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The Baroque town planning was prevalent in the 17thcentury A.D.

The Baroque city plan appeared simultaneously with the emergence of strong

states.

The strength and importance of the state dictates the need for walls or military

gracis around baroque cities to protect them from other strong enemies.

These cities had various spaces pre-allocated for different purposes.

This seminar would touch upon the following topics :

1. ZONING

2. PLANNING3. STUDY OF VENICE

THE BAROQUE TOWN

PLANNING

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ZONING

Strict zoning

Land use is divided into several

functions.

Public versus private and residential

versus industrial are common trends in the

spatial layout.

The purpose of a baroque layout is to

display the citys power and strength,

resulting in the construction of monuments.

It was also designed to put people in their

place utilizing hierarchy of space and

separation of the classes.

The center, usually public and

commercial, is the largest and mostimportant section.

A radial street network extends from the

center and as a section of the citys

distance from the focus increases, its

importance decreases.

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This decrease in importance is illustrated

by the decreasing accessibility to the cente

and its important functions.

The government district is usually in the

center square or attached to it; elite

neighborhoods spring up along the wide

avenues, while the poorest residential

sections are forced to the edge of the city.

Green space and open space are found

throughout the city and each section is built

around its own square.

Squares and parks also display a

hierarchy of space: as sections are pushed

farther from the center, the size of the publi

space decreases.

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The physical Urban Planning of Venice remains very similar to the layout it acquired

in the Imperial Age.

The city sprouted with Doge Sebastiano Ziani creating public space in the Piazza

San Marco.

It is from this focal point that the city began to radiate (in a winding fashion), in a

Baroque city model.

Venice can be compared to a Baroque city model as long as the scale is kept in

perspective.

PLANNING

The measured hierarchy of space and the impressive symbols of state power were

confined to limited space.

Open space, though not abundant because of the citys small size, was set aside asthe six sesteri developed around squares.

Gardens are also present along the outskirts of the city.

Land separation is present in the layoutthe Arsenale, home of the ship building

that was once Venices primary industry, is located on the farthest edge of the island,

away from the administrative and residential districts.

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The zoning becomes fuzzy as the city

converts many areas to tourist functions.

The focus of the Baroque city can be found

in the role of San Marco and its Piazza,

which housed the administrative functions(Doges Palace) of the Baroque era and

several impressive monuments and

buildings.

Although this focus was not in the exact

center of the city, but on the southern edge,

hierarchy of space still revolved around it.

For example, the Ghetto was placed in

Cannaregio, the northern most district of

Venice, signifying the inferior status of the

Jews in relation to the ruling class.

If thought of as a wide avenue with direct

access to the center, the Canal Grande

reflects both the hierarchy of space and the

separation of classes.

Lined with palazzos, the main thoroughfare

was only home to the elite.

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WINGED LION,Symbol of Venice

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SAN MARCO,

Venice

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A relatively small clearing, the Piazza San

Marco dominates less than 1,000 square

meters of Venices surface.

Still, it is the largest public open space in

Venice.

Laid out in Doge Sebastiano Zianis 12th

century urban renewal plan, the Piazza has

always been the active focus of the city.

The square has bustled with merchants and

natives since its creation.

Its accessible location on the Canal Grande

and the waterfront made it a strategic site for

administrative and trade transactions.

Grandiose buildings and monuments definethe boundaries of the Piazza.

Destined to be the social, administrative,

religious and commercial hub from the time of

its construction, the square boasts the

headquarters of these Venetian institutions.

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N RTISTS IMPRESSION

OF THE CANAL

Venice

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THE SESTERI

The Historic Center of Venice is divided

into six sesterior districts, three on each

side of the Canal Grande : Dorsoduro,

Santa Croce, San Polo on the East Bankand Cannaregio, Castello, and San Marco

on the West.

These districts fulfill mainly residential

and commercial functions.

Most of the residential districts are foundin the Eastern section of Venice.

Wealthy and poor zones are scattered

throughout these neighborhoods.

Each district has its own campior

square, which serves as the local center ofeach sesteri.

San Marco itself is the focal point of the

city and therefore the most crowded and

successful.Traveling away from San

Marco, the sesteri become quieter, moreresidential, and poorer.