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2G Competition. Venice Lagoon Park

On the occasion of the celebration of the magazine’s tenth anniversary, 2G launches an international ideas competition: 2G Competition. Venice Lagoon Park. This theoretical initiative, which does not involve subsequent phases of the project or its execution, is an inducement to free, non-restrictive reflection, the objective being to embark on a worthwhile debate within the profession. The competition is intended as a reflection on the contemporary metropolis that, growing out of the design of the landscape, pays attention to the tension between global interests and local needs. The site chosen for the unfolding of the competition is the Venice Lagoon, the specific theme being the creation of the Venice Lagoon Park. The park project will be devoted to reclaiming the urban idea of the lagoon as a complex network of communications and settlements, through a hypothetical re-colonisation of the territory of the lagoon, the decentralisation and atomisation of a programme of uses, and the re

Kose

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Kose

Ecology & Design

with Bamboo

7 hills

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White glazed porcelain design by Karim Rashid, 2002

Cali

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Limoge / Porcelain design by Karim Rashid, 2002 www.gaiaandgino.com

Flintstones ???

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Bleu Nature

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