2nd prize
Urban development along canal banks

Mestre, Italy

Project team
Studio Bürgi (project leader)
Paola Cavallini, Stefano Della Santa, Alberto Bordi, Sauro Rossi, Marco Zarotti, Luigi D’Alpaos, Aldo Tironi, Costel Sistemi srl, A.I.erre engineering srl, Vittorio Groppi

The “Canale Salso” in Mestre connects the city centre with Venice and the Mediterranean Sea. Neglected as an attractive open space, it was in industrial use only. In a two stage competition ideas and realisation concepts were searched for a new image area along the canal banks and a piazza as the final situation.