The design team<\/strong><\/a> has positioned a tactile world map based on the Spilhaus Projection at the entrance of the first room, A World of Islands. Rethinking traditional cartography perspectives, this prelude to the main display presents the ocean as a single, continuous body of water, with a 3D extrusion presented as a luminous table of water. Alongside it, the exhibits draw connections between climate data and biodiversity and invite reflection on human impact on the systemic nature of oceanic change through interactive displays. The tactile installation Feel the Change reconstructs marine ecosystems, both in their natural state and when damaged by acidification, while the Water Salinity activity allows guests to taste water from various parts of the ocean.<\/p>\n![\"prada](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/carlo-ratti-prada-sea-beyond-venice-designboom-5.jpg\")
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The Venetian Lagoon takes centre stage in the second room, featuring digital and analog microscopes to analyze samples collected from the lagoon, audio elements playing bioacoustic recordings, and a table displaying a 3D extrusion of the lagoon set against the wall. The story narrated in the previous space here takes on a local dimension, illustrating how tides function in an area that acts as a buffer between land and sea, where hydrodynamic exchanges influence temperatures, salinity and currents, and shape the entire habitat.\u00a0The final room, titled The Power of Actions, features a gamified installation to encourage SEA BEYOND\u2019s younger visitors to create their own ocean literacy projects. Unfolding across the floor in the shape of an island, the game has been created in collaboration with Luca Borsa. The Center also features a library with integrated seating and interactive screens that promote educational engagement.<\/p>\n
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Through material and spatial choices, CRA-Carlo Ratti Associati further reinforces the Center\u2019s broader commitment to preserving marine ecosystems. The floors, for instance, are made using recycled seashells, and a closed-loop water system ensures minimal resource consumption. Throughout the space, interactive maps, microscopes, and even water-tasting installations have been integrated to promote a tactile, hands-on approach to knowledge-making. These elements have been developed in close partnership with research institutions and game designers to holistically engage both mind and body.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"prada group\u2019s sea beyond ocean literacy center opens in venice \u00a0 Venice, a city with historical dependence on…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":6711,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3843],"tags":[3883,3884,2311,728,3885,3886,70,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-6710","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-environment","8":"tag-architecture-in-italy","9":"tag-carlo-ratti","10":"tag-climate-change","11":"tag-environment","12":"tag-museums-and-galleries","13":"tag-prada","14":"tag-science","15":"tag-uk","16":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114311733168584082","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6710","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6710"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6710\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6711"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6710"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6710"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6710"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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