{"id":700536,"date":"2025-11-23T00:25:28","date_gmt":"2025-11-22T21:25:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/this-floating-plaza-in-the-amazon-is-climate-architecture-at-work\/"},"modified":"2025-11-23T00:25:28","modified_gmt":"2025-11-22T21:25:28","slug":"this-floating-plaza-in-the-amazon-is-climate-architecture-at-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/this-floating-plaza-in-the-amazon-is-climate-architecture-at-work\/","title":{"rendered":"This Floating Plaza in the Amazon Is Climate Architecture at Work"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2459d89575c\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2459d89575c\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/this-floating-plaza-in-the-amazon-is-climate-architecture-at-work\/#SHARE\" >SHARE<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"single-box clearfix entry-content\" style=\"max-width:1050px;\">\n                        <input class=\"jpibfi\" type=\"hidden\"><\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/11\/this-floating-plaza-in-the-amazon-is-climate-architecture-at-work\/aquapraca-01.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-592797\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2025\/11\/22\/this-floating-plaza-in-the-amazon-is-climate-architecture-at-work\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"This Floating Plaza in the Amazon Is Climate Architecture at Work\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/11\/this-floating-plaza-in-the-amazon-is-climate-architecture-at-work\/aquapraca-01.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Imagine a public square that literally rises and falls with the tide. That\u2019s exactly what AquaPra\u00e7a does, and it just made its grand debut at the UN Climate Change Conference COP30 in Bel\u00e9m, Brazil. This isn\u2019t your typical architectural showpiece that exists only to look impressive at a summit. This 400-square-meter floating platform is designed to stay right where it is, becoming a permanent cultural hub in the heart of the Amazon.<\/p>\n<p>Designed by CRA-Carlo Ratti Associati and H\u00f6weler + Yoon, AquaPra\u00e7a represents something genuinely clever in how we think about building in a world where water levels are no longer predictable. Moored on Guajar\u00e1 Bay within the Amazon River system, the structure uses Archimedes\u2019 principle (yes, that ancient Greek buoyancy thing you learned in school) to naturally adapt to an environment where tides can shift up to four meters daily. The platform simply floats along with the water, letting visitors experience the natural rhythm of the river at eye level.<\/p>\n<p>Designer: CRA-Carlo Ratti Associati and H\u00f6weler + Yoon<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/11\/this-floating-plaza-in-the-amazon-is-climate-architecture-at-work\/aquapraca-02.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-592798\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2025\/11\/22\/this-floating-plaza-in-the-amazon-is-climate-architecture-at-work\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"This Floating Plaza in the Amazon Is Climate Architecture at Work\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/11\/this-floating-plaza-in-the-amazon-is-climate-architecture-at-work\/aquapraca-02.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/11\/this-floating-plaza-in-the-amazon-is-climate-architecture-at-work\/aquapraca-02.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-592798\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2025\/11\/22\/this-floating-plaza-in-the-amazon-is-climate-architecture-at-work\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"This Floating Plaza in the Amazon Is Climate Architecture at Work\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/11\/this-floating-plaza-in-the-amazon-is-climate-architecture-at-work\/aquapraca-02.jpg\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-1\" style=\"margin: 8px 0; clear: both;\">\n<div style=\"padding: 4px; margin: 18px auto 20px; text-align:center;\"><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7222236028814181\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\" type=\"001cb24440c91b540508a621-text\/javascript\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- In-Content-Ad-1 --><\/p>\n<p><script type=\"001cb24440c91b540508a621-text\/javascript\">\n<\/script><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Carlo Ratti, who\u2019s a professor at MIT and curated the Venice Architecture Biennale 2025, explains the project\u2019s deeper philosophy by referencing iconic architect Aldo Rossi. Where Rossi looked to the past to prove architecture could still enrich Venice\u2019s skyline in 1980, AquaPra\u00e7a looks to the future by exploring how we can build with nature instead of fighting against it. It\u2019s a subtle but important shift in thinking.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/11\/this-floating-plaza-in-the-amazon-is-climate-architecture-at-work\/aquapraca-03.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-592799\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2025\/11\/22\/this-floating-plaza-in-the-amazon-is-climate-architecture-at-work\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"This Floating Plaza in the Amazon Is Climate Architecture at Work\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/11\/this-floating-plaza-in-the-amazon-is-climate-architecture-at-work\/aquapraca-03.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/11\/this-floating-plaza-in-the-amazon-is-climate-architecture-at-work\/aquapraca-03.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-592799\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2025\/11\/22\/this-floating-plaza-in-the-amazon-is-climate-architecture-at-work\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"This Floating Plaza in the Amazon Is Climate Architecture at Work\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/11\/this-floating-plaza-in-the-amazon-is-climate-architecture-at-work\/aquapraca-03.