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Master’s Thesis 2021

Prima Venexia

Prima Venexia

Those who created the most serene Republic in the ancient time of 421 were at once destined to perish even before the foreseen submergence of their city by the blue waters of the Adriatic sea. The guarding power of the surrounding lagoon was not strong enough to withstand the ever-growing number of invaders, in the eyes of which the Floating city was nothing more than a ludic place, a theatrical scene, and her inhabitants just a part of this tragically satirical act.

The spirit of those people, the builders of an empire laid-out on the unstable ground of marshy islands, resisted the invasion born from the blind, violent force of the consumerist masses. With time, this spirit grew stronger, driven by the ignorance of those who entered the city and, with their cynically consumerist behavior, started to expand their control on what was so essential for every citizen – the right to dwell.

Once the Cittadini regained the control over the city, order was restored. The Brain ensured that every single Venetian had a living place, a home in the centuries-old city fabric. A special occupation quota was established as a regulation of the number of foreigners inside the city.

The System followed a specifically encrypted methodology. The Matrix monitored the urban fabric of the island, indicating the current occupation level of the buildings. The collected information was immediately transmitted to the Brain for evaluation. The Brain and therefore every Venetian knew what was available where. In case a legal resident needed a new dwelling place, he or she had to connect with the Brain via a specially designed brain-nerves-stimulating-chip. From their birth or by joining the Venetian society, every Venetian received a profile, backed up in the data-cloud of the Brain. Based on this profile, the machine calculated the most suitable location and housing unit for every citizen. The data received from the Matrix underwent a filtration process. Once completed, the citizen received an array of possibilities and was free to choose whichever he or she considered to be the best fit. In case the citizen was not capable of furnishing the new home on his or her own, the Matrix would use programmable matter to create the basic dwelling equipment.
The program algorithm of the System was based on the once practiced House-Squatting-Phenomenon which salvaged a lot of Venetians from the Exodus to the mainland. In the beginning, the frequency of calculations was extremely high due to the great expansion of the threat. With time, the recurrence gradually went down. The city was healing. The System became an indicator of the soundness of the city organism.

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