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| OMA presents the urban renewal of two cities at Venice Biennale  At the 11th International Architecture Biennale of Venice Rem Koolhaus' Office for Metropolitan Architecture exhibits urban regeneration proposals for the business district of La Défense in Paris and for the neglected fishing port of Saint'Elia in Cagliari, Italy. OMA's design for La Défense, presented in the Carlo Scarpa restored Querini Stampalia building, is curated by Francis Rambert, alongside 12 other proposals for the area. OMA's design for Saint'Elia is presented in the Italian Pavilion, in the section "Housing Italy – 12 Projects for Inhabiting and Re-inhabiting the City", curated by Francesco Garofalo. Garofalo invited a team of Italian architects to explore a series of challenges posed by the quest for quality homes in the era post subsidised housing.The Italian Pavilion is located in the first Tesa delle Vergini at the Venice Arsenale while the Querini Stampalia is located in the sestieri of Castello - both will be open until November 23. write your comments about the article :: © 2008 Construction News :: home page |