Opposition to the project began last year among Venetians and Italians, who are tired of seeing Venice abused by the vast cruise ships and mounting examples of the crudest commercialism. — The Art Newspaper
"called Palais Lumière, [it] will be a glittering menagerie of private apartments, hotels, commercial spaces and even a fashion university, and it would transform a dilapidated industrial area bordering the Venetian lagoon. Mr. Cardin has described the Palais, actually three structures linked by six flat discs, as a “habitable sculpture” and said it was his dream. — NYT"
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The guy visioned that, all was a perfume bottle in the end. But he is not alone to think that way, hence the real problem..
the real problem is that the damn thing is godawful.
c'mon pierre, hire a decent architect.
Looks like they hired the jetson's architect. Is this googie?
Using 3D softwares should be controlled with some kind of "driving licence" alike certificates. If not, results may be hazardous for the society with the support of some i-dio-nvestors!
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