CRA-Carlo Ratti Associati and Höweler + Yoon Design Floating Plaza to be Transported from Venice Biennale to COP30 in Brazil
CRA–Carlo Ratti Associati and Höweler + Yoon have unveiled images of AquaPraça, a floating gathering space for global climate dialogue set to anchor COP30 in Belém, Brazil. Currently under construction in northeastern Italy by steel construction company Cimolai, the project will be unveiled at the 19th International Architecture Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia on 4 September 2025. It will then embark on a transatlantic journey to Brazil, where it will form part of the Italian Pavilion at COP30, held from 10 to 21 November 2025. Following the event, it is intended to become a permanent floating landmark in the Amazon as part of Belém's cultural infrastructure.
AquaPraça floating plaza. Render. Image © CRA-Carlo Ratti Associati
CRA–Carlo Ratti Associati and Höweler + Yoon have unveiled images of AquaPraça, a floating gathering space for global climate dialogue set to anchor COP30 in Belém, Brazil. Currently under construction in northeastern Italy by steel construction company Cimolai, the project will be unveiled at the 19th International Architecture Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia on 4 September 2025. It will then embark on a transatlantic journey to Brazil, where it will form part of the Italian Pavilion at COP30, held from 10 to 21 November 2025. Following the event, it is intended to become a permanent floating landmark in the Amazon as part of Belém's cultural infrastructure.