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/11\/this-floating-plaza-in-the-amazon-is-climate-architecture-at-work\/aquapraca-04.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-592800\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2025\/11\/22\/this-floating-plaza-in-the-amazon-is-climate-architecture-at-work\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"This Floating Plaza in the Amazon Is Climate Architecture at Work\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/11\/this-floating-plaza-in-the-amazon-is-climate-architecture-at-work\/aquapraca-04.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/11\/this-floating-plaza-in-the-amazon-is-climate-architecture-at-work\/aquapraca-04.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-592800\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2025\/11\/22\/this-floating-plaza-in-the-amazon-is-climate-architecture-at-work\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"This Floating Plaza in the Amazon Is Climate Architecture at Work\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/11\/this-floating-plaza-in-the-amazon-is-climate-architecture-at-work\/aquapraca-04.jpg\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-2\" style=\"margin: 8px 0; clear: both;\">\n<div style=\"padding: 4px; margin: 18px auto 20px; text-align:center;\"><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7222236028814181\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\" type=\"001cb24440c91b540508a621-text\/javascript\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- In-Content-Ads-2 --><\/p>\n<p><script type=\"001cb24440c91b540508a621-text\/javascript\">\n<\/script><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The project\u2019s journey is almost as interesting as the structure itself. It was first unveiled in Venice this past September during the Architecture Biennale in a simplified form, then <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">travel<\/a>ed to Bel\u00e9m where it now serves as part of Italy\u2019s pavilion at COP30. After the conference wraps up, Italy will donate the platform to Brazil, where it will function as a community space for ongoing conversations about climate, culture, and creative industries.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/11\/this-floating-plaza-in-the-amazon-is-climate-architecture-at-work\/aquapraca-05.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-592801\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2025\/11\/22\/this-floating-plaza-in-the-amazon-is-climate-architecture-at-work\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"This Floating Plaza in the Amazon Is Climate Architecture at Work\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/11\/this-floating-plaza-in-the-amazon-is-climate-architecture-at-work\/aquapraca-05.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/11\/this-floating-plaza-in-the-amazon-is-climate-architecture-at-work\/aquapraca-05.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-592801\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2025\/11\/22\/this-floating-plaza-in-the-amazon-is-climate-architecture-at-work\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"This Floating Plaza in the Amazon Is Climate Architecture at Work\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/11\/this-floating-plaza-in-the-amazon-is-climate-architecture-at-work\/aquapraca-05.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/11\/this-floating-plaza-in-the-amazon-is-climate-architecture-at-work\/aquapraca-06.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-592802\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2025\/11\/22\/this-floating-plaza-in-the-amazon-is-climate-architecture-at-work\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"This Floating Plaza in the Amazon Is Climate Architecture at Work\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/11\/this-floating-plaza-in-the-amazon-is-climate-architecture-at-work\/aquapraca-06.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/11\/this-floating-plaza-in-the-amazon-is-climate-architecture-at-work\/aquapraca-06.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-592802\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2025\/11\/22\/this-floating-plaza-in-the-amazon-is-climate-architecture-at-work\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"This Floating Plaza in the Amazon Is Climate Architecture at Work\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/11\/this-floating-plaza-in-the-amazon-is-climate-architecture-at-work\/aquapraca-06.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>What makes AquaPra\u00e7a particularly compelling is how it turns climate change from an abstract concept into something you can physically experience. The sloping surfaces and shifting levels respond to the water in real time, creating what Eric H\u00f6weler calls \u201ca delicate equilibrium.\u201d His collaborator J. Meejin Yoon points out that it\u2019s both a literal and figurative platform for understanding sea level rise and its impacts on coastal communities worldwide.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/11\/this-floating-plaza-in-the-amazon-is-climate-architecture-at-work\/aquapraca-07.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-592803\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2025\/11\/22\/this-floating-plaza-in-the-amazon-is-climate-architecture-at-work\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"This Floating Plaza in the Amazon Is Climate Architecture at Work\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/11\/this-floating-plaza-in-the-amazon-is-climate-architecture-at-work\/aquapraca-07.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/11\/this-floating-plaza-in-the-amazon-is-climate-architecture-at-work\/aquapraca-07.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-592803\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2025\/11\/22\/this-floating-plaza-in-the-amazon-is-climate-architecture-at-work\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"This Floating Plaza in the Amazon Is Climate Architecture at Work\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/11\/this-floating-plaza-in-the-amazon-is-climate-architecture-at-work\/aquapraca-07.