Geno(v)a: Developing and Rebooting a Waterfront City
catalogue
concept and book design
In the late 1990s, Genoa held a competition to redesign an ancient pier in its port. This book presents the various proposals and paints a picture of the most important designers working today. A number of critics put the context of the designs in perspective by examining the role of architects in city branding and shaping urban futures.
design We used a grid to provide a background and guide the content. An “information bar” along the bottom contains footnotes, captions and snapshots, suggesting the constant buzz of a city under investigation. Panoramic images by Jordi Bernadó extend the full width of spreads.
client NAi Publishers, Rotterdam, in cooperation with the city of Genoa and the Porto Antico. The publishing wing of the Netherlands Architecture Institute, now nai010 publishers. This Rotterdam-based publishing house is the largest internationally orientated Dutch publisher in the fields of architecture, art, photography and design.
collaborators
Giovanna Carnevali, editor
Giacomo Delbene, editor
Veronique Patteeuw, publisher
John Hannigan, text
Hans Ibelings, text
Giuseppe Marcenaro, text
Richard Marshall, text
Antonio Pizza, text
Bernardo Secchi, text
Jordi Bernadó, photography
