{"id":315165,"date":"2025-11-28T22:06:15","date_gmt":"2025-11-28T22:06:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/315165\/"},"modified":"2025-11-28T22:06:15","modified_gmt":"2025-11-28T22:06:15","slug":"amazon-river-becomes-permanent-home-for-aquapraca-plaza","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/315165\/","title":{"rendered":"Amazon River becomes permanent home for AquaPra\u00e7a plaza"},"content":{"rendered":"

A floating<\/a> plaza designed by Italian studio\u00a0Carlo Ratti Associati<\/a>\u00a0and US firm\u00a0H\u00f6weler + Yoon Architecture<\/a> has anchored in Bel\u00e9m, Brazil<\/a>, following its residency at the Venice Architecture Biennale<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Named AquaPra\u00e7a, the 400-square-metre\u00a0plaza<\/a> was transported to Bel\u00e9m at the mouth of the Amazon River, where it formed part of the Italian Pavilion at the COP30 climate conference from 10 to 21 November.<\/p>\n

\"AquaPra\u00e7aThe AquaPra\u00e7a plaza has anchored in Bel\u00e9m following its debut at the Venice Architecture Biennale<\/p>\n

AquaPra\u00e7a will now remain a permanent installation on the Guajar\u00e1 Bay, having been donated by Italy to the Brazilian government to provide public space for climate discussion.<\/p>\n

“The project was always conceived as a journey \u2013 a structure with many lives,” said Carlo Ratti Associati<\/a> founder Carlo Ratti<\/a>, who curated this year’s Venice Architecture Biennale<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"AquaPra\u00e7aIt is now a permanent floating structure at the mouth of the Amazon River. Photo by Peter White<\/p>\n

“From Venice to Bel\u00e9m as Italy’s pavilion for COP30, it will ultimately remain in the Amazon as permanent cultural infrastructure,” Ratti continued.<\/p>\n

“This is the essence of circularity \u2013 the continual reuse and reinvention over time.”<\/p>\n

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Constructed from steel, the plaza is partly submerged in the water and features sloped floors that guide visitors to higher lookout points and lower levels where they are close to the water’s surface.<\/p>\n

A rectangular cut-out in the centre of the platform creates a water feature, and for its Brazil location, Carlo Ratti Associati and H\u00f6weler + Yoon Architecture<\/a> added a square canopy that bends upwards at two opposite corners.<\/p>\n

\"FloatingAquaPra\u00e7a functioned as a space for climate discussion at COP30. Photo by Peter White<\/p>\n

It is hoped that the AquaPra\u00e7a plaza becomes a cultural landmark that signifies the relationship between Italy and Brazil and their efforts to address climate change.<\/p>\n

“The concept of a floating forum is truly innovative and aligns perfectly with our vision for COP30,” said COP30 president Andre Corr\u00eaa do Lago.<\/p>\n

\"AquaPra\u00e7aA square roof was added to AquaPra\u00e7a for its Bel\u00e9m location<\/p>\n

“Bringing this structure to Brazil would create a striking and symbolic presence at the conference, highlighting our commitment to sustainability,” Corr\u00eaa do Lago continued.<\/p>\n

“Moreover, it could serve as a lasting legacy of our joint efforts and a continuous reminder of the importance of sustainability.”<\/p>\n

Other floating designs recently featured on Dezeen include wooden pinecone-shaped huts for ducks<\/a> and a sauna in California made from shipping containers<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The photography is by Leonardo Finotti unless stated.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A floating plaza designed by Italian studio\u00a0Carlo Ratti Associati\u00a0and US firm\u00a0H\u00f6weler + Yoon Architecture has anchored in Bel\u00e9m,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":315166,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[449,458,459,64,63,11308,26668,85531,460,134,12650,94643,94642,94641,61745,61746],"class_list":{"0":"post-315165","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-arts-and-design","8":"tag-arts","9":"tag-arts-and-design","10":"tag-artsanddesign","11":"tag-au","12":"tag-australia","13":"tag-brazil","14":"tag-carlo-ratti","15":"tag-carlo-ratti-associati","16":"tag-design","17":"tag-entertainment","18":"tag-floating-architecture","19":"tag-hu00f6weler-yoon-architecture","20":"tag-piazzas-and-squares","21":"tag-plazas","22":"tag-sectionall","23":"tag-sectionarchitecture"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/315165","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=315165"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/315165\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/315166"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=315165"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=315165"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=315165"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}