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>The location couldn\u2019t be more symbolic. Bel\u00e9m sits at the meeting point of the Amazon River system and the Atlantic Ocean, where freshwater and saltwater converge to create a powerful estuarine ecosystem. It\u2019s the perfect setting for a structure designed to demonstrate adaptive architecture. The bay itself reveals its underwater landscape daily as tides recede, offering a constant reminder of nature\u2019s cycles and changes.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/11\/this-floating-plaza-in-the-amazon-is-climate-architecture-at-work\/aquapraca-08.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-592804\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2025\/11\/22\/this-floating-plaza-in-the-amazon-is-climate-architecture-at-work\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"This Floating Plaza in the Amazon Is Climate Architecture at Work\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/11\/this-floating-plaza-in-the-amazon-is-climate-architecture-at-work\/aquapraca-08.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/11\/this-floating-plaza-in-the-amazon-is-climate-architecture-at-work\/aquapraca-08.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-592804\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2025\/11\/22\/this-floating-plaza-in-the-amazon-is-climate-architecture-at-work\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"This Floating Plaza in the Amazon Is Climate Architecture at Work\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/11\/this-floating-plaza-in-the-amazon-is-climate-architecture-at-work\/aquapraca-08.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Getting this thing built was no small feat. Italian construction company Cimolai completed the entire project in just five months, handling structural design, construction, and certification while integrating complex architectural and engineering requirements. That\u2019s remarkably fast for a floating structure that needs to be both functional and safe in such a dynamic environment.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/11\/this-floating-plaza-in-the-amazon-is-climate-architecture-at-work\/aquapraca-09.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-592805\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2025\/11\/22\/this-floating-plaza-in-the-amazon-is-climate-architecture-at-work\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"This Floating Plaza in the Amazon Is Climate Architecture at Work\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/11\/this-floating-plaza-in-the-amazon-is-climate-architecture-at-work\/aquapraca-09.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/11\/this-floating-plaza-in-the-amazon-is-climate-architecture-at-work\/aquapraca-09.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-592805\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2025\/11\/22\/this-floating-plaza-in-the-amazon-is-climate-architecture-at-work\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"This Floating Plaza in the Amazon Is Climate Architecture at Work\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/11\/this-floating-plaza-in-the-amazon-is-climate-architecture-at-work\/aquapraca-09.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>The project came together through an impressive international coalition, including Italy\u2019s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Environment and Energy Security, and support from organizations like Bloomberg Philanthropies, Costa Crociere, ENEL, and others. It\u2019s the kind of collaboration that shows what\u2019s possible when governments, private companies, and cultural institutions actually work together on climate solutions.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/11\/this-floating-plaza-in-the-amazon-is-climate-architecture-at-work\/aquapraca-010.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-592806\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2025\/11\/22\/this-floating-plaza-in-the-amazon-is-climate-architecture-at-work\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"This Floating Plaza in the Amazon Is Climate Architecture at Work\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/11\/this-floating-plaza-in-the-amazon-is-climate-architecture-at-work\/aquapraca-010.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/11\/this-floating-plaza-in-the-amazon-is-climate-architecture-at-work\/aquapraca-010.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-592806\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2025\/11\/22\/this-floating-plaza-in-the-amazon-is-climate-architecture-at-work\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"This Floating Plaza in the Amazon Is Climate Architecture at Work\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/11\/this-floating-plaza-in-the-amazon-is-climate-architecture-at-work\/aquapraca-010.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani described AquaPra\u00e7a as a floating Italian square that evokes Venice while standing as a symbol of friendship between Italy and Brazil. But more than diplomatic niceties, it represents something tangible: the idea that architecture can be circular, with multiple lives and purposes over time. From Venice to Bel\u00e9m, and now as permanent infrastructure, the platform embodies continual reuse and reinvention.<\/p>\n<p>For anyone interested in how design can respond to climate challenges without sacrificing beauty or function, AquaPra\u00e7a offers a compelling model. It\u2019s not just sitting there looking pretty (though it does that too). It\u2019s hosting symposia, cultural programs, and serious discussions about climate policy, all while literally moving with the water that surrounds it. 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