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Middle and Far East Pavilions at 2023 Venice Architecture Biennale architecture-design
The 18th International Architecture Exhibition at La Biennale di Venezia features pavilions from regions including the Middle East, Far East, and Australia, with a focus on themes…
American Pavilions at the 2023 Venice Architecture Biennale architecture-design
The Venice Architecture Biennale of 2023, overseen by Lesley Lokko, is scheduled from May 20 to November 26, 2023. Five nations from the Americas are showcasing their pavilions:…
Karl Lagerfeld's Only Hotel Design Opens in Macau architecture-design
The Karl Lagerfeld Macau, the only hotel designed by the late German couturier, will open in June 2023. Located within the Grand Lisboa Palace Resort Macau, the 271-room luxury…
European Pavilions at the 2023 Venice Architecture Biennale: A Preview architecture-design
The 18th International Architecture Exhibition at La Biennale di Venezia is taking place from May 20 to November 26, 2023, featuring distinct themes from various European national…
Park Seo-bo Museum to Open on Jeju Island in Summer 2024 architecture-design
The Park Seo-bo Museum, the first museum dedicated to leading Korean contemporary artist Park Seo-bo, will open on Jeju Island, South Korea, in summer 2024. Located near the JW…
Tiffany's Landmark NYC Store Reopens as Art-Filled Destination architecture-design
After a four-year renovation, Tiffany & Co.'s flagship store at Fifth Avenue and 57th Street reopens on April 28, 2023, now under LVMH ownership (acquired in 2021 for $16…
Palazzo Visconti: the most frescoed palace in Lombardy architecture-design
Palazzo Visconti in Brignano Gera d'Adda holds the record for the most square meters of fresco decoration of any residence in Lombardy, with over sixty frescoed rooms in the…
Samantha Stella's 'Largo: Giardino con la luna piena' Blends Art, Design, and Dance at La Scala architecture-design
During Milan Design Week, artist and performer Samantha Stella presented 'Largo: Giardino con la luna piena' at Teatro alla Scala on April 19, 2023. The installation, inspired by…
Abandoned Brutalist Masterpiece Marchiondi Spagliardi Reopens in Milan architecture-design
The Istituto Marchiondi Spagliardi, a notable Brutalist structure crafted by Vittoriano Viganò between 1953 and 1957, reopened its doors during the 2023 Milan Design Week after…
Dropcity Convention 2023: Milan's Design Week Transforms Railway Tunnels architecture-design
During the Milan Design Week 2023, the railway tunnels at the Magazzini Raccordati della Stazione Centrale, located along via Sammartini (38-60), were brought to life by Dropcity…
Fosbury Architecture's Spaziale presenta: 9 diffused interventions for Italy Pavilion at 2023 Architecture Biennale architecture-design
The Italy Pavilion at the 2023 Venice Architecture Biennale, curated by Lesley Lokko, is being activated across nine Italian locations through temporary interventions organized by…
Convey Platform Launches in Milan to Support Independent Design Brands architecture-