AquaPraça漂浮亭丨巴西

AquaPraça是由CRA-Carlo Ratti Associati 和Höweler + Yoon设计的浮动文化广场，成为了巴西贝伦市COP30联合国气候变化大会的地标之一。继2025年9月在威尼斯建筑双年展期间与意大利外交部、意大利环境与能源安全部以及COP30主席国的合作发布后，AquaPraça现已成为COP30意大利馆的重要组成部分。AquaPraça的实现得益于一项独特的国际合作，包括意大利发展合作局、巴里CIHEAM和世界银行集团的Connect4Climate项目的支持，以及BF国际（作为AquaPraça COP30命名合作伙伴）、彭博慈善基金会、科斯塔克罗奇（Costa Crociere）、意大利能源公司ENEL和意大利铁路集团（Gruppo Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane）等企业的支持。AquaPraça由意大利领先的先进钢结构公司Cimolai建造。在COP30之后，AquaPraça将由意大利赠送给巴西，成为促进气候变化、文化战略和创意产业社会参与的社区空间，联合巴西帕拉州共同开发。

AquaPraça, the floating cultural plaza designed by CRA-Carlo Ratti Associati and Höweler + Yoon, becomes one of the landmarks of the UN Climate Change Conference COP30 in Belém, Brazil. Following its unveiling in Venice in September during the Biennale Architettura 2025 in partnership with Italy’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Italy’s Ministry of Environment and Energy Security, and COP30 Presidency, AquaPraça now serves as an integral part of the Italian Pavilion at COP30, the UN Climate Change Conference. AquaPraça was made possible through a unique international coalition, including the Italian Agency for Development and Cooperation, CIHEAM Bari and the World Bank Group’s Connect4Climate program, and with the support of BF International – Member of BF S.p.A. Group (as AquaPraça COP30 Naming Partner), Bloomberg Philanthropies, Costa Crociere, ENEL, and Gruppo Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane. AquaPraça was constructed by Italian leading advanced steel construction Company, Cimolai. After COP30, Aquapraca will be donated by Italy to Brazil to become a community space for promoting social engagement on climate, cultural strategy and creative industries in partnership with the State of Parà of Brazil.

▼项目鸟瞰，aerial view of the project © Leonardo Finotti

▼水上的浮动平台，the floating platform over the water © Leonardo Finotti

AquaPraça位于亚马逊河系统内的瓜贾拉湾，是一座400平方米（约4000平方英尺）的浮动平台，作为全球广场，能够在人的尺度上体验气候变化的影响。该结构采用了阿基米德原理，能够适应当地环境——亚马逊三角洲每天经历最多四米的潮汐变化，时而露出海湾的水下景观。AquaPraça提供了一个引人入胜的场地，让访客能够在不同水位与人类活动之间架起桥梁。通过浮动设计，访客可以与自然和人造系统平视互动。在贝伦，AquaPraça增加了一个屋顶结构，作为一个市民文化催化剂，举办气候政策研讨会、文化项目和活动讨论。

Moored along Guajará Bay within the Amazon River system, the 400-square-meter (4,000-square-foot) platform functions as a global agora where climate change can be experienced at a human scale. The structure employs Archimedes’ principle to adapt to its environment, in a region where the Amazon Delta experiences tidal shifts of up to four meters, daily revealing the bay’s underwater landscape. AquaPraça offers a compelling context for designs that mediate between water levels and human activity. By floating, visitors can experience natural and built systems at eye level. In Belém, AquaPraça incorporates an additional roof structure and serves as a civic catalyst, hosting symposia, cultural programs, and discussions on climate policy.

▼屋顶下的活动讨论空间，the discussion space under the roof © Leonardo Finotti

▼时而露出海湾的水下景观，revealing the bay’s underwater landscape © Leonardo Finotti

最初在威尼斯以简化形式亮相后，该项目在COP30上作为贝伦市“十一窗之家”（House of Eleven Windows）扩展项目呈现。现在，它作为新的文化地标，不仅象征着意大利与巴西之间的合作，也成为气候对话与适应性建筑的象征。AquaPraça将成为一项永久文化基础设施，代表着意大利对全球气候对话的贡献。位于亚马逊河系统与大西洋交汇处，淡水与海水在这里融合，创造了一个强大的河口生态系统，瓜贾拉湾成为了AquaPraça完工后的揭幕场地，继威尼斯的首次部分展示后，这里见证了其完整形式的呈现。

First unveiled in Venice in a simplified form, the project was later presented at COP30 as an extension of the House of Eleven Windows in central Belém. It now stands as both a new cultural landmark and an emblem of cooperation between Italy and Brazil. AquaPraça will become a permanent cultural infrastructure, standing as a legacy of Italy’s contribution to global climate dialogue and adaptive architecture. Located at the meeting point of the Amazon River system and the Atlantic Ocean, where freshwater and saltwater merge to create a powerful estuarine ecosystem, the Guajará Bay serves as the setting for the unveiling of AquaPraça in its completed form, following its initial partial presentation in Venice.

▼周围环境鸟瞰，aerial view of the surrounding environment © Leonardo Finotti

▼通过连桥和堤岸连接，connected to the embankment by a connecting bridge © Leonardo Finotti

▼从岸上远眺漂浮亭，look at the floating pavilion from the land © Leonardo Finotti

意大利外交部长安东尼奥·塔贾尼（Antonio Tajani）在COP30峰会上致辞时表示：“当我们谈论气候变化时，必须从一个原则开始。生态与自由并不矛盾，它们应当成为人类未来共同命运的一部分。”他说：“我刚才提到的意大利强烈承诺，在贝伦通过意大利馆的AquaPraça得到了具体体现。这座浮动的意大利广场让我们想起了威尼斯，在那里它在几个月前首次亮相。它将作为一个可供市民使用的空间，成为我们两国深厚友谊和国际合作价值的象征。”

“When we talk about climate change, we must start from a principle. Ecology and freedom are not in contradiction, but must be part of a common destination towards the future of humanity,” Minister Antonio Tajani said in his speech at the COP30 summit. “The strong Italian commitment I have just described finds its concrete manifestation in Belém through the Italian Pavilion AquaPraça. A floating Italian square that evokes Venice, where it was presented in recent months. It will remain here in the Amazon as a space available to citizens and as a symbol of the deep friendship between our countries and the values of international cooperation in which Italy believes.”

▼举办气候政策研讨会、文化项目和活动讨论，hosting symposia, cultural programs, and discussions on climate policy © Leonardo Finotti

“1980年，阿尔多·罗西回望过去，证明建筑依然能丰富威尼斯的天际线。今天，借助AquaPraça，我们展望未来——探索如何与自然共建，而非与之对抗。在此过程中，我们将罗西与城市的对话扩展为与地球的对话。”MIT教授、CRA共同创始人、2025年威尼斯建筑双年展策展人卡洛·拉蒂（Carlo Ratti）说道：“这个项目始终被设想为一段旅程：一座拥有多重生命的结构。从威尼斯到贝伦，作为意大利馆的一部分出现在COP30，最终将在亚马逊作为永久文化基础设施存在。这就是循环性的精髓——在时间的流转中不断被再利用与再创造。”

“In 1980, Aldo Rossi looked to the past to prove that architecture could still enrich the skyline of Venice. Today, with AquaPraça, we look to the future—exploring how to build with nature, not against it. In doing so, we extend Rossi’s dialogue with the city toward a dialogue with the planet,” says Carlo Ratti, professor at MIT and the Politecnico di Milano, co-founder of CRA, and curator of the Biennale Architettura 2025. “The project was always conceived as a journey: a structure with many lives. From Venice to Belém as Italy’s pavilion for COP30, and will ultimately remain in the Amazon as permanent cultural infrastructure. This is the essence of circularity—the continual reuse and reinvention over time.”

▼傍晚的活动现场，The event site in the evening © Peter White

COP30主席安德烈·科雷亚·多·拉戈（Andre Corrêa do Lago）表示：“浮动论坛的概念非常创新，与我们对COP30的愿景完美契合。将这一结构引入巴西，将为会议带来一个引人注目的象征性存在，突显我们对可持续性的承诺。此外，它可以作为我们共同努力的持久遗产，提醒人们可持续性的重要性。”

“The concept of a floating forum is truly innovative and aligns perfectly with our vision for COP30,” says Andre Corrêa do Lago, President of COP30. “Bringing this structure to Brazil would create a striking and symbolic presence at the conference, highlighting our commitment to sustainability. Moreover, it could serve as a lasting legacy of our joint efforts and a continuous reminder of the importance of sustainability.”

▼引人注目的象征性存在，a striking and symbolic presence © Peter White

Höweler + Yoon的联合创始人、哈佛大学教授艾里克·霍维勒（Eric Höweler）说道：“AquaPraça让访客能够与大海平视互动，它的倾斜表面和变化的层次展现了一种微妙的平衡。”康奈尔大学建筑艺术与规划学院院长、Höweler + Yoon联合创始人J. Meejin Yoon补充道：“它不仅是一个平台，字面上和象征意义上都是为了加深我们对海平面上升及气候变化对全球城市与社区影响的理解与体验，同时寻求集体解决方案。”

“AquaPraça lets visitors meet the sea at eye level,” says Eric Höweler, co-founder of Höweler + Yoon and a Professor at Harvard University. “Its sloping surfaces and shifting levels embody a delicate equilibrium.” “It’s a platform, both literal and figurative, for deepening our collective understanding and experience of sea level rise and the impacts of climate change on global cities and communities,” adds J. Meejin Yoon, co-founder of Höweler + Yoon and the Gale and Ira Drukier Dean at Cornell University College of Architecture, Art, and Planning, “and seeking collective solutions.”

▼与大海之间的互动，The interaction with the sea © Peter White

Cimolai公司总裁马尔科·西亚拉（Marco Sciarra）评论道：“Cimolai非常荣幸能够参与这样一个创新且具有象征意义的项目——AquaPraça。真正的挑战是以创纪录的时间完成这一平台的建设——在仅五个月内，我们完成了结构设计、建造和认证，同时无缝整合了建筑与工程各方面。这座浮动文化平台不仅突显了意大利工程技术的卓越，还通过技术与可持续性的结合，为受气候变化影响的社区提供了切实的解决方案。对于Cimolai来说，这是一个加强意大利在科学进步及全球建筑与气候对话中的作用的独特机会。”

“Cimolai is honored to be part of such an innovative and symbolic project as AquaPraça,” comments Marco Sciarra, President of Cimolai SpA. “The real challenge was to complete the platform in record time—within just five months, we finalized the structural design, construction, and certification, while seamlessly integrating both architectural and engineering aspects. This floating cultural platform not only highlights Italian engineering excellence and the ability to tackle complex challenges, but also combines technology and sustainability to provide concrete solutions for communities affected by climate change. For Cimolai, it is a unique opportunity to strengthen Italy’s role both in scientific progress and in the global dialogue on architecture and climate.”

▼夜景，night view © Peter White

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Italy

Ministry of Environment and Energy Security of Italy

CRA-Carlo Ratti Associati

Höweler + Yoon

Team Members:

CRA-Carlo Ratti Associati: Carlo Ratti (Principal), Andrea Cassi (Principal), Luca Bussolino (Strategy), Gizem Veral (Senior Architect), Rodolfo Siccardi (Senior Architect), Sonia Simone (Architect), Gary di Silvio (Architect/3D Artist), Pasquale Milieri (Architect/3D Artist), Gianluca Zimbardi (Architect/3D Artist).

Höweler + Yoon: J Meejin Yoon (Principal), Eric Höweler (Principal), Asli Baran Grace (Project manager), Shuang Chen (Designer), Selin Sahin (researcher), David Hamm (Technical Advisor).

BF International – Member of BF S.p.A. Group (as AquaPraça COP30 Naming Partner)

Bloomberg Philanthropies

Costa Crociere

ENEL

Gruppo Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane

In collaboration with:

Ciheam Bari

World Bank Group’s Connect4Climate Program

Agenzia italiana per la cooperazione allo sviluppo