White Whale: The Aquarium and Reptile House at the Turin Zoo and the Architecture of Enzo Venturelli (1955–1965)

In Enzo Venturelli’s architectural oeuvre, the relationship between his overlooked built work and his better known drawn and written production is problematic and currently under-studied. Venturelli’s design of the acquario-rettilario (aquarium and reptile house) (1958–60) for the Turin Zoo appeared...

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Published in:Architectural Histories
Main Author: Astengo, Gregorio
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Ubiquity Press 2019
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White whale
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spelling ftjah:oai:ojs.www.jcms-journal.com:article/341 2023-05-15T18:44:03+02:00 White Whale: The Aquarium and Reptile House at the Turin Zoo and the Architecture of Enzo Venturelli (1955–1965) Astengo, Gregorio Turin, nothern Italy 1955-1965 2019-12-20 application/pdf application/xml https://journal.eahn.org/jms/article/view/341 https://doi.org/10.5334/ah.341 eng eng Ubiquity Press https://journal.eahn.org/jms/article/view/341/349 https://journal.eahn.org/jms/article/view/341/350 https://journal.eahn.org/jms/article/downloadSuppFile/341/3812 https://journal.eahn.org/jms/article/downloadSuppFile/341/3813 https://journal.eahn.org/jms/article/downloadSuppFile/341/3814 https://journal.eahn.org/jms/article/downloadSuppFile/341/3815 https://journal.eahn.org/jms/article/downloadSuppFile/341/3816 https://journal.eahn.org/jms/article/downloadSuppFile/341/3817 https://journal.eahn.org/jms/article/downloadSuppFile/341/3818 https://journal.eahn.org/jms/article/downloadSuppFile/341/3819 https://journal.eahn.org/jms/article/downloadSuppFile/341/3820 https://journal.eahn.org/jms/article/downloadSuppFile/341/3821 https://journal.eahn.org/jms/article/downloadSuppFile/341/3822 https://journal.eahn.org/jms/article/downloadSuppFile/341/3823 https://journal.eahn.org/jms/article/downloadSuppFile/341/3824 https://journal.eahn.org/jms/article/downloadSuppFile/341/3825 https://journal.eahn.org/jms/article/downloadSuppFile/341/3826 10.5334/ah.341 https://journal.eahn.org/jms/article/view/341 doi:10.5334/ah.341 Authors who publish with this journal agree to the following terms:Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgement of the work's authorship and initial publication in this journal.Authors are able to enter into separate, additional contractual arrangements for the non-exclusive distribution of the journal's published version of the work (e.g., post it to an institutional repository or publish it in a book), with an acknowledgement of its initial publication in this journal.Authors are permitted and encouraged to post their work online (e.g., in institutional repositories or on their website) prior to and during the submission process, as it can lead to productive exchanges, as well as earlier and greater citation of published work (See The Effect of Open Access). CC-BY Architectural Histories; Vol 7, No 1 (2019); 27 2050-5833 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 2019 ftjah https://doi.org/10.5334/ah.341 2020-01-06T13:28:38Z In Enzo Venturelli’s architectural oeuvre, the relationship between his overlooked built work and his better known drawn and written production is problematic and currently under-studied. Venturelli’s design of the acquario-rettilario (aquarium and reptile house) (1958–60) for the Turin Zoo appeared midway through his career, part of the architectural milieu of the mid-1950s in which the zoo itself was conceived. This article analyses the building’s history and design within the context of Venturelli’s writings, projects, exhibitions and contacts with artists and architects between the late 1950s and early 1960s. The acquario-rettilario constitutes a significant case for reconsidering Venturelli as both a radical architectural theoretician and a practising building designer. Article in Journal/Newspaper White whale Architectural Histories (E-Journal, European Architectural History Network - EAHN) Architectural Histories 7 1
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