Among the numerous churches, palaces, and shops in Venice, there is an abundance of public art that captivates the casual observers' attention. Public art takes many forms, such as decorative doorways to buildings and courtyards, known as portali. Occasionally found within the arches of portali are pieces called lunette, which were the main focus of our project. These structures are quickly deteriorating due to lack of care and background information needed for restoration. In this project, we expanded upon the little existing knowledge of this public artwork, and we facilitated the preservation of lunette and portali by creating several prototypes of materials and programs to increase awareness around the city as well as worldwide.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Bartos, Erica Lisa
• Lemmo, DJ.
• Croteau, Rebecca Lee
• Salamon, Katrina L.

Contributors

• Mello, Natalie A.

Subject

• Infrastructure
• Computing
• Culture
• Sustainability

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• 02A002I

Keyword

• Architecture--Conservation and restoration
• Digital libraries--Planning

Advisor

• Carrera, Fabio
• DiBiasio, David

Year

• 2002

Center

• Venice, Italy Project Center - IQP

Date created

• 2002-01-01

Location

• Venice

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright

Last modified

• 2023-09-28