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Rem Koolhaas to Design Museum at Mausoleum of Augustus in Rome architecture-design
Rem Koolhaas will design the museum layout for the new Museo del Mausoleo di Augusto in Rome, set to open in 2026. The project is backed by the newly established Fondazione…
Corviale's Urban Regeneration in Rome Includes Art and Community Projects architecture-design
The Corviale public housing project in Rome, constructed between 1972 and 1982 under the direction of architect Mario Fiorentino, is set to be revitalized through the PUI (Piano…
Mario Botta to Transform Former Perugia Prison into Justice Hub architecture-design
Architect Mario Botta, recently awarded the Piranesi Prize for Career at the Casa dell'Architettura in Rome, is leading the regeneration of the former prison complex in Perugia's…
citizenM apre il primo hotel in Italia a Roma con opere d'arte contemporanea architecture-design
La catena olandese citizenM ha aperto il suo primo hotel in Italia, il citizenM Rome Isola Tiberina, situato sul Lungotevere de' Cenci a Roma, a pochi passi dal ghetto ebraico e…
Maria Alessandra Segantini on 30 Years of C+S Architects and Urban Regeneration architecture-design
In an interview with Artribune, Maria Alessandra Segantini discusses the 30-year trajectory of C+S Architects, the firm she co-founded with Carlo Cappai in Venice in 1994, with…
Peter Greenaway and Uberto Siola design Naples metro station Chiaia as mythological journey architecture-design
The new Chiaia station of Naples' Line 6 metro, designed by architect Uberto Siola with artistic interventions by Peter Greenaway, is set to open. The station is conceived as a…
Ringscape Architecture: rigenerazione urbana partecipata nelle Marche architecture-design
Ludovica Medori and Giorgia Pierleoni, architects and founders of Ringscape Architecture, focus on urban regeneration and temporary interventions in public spaces. Both graduated…
Interno Marche: Design Hotel Opens in Tolentino with 400+ Custom Pieces architecture-design
Interno Marche, located in Tolentino, Italy, is set to debut in June 2024 as a museum-house celebrating six decades of Italian interior design. This establishment pays tribute to…
Dune: Part Two's Architecture from Tomba Brion to Brutalism architecture-design
Denis Villeneuve's 'Dune: Part Two', continuing Frank Herbert's saga, features iconic architecture as a key narrative element. The imperial residence of Shaddam Corrino IV is set…
Campus Reti: A Silicon Valley of Modern and Contemporary Art in Busto Arsizio architecture-design
The Campus Reti in Busto Arsizio, Italy, is a pioneering urban regeneration project led by Bruno Paneghini, President and CEO of IT consulting firm Reti S.p.A. The campus,…
Kunstsilo Opens in Norway: Former Grain Silo Becomes Nordic Art Hub architecture-design
The Kunstsilo, a cultural hub in Kristiansand, Norway, has emerged from a former grain silo originally constructed in 1935 by Arne Korsmo and Sverre Aasland. After winning a…
Restauro di Villa Ceragioli ai Ronchi, opera giovanile di Aldo Rossi architecture-design
Villa Ceragioli ai Ronchi, completata nel 1963 da Aldo Rossi e Leonardo Ferrari, è stata restaurata nel 2023. L'edificio, nascosto tra i pini marittimi della costa apuana, è un…
Edge Studio's Bauhaus-Inspired Branding by Pedro Garcia architecture-design
Edge Studio, led by Pedro Garcia, has unveiled a branding and visual identity project that draws on minimalist architecture and Bauhaus principles. The work emphasizes simplicity,…
SCULPT Architecture's New Branding by nubaer® architecture-design
SCULPT Architecture has launched a new branding and visual identity developed by nubaer®. The project aims to communicate the firm's core values of innovation, sustainability, and…
Sottoscalo: New Creative Showhouse Opens in Milan Merging Art and Design architecture-design
On March 7, 2024, Milan's Porta Romana district will welcome Sottoscalo, a novel hybrid venue located in the former studio of artist Luca Vitone. Spanning 120 square meters, this…
Princess Nourah Al Faisal Designs Fan for Mandarin Oriental Al Faisaliah, Riyadh architecture-design
The Mandarin Oriental Al Faisaliah, Riyadh, the group's first property in Saudi Arabia, has unveiled a bespoke fan commissioned from Her Royal Highness Princess Nourah Al Faisal.…
PlusOne® Amsterdam Crafts Oopen's Brand Identity for Heatherwick Studio architecture-design
PlusOne® Amsterdam developed the branding and visual identity for Oopen, a concept by Heatherwick Studio in London. The design integrates culture, work, leisure, and community,…
Architecture Studios as Cultural Activators: Film, Podcasts, and Hubs in Milan and Rome architecture-design
The article explores how architecture studios in Italy are expanding beyond traditional practice to act as 'cultural activators,' commissioning films, hosting talks, and opening…
London's BT Tower to Be Converted into Hotel by MCR Hotels architecture-design
MCR Hotels, a US hospitality giant, has acquired London's iconic BT Tower from BT Group for £275 million (€320 million). The 177-meter tower (189 meters including antenna), opened…
Tremagi Plans €50-100M Italian Culture Museum in Bologna's Bolognina District architecture-design
Energy holding company Tremagi has launched an urban regeneration project in Bologna's Bolognina district, planning a €50-100 million investment for a 12,000-square-meter cultural…
Bovisa's Urban Regeneration: From Industrial Hub to Innovation District architecture-design
The sixth episode of Artribune's podcast series 'UrbanisMI' focuses on the urban regeneration of Milan's Bovisa district. Once known as the 'little Manchester of Milan,' Bovisa…
Aráceas Branding: Academic Lab Identity Inspired by Biodiversity architecture-design
In 2022, professors and researchers from PUC-RJ founded Aráceas, a laboratory for applied microeconomics focused on human capital and evidence-based public policies. The branding…
Stefano Boeri's Laboratorio Roma_050 Unveils Initial Findings at MACRO architecture-design
At MACRO in Rome, a two-day event called 'Tre viste su Roma: sopra, attraverso, sotto' featured Stefano Boeri presenting the first outcomes of Laboratorio Roma_050. This project,…
Serralves Foundation in Porto Opens New Álvaro Siza Wing architecture-design
On February 24, 2024, the Serralves Foundation in Porto inaugurated a new wing designed by Álvaro Siza, the Pritzker Prize-winning Portuguese architect who originally designed the…
Milan's La Scala tower seeks public art for facade with €85,000 competition architecture-design
ARIA, the regional procurement agency for Lombardy, has launched a competition to commission a permanent artwork for the facade of Mario Botta's new tower at Teatro alla Scala in…
Shamalat Cultural Space Opens in Historic Diriyah architecture-design
Saudi artist Maha Malluh has launched Shamalat, a cultural space in old Diriyah, Riyadh, housed in a renovated mud house. The project, in collaboration with syn architects,…
Mahmood's Tuta Gold Video Set in Rozzol Melara Brutalist Housing architecture-design
The music video for Mahmood's Tuta Gold, a gold-certified single presented at Sanremo and featured on his album Nei letti degli altri, was filmed in the Rozzol Melara public…
Studio Banana's Loops kinetic installation at Bern University Hospital architecture-design
Studio Banana has created Loops, a kinetic installation for the Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, one of Switzerland's largest hospitals. The work consists of 24 luminous…
London's Natural History Museum to Open Urban Nature Park in Summer 2024 architecture-design
The Natural History Museum in London, housing around 70 million specimens across five thematic collections, is transforming its 20,000 square meters of gardens into an Evolution…
Mexican Architecture Studio TO Wins Awards for Collective Practice architecture-design
Mexican architecture studio TO, founded by childhood friends José Amozurrutia and Carlos Facio, won the Architectural Review's Emerging Architecture title and a Dezeen Award in…
Francesco Rossini on Activating Hong Kong's Public Space Through Temporary Architecture architecture-design
Italian architect and urbanist Francesco Rossini, an associate professor at the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) School of Architecture, has transitioned from theory to…
Yasmeen Lari: Architecture as a Tool for Dignity and Social Change architecture-design
Yasmeen Lari, Pakistan's first female architect, born in 1941, has revolutionized cooking for women in her country with the chulah, a raised mud-and-lime cooking platform that…
Ex-Customs Barracks in Moncenisio Transformed into Artist Residency architecture-design
On January 20, 2023, the first phase of a regeneration project was inaugurated in Moncenisio, near Turin, converting the former Guardia di Finanza barracks into an artist…
Rifugio Digitale: Florence's WWII Bunker Transformed into Digital Art Hub architecture-design
In Florence's Oltrarno district, the architectural firm Archea Associati has converted a WWII-era air-raid shelter into Rifugio Digitale, a 165-square-meter research center and…
UrbanisMI Podcast Explores Regeneration of Milan's Ex-Scalo Farini architecture-design
The fourth episode of Artribune's UrbanisMI podcast series, written and narrated by Maria Chiara Virgili, focuses on the regeneration of Milan's former Farini railway yard. The…
Guggenheim Urdaibai: Two New Venues in Basque Biosphere Reserve Face Opposition architecture-design
The Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation is set to enhance its presence with two additional locations in Urdaibai, a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve located close to Bilbao, Spain. This…
Rafael Viñoly Architects unveils vineyard-roofed terminal for Florence airport architecture-design
Rafael Viñoly Architects has proposed a new international terminal for Florence's Amerigo Vespucci Airport featuring a 7-hectare vineyard roof with 38 rows of vines, inspired by…
Krakow's Museum of Photography Rebrands as MuFo with Dynamic Visual Identity architecture-design
The Museum of Photography in Krakow has rebranded itself as MuFo, a name that merges 'Museum' with 'Fotografia,' the Polish term for photography. This change signifies a complete…
David Chipperfield to Lead Roman Theatre Restoration in Brescia architecture-design
David Chipperfield, a British architect, has been tasked with creating a valorization project for the Roman Theatre of Brescia, which dates back to 79-81 AD and is located within…
Galleria Alberto Sordi Reopens in Rome with Robot-Carved Canova Replica architecture-design
The historic Galleria Alberto Sordi in Rome reopened on January 23, 2024, after a year of renovations. Located on Via del Corso opposite Piazza Colonna, Palazzo Chigi, and…

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