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New Italian School Architecture: Community-Driven Post-Earthquake Projects architecture-design
In Pacentro, L'Aquila, the Scuola dei Desideri Mario Silvestri opened on May 31, 2024, with the 2024/2025 school year being its first operational year. Built with €1.7 million…
Prada Spring/Summer 2025 Menswear: Bourgeois Codes Reimagined architecture-design
Prada presented its Spring/Summer 2025 menswear collection at Milan Men's Fashion Week, held at the Fondazione Prada building on via Lorenzini 14. The collection reinterprets…
Historic Parkhotel Luna Mondschein in Bolzano Blends Architectural Eras Through Renovation architecture-design
Parkhotel Luna Mondschein in Bolzano, Italy, has undergone a renovation led by studio Biquadra, highlighting its architectural heritage. The hotel, built in 1890, features Belle…
Lina Ghotmeh's 'Archaeology of the Future' at Milano Arch Week 2024 architecture-design
Lina Ghotmeh, born in Beirut in 1980 and currently based in Paris, delivered the keynote lecture opening the sixth edition of Milano Arch Week, organized by Triennale Milano and…
Bicocca Pavilion: nuovo hub dell'innovazione a Milano architecture-design
A Milano, il Bicocca Pavilion, un hub dell'innovazione di 800 mq su due piani, sarà consegnato a inizio 2026 all'interno del campus universitario progettato da Vittorio Gregotti…
b15a Architects on Sustainable Design and Urban Regeneration architecture-design
Silvia Guzzini (Rome, 1976) and Andrea Desideri (Avezzano, 1975), founders of b15a, were awarded by In/Arch at the 2023 Venice Biennale. Their practice champions 'aesthetic…
Colture Project: Ecological Design Collective Debuts at Alcova Milan architecture-design
Colture Project, a new experimental design collective founded in 2023, presented its site-specific installation 'Landscape' at the seventh edition of Alcova, held at Villa…
Yunicorn Studio's Obsidian Noir Whisky Packaging Blends Craft with Modernity architecture-design
Yunicorn Studio has introduced 'Obsidian Noir,' a branding and packaging design for a whisky brand that combines traditional craftsmanship with contemporary style. Inspired by…
Grazzini Tonazzini Colombo's Ethereal Pavilion for MAXXI Rome Summer 2024 architecture-design
The Roman architecture firm Grazzini Tonazzini Colombo has won the MAXXI NXT 2024 competition with their design for an ethereal summer pavilion titled 'Quintessenza'. Opening June…
Borgo Egnazia: Puglian-inspired resort to host G7 summit architecture-design
Borgo Egnazia, a resort near Savelletri, Puglia, will host the G7 summit from June 13 to 15, 2024, welcoming heads of state from member countries plus EU representatives. Designed…
Roma approva il recupero di Villa Aldobrandini con caffetteria e ascensore architecture-design
Roma Capitale ha approvato un progetto di riqualificazione per Villa Aldobrandini, storica dimora cinquecentesca vicino a Piazza del Quirinale. I lavori, finanziati con oltre 8…
Minsuk Cho's Archipelagic Void Serpentine Pavilion Opens in London architecture-design
The 2024 Serpentine Pavilion, titled Archipelagic Void, designed by Korean architect Minsuk Cho, opened to the public in London's Kensington Gardens on June 7, 2024, and will run…
Stefano Boeri designs 'forest classrooms' for Pollenzo gastronomic university architecture-design
In celebration of its 20th anniversary, the University of Gastronomic Sciences in Pollenzo, established by Slow Food in 2004, is undergoing renovations. The historic site is being…
Triangle Studio Crafts Minimalist Brand Identity for Texture architecture-design
Under the guidance of art director Kisung Jang and designer Eungi Min, Triangle Studio has crafted a sleek branding and visual identity for Texture. This initiative features a…
Rome's Jubilee 2025 Urban Renewal: Progress Report on Piazza Renovations architecture-design
Rome is advancing its urban renewal initiatives in preparation for Jubilee 2025, with the Holy Door set to open on December 24, 2024. By late April, only 27% of the projects had…
Viaggio in Italia: mostra e libro sulla giovane architettura italiana a Lugo architecture-design
Fino al 23 giugno 2024, la Rocca Estense di Lugo (Ravenna) accoglie la mostra 'Viaggio in Italia. Itinerari di architettura contemporanea', curata da ProViaggiArchitettura.…
Bottega Veneta opens new space in historic Palazzo van Axel in Venice architecture-design
Founded in 1966 by Michele Taddei and Renzo Zengiaro, Bottega Veneta, a subsidiary of Kering, has inaugurated a new venue in Palazzo van Axel, a structure erected for Niccolò…
47 Boutique Hotel in Rome celebrates 20 years with new design collection architecture-design
The 47 Boutique Hotel in Rome, one of the first art hotels in the Italian capital, has renovated its first floor to showcase iconic Italian design pieces for its 20th anniversary.…
Borgo Cornalese, the former Templar village near Turin, is for sale architecture-design
For approximately 9 million euros, Borgo Cornalese, a historic settlement located 20 kilometers from Turin, is now on the market. This property, held by the De Maistre family…
Grand Palais Paris reopens after years of renovation architecture-design
The Grand Palais in Paris is finally reopening after a major renovation that began in 2020 and was delayed by the pandemic. The 77,000-square-meter glass-and-steel structure,…
Powerhouse Company Wins Competition for Amsterdam's VrijHaven Creative District architecture-design
A consortium led by Powerhouse Company has won the competition to redesign Havenstraat, a former industrial area in Amsterdam, into a new creative district called VrijHaven. The…
Bagnoli Urban Regeneration: A 30-Year Odyssey Nears Completion architecture-design
Bagnoli, a district in Naples, has endured three decades of industrial pollution and ongoing legal challenges. The ILVA steel plant, which operated from the early 1900s until its…
Rome's Ex-Mattatoio Transforms into City of Arts by 2028 architecture-design
The Città delle Arti is currently under construction at the Ex-Mattatoio di Testaccio in Rome, with completion expected by 2028. Starting in spring 2024, renovations will…
Snøhetta and h2o architectes Restore Musée National de la Marine in Paris architecture-design
After five years of renovation, the Musée National de la Marine in Paris reopened in November 2023. The project, led by h2o architectes and Snøhetta, restored the monumentality of…
UrbanisMi Podcast: Porta Genova and San Cristoforo Regeneration architecture-design
The tenth and final episode of Artribune's UrbanisMi podcast series, written and narrated by Maria Chiara Virgili, focuses on the urban regeneration of Milan's Porta Genova and…
Renzo Piano to Design Major Cultural Center in Boca Raton, Florida architecture-design
Renzo Piano's studio RPBW has been selected to design The Center for Arts and Innovation in Boca Raton, Florida, a large cultural hub set to open in 2025. The project will…
Mood Café-Bakery's Innovative Branding by Iryna Solan Breaks Design Conventions architecture-design
Iryna Solan designed the branding and visual identity for Mood café-bakery, featuring an organic logo with rounded icons and a dotted graphic letter, moving away from traditional…
Piuarch expands Pastiglie Leone factory with 'Fabbrica della felicità' in Collegno architecture-design
Construction has commenced on a new headquarters for Pastiglie Leone in Collegno, close to Turin, with design by Piuarch. This expansion will enhance production space from 10,000…
New York's Vessel reopens with safety nets after suicides architecture-design
The Vessel, a 50-meter honeycomb-like structure by Thomas Heatherwick at Hudson Yards, New York, reopens on an unspecified date in 2024 after being closed indefinitely in 2021…
Myles Igwebuike bridges Nigerian Igbo traditions and contemporary design at Milan Design Week architecture-design
Nigerian-born designer Myles Igwebuike, founder of London's RCA Africa association and Nteje Studio in Enugu, Nigeria, presented works at Milan's Fuorisalone in collaboration with…
Alvisi Kirimoto to Restore Rome's Rationalist Palazzo dei Congressi architecture-design
The restoration and technological refunctionalization of the Palazzo dei Congressi in Rome's EUR district will be spearheaded by the architecture firm Alvisi Kirimoto, with…
Baranzate Ateliers brings Nordic design collective to Milan's Linate area architecture-design
Baranzate Ateliers, a project by Belgian Zaventem Ateliers, returns for its second Milan edition in a monumental 1950s industrial building near Linate airport. The…
Paris Olympic Aquatics Centre Opens with Sustainable Design architecture-design
With less than 100 days until the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, the Olympic Aquatics Centre (OAC) in Saint-Denis has been inaugurated by President Emmanuel Macron. Designed by…
Foscarini presenta 'HABITUS' alla Milano Design Week: light design incontra l'alta sartoria architecture-design
At Fuorisalone 2024, Foscarini unveiled 'HABITUS' at Spazio Monforte, teaming up with Andrea Anastasio. This project explores the connection between lighting design and high…
Helsinki to Open Architecture and Design Museum by 2030 architecture-design
In February 2024, a design competition was announced for a new architecture and design museum in Helsinki. This initiative is supported by a public-private partnership, with the…
OTO Chair's Unexpected Colors: Turning Plastic Waste into Design architecture-design
The OTO Chair, a project by Milanese designer Alessandro Stabile with Martinelli Venezia studio, debuted at Alcova 2023 and returns to Fuorisalone 2024 with a new sustainable…
POV: Giorgio Ferrero and Andrea Cassi's installation on design and nature in Milan architecture-design
During Milan Design Week 2024, an installation titled POV. Punti di vista tra materia e natura was presented in Piazza Gae Aulenti, Milan. Created by Giorgio Ferrero (filmmaker,…
Japanese duo we+ creates immersive installation for Elica at Milan Design Week architecture-design
Elica, the Italian appliance company renowned for its innovative methods, will showcase an installation by the Japanese design studio we+ during Milan Design Week's Fuorisalone.…
BRNL Engenharia Rebrands with Minimalist Identity by John & Hackmann Co. architecture-design
BRNL Engenharia, a construction and design firm, has unveiled a new branding and visual identity created by studio John & Hackmann Co. The logo draws inspiration from materials…
Montalto delle Marche: PNRR-funded cultural regeneration of a historic Italian borgo architecture-design
The Metroborgo MontaltoLab project is revitalizing Montalto delle Marche, located in Ascoli Piceno, with funding from Italy's PNRR through the MIC's 'Attrattività dei Borghi'…

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