venice architecture biennale 08: OMA

urban regeneration proposal for la défense, paris, france
image © OMA

at this year's venice biennale OMA presented urban regeneration proposals for two european
business districts of la défense in paris and for the neglected fishing port of saint elia in cagliari, italy.

curated by francis lambert the la défense masterplan featured OMA's design along with 12 other
proposals for the area. the masterplan proposes to create a nodal point that transforms la défense
into a compact and efficient business district by creating a new central transit stop in the middle
of the district with an internal shuttle that extends to the neighboring district of les groues to bring
in life and also distribute to surrounding neighborhoods.


urban regeneration proposal for saint elia, cagiliari, italy
image © OMA

OMA's design for saint elia is presented in the italian pavillion, in the section 'housing italy 12 projects

for inhabiting and re-inhabiting the city,' curated by francesco garofalo. OMA's design is used in a conceptual
proposal produced by italian architecture firm salottobuono. other proposals on display relate to residential
conversion of industrial areas and the settlement of foreign communities immigrating to italy.

more:
the office for metropolitan architecture: http://oma.eu

related:
OMA's coolsingel project