Piazza San Marco

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Venice, Italy

The Piazza San Marco is the primary gathering space in Venice and is the only space referred to as a ‘piazza’, as all the others are referred to as ‘campi,’ regardless of size. The two most important buildings in the city are at this location, the Doge’s Palace and St. Mark’s Basilica. It is one of the very few great squares in the world in which the sound of the human voice prevails over any other, as there are no vehicles to be found in Venice. Even the canals are far enough removed from the space that they do not disrupt the acoustics of the piazza … [for more purchase CIVIC INTIMACY ]

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Joshua Simoneau

Joshua Simoneau earned his Bachelor of Architecture degree from Syracuse University in 2007 where he graduated Magna Cum Laude with a minor in Economics. While attending Syracuse, Joshua was a member of a winning interdisciplinary design team for the “Off the Wall” competition which marked the opening of the Maysles Film “The Gates, Project for Central Park, New York City, 1979–2005” as part of Christo and Jeanne-Claude’s “The Gates” installation. The winning entry entitled “Syracuse heART” was installed on the façade of Syracuse University’s Lubin House in New York City from February to March 2005.

Upon winning the prestigious Rotch Travelling Scholarship in 2008, Joshua spent approximately one year in Western Europe, examining many of the world’s greatest cities. Building upon Louis Kahn’s notion that “the center is the cathedral of the city,” Joshua’s research focuses on how the city center should not only be accessible, allowing expression and an equal sense of belonging to all participants, but also be socially relevant, transcendental, and concerned with everyday life in matters of both the individual and collective group. This research illustrates Joshua’s investigation of European civic spaces and how lessons learned from these places might be applied to improve Boston’s civic realm.

Previously Joshua has worked for Michael Dennis & Associates as well as Koetter Kim & Associates in Boston, where he was involved in various urban design and academic projects both nationally and internationally.

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Piazza San Marco

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