Data show that for the first time in history there were two “exceptional” high levels in the same day, on 29 October. The annual average level (35 cm) is the fourth highest ever. 2018 was a challenging year for high waters, and not only because of the number of events recorded. It’s hard to forget … More A record year for acqua alta in Venice: high water events doubled compared to 2017

Engineers Manzone and Lovisari report the problem in their book, after the reports. The businesses (Mantovani, Condotte and Fincosit) which did the construction are under accusation. By Alberto Vitucci VENEZIA. MoSE’s caissons are at risk of cracking. The phenomenon has been observed repeatedly, and was first noticed during the construction phase. A new problem for … More MoSE, cracks in the caissons: underwater integrity at risk

The completion date of the work slips, the costs rise: the Commissioners outline the new timetable By Alberto Zorzi VENEZIA: Five billion and 493 million Euro will not be enough. Not even six months remain from today to meet the deadline for the completion of work, which was set for 31 December 2018.  Now comes … More MoSE, 210 million Euro more required. Completion delayed until 2020.

“Instead of masking this useless and damaging work we could erect a tombstone at the three mouths of the port with the names of all the politicians, technicians and businesses who approved this extreme example of criminality and corruption…” -Ambiente Venezia By Alberto Vitucci Venice. MoSE is there, now it needs to be made to … More MoSE, now we should make it “disappear”

(NO MOSE demonstrators – the caption reads “We were and we are right!”) Is it worth completing a project that we already know will not fulfill the objectives for which it was designed? And which will involve major costs for maintenance and management for the next one hundred years? By Armando Danella, Ambiente Venezia 3 … More MoSE. There is still an alternative.

Mantovani, Condotte and now Kostruttiva – neck deep water for the giants building MoSE Debts and litigation – a “hole” of 5 million Euro, and even the ex-Coveco is asking for a settlement By Alberto Zorzi VENEZIA. ANCE raised the alarm no more than a month ago: “There are 15 business that have advanced over … More Debts and litigation for the giants building MoSE

OPEN LETTER To: President of the Biennale di Venezia Paolo Baratta Curators of the Biennale Architettura 2018 Yvonne Farrell and Shelley McNamara Dean of Istituto Universitario di Architettura di Venezia prof. Alberto Ferlenga CC: Director of Public Works of Triveneto Ing. Roberto Linetti Superintendent of Archeology, Arts and Lands for the City of Venice and … More Open Letter of Protest: give alternatives to MoSE equal time at Exhibit in Venice

(Editor’s Note: This is a story I wish I didn’t have to post. While Venice is full of painful examples of the misuse of public resources, no one project stands out as so completely egregious as MOSE. The last story I published on this subject had the date of completion projected at 2018. That was … More MOSE, the History of a Failure: “an anthology of horrors”

The destiny of Venice and her lagoon are controversial, and ever more alarming. 50 years have passed since the great flood of 1966 that brought the city to its knees; that November 4 is remembered in a convention sponsored by the Telecom Future Center, which was held in San Salvador, that has dramatically brought to … More 50 years after the “Acqua Granda”, today experts say: MoSE will not save Venice.