND WHAT WILL BECOME OF VENICE. THE PROJECT TURNS ITS HEAD TO BLEAK OUTLOOK OF SOME AND LOOKS TO THE POSITIVE THROUGH THE INJECTION OF CULTURE AND URBAN RENEWAL. IT QUELLS BOTH PARTIES BY OFFERING A MEANS OF FUN AND ENTERTAINMENT ON ONE SIDE BUT ALSO A SENSE OF IDENTITY AND PATRIOTISM IN THE OTHER. IT IS A MEANS OF INTEGRATION, EMBODIED IN A BUILDING SO NO PRETENSIONS IS OFFERED AND ONLY A SEAMLESS CONNECTION BETWEEN ITS URBAN FABRIC - TO WHAT IS AND WHAT WILL BE VENICE...