OMA transforms Venice's Fondaco dei Tedeschi into a modern temple of consumption

VENICE – There are at least two elephants in the room when speaking about OMA’s newest exceptional building, the Fondaco dei Tedeschi in Venice. The first one is a red escalator which cuts through half of the thirteenth-century building. Less visi
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