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CONSTRUCTION
THE BUILDING ENVIRONMENT
the Italian Peninsula during the Pliocene Epoch and Würm Glaciation -
birth of the Venetian Lagoon -
diversion of the Brenta, Sile, and Piave Rivers -
the Rialto Islands
EARLY CONSTRUCTION
primitive dwellings -
indigenous building materials -
the first churches -
architectural prototypes -
building materials used -
their sources -
foundations
CISTERNS AND “CAMPI”
PERMANENT SECULAR CONSTRUCTIONS
foundations -
piling -
on the manner of driving piles -
woods used -
Istrian Stone -
its qualities, commerce, and hewing -
flooring materials -
“Pastellon” and “Terrazzo alla Veneziana” -
their composition -
facades: brick stucco, frescoes, “regalzier”, and roundels
URBANIZATION
THE “CASA FONDACO”
SPACE AND LIGHT
“liag” -
“barbacani” -
“bottle glass” -
“altane”
LINKING TOGETHER
land reclamation -
“Rio Terà” -
streets -
their layout and pavement -
bridges -
early crossings -
private and public interest bridges -
quays -
the Rialto Bridge -
“traghetti”
DETERIORATION
ACTIVE CAUSES
daily and seasonal temperature fluctuations -
sudden freezing of infiltrated rain water and condensed humidity -
capillary humidity -
“Acqua Alta” -
carbon dioxide from industrial waste -
sulfurs, sulfates, and ammonium salts -
“moto ondoso” -
wind and rain erosion -
microfauna, bacteria, and excrement
SULFATATION AND CORROSION
“ACQUA ALTA”
SUBSISTANCE
GLOBAL WARMING
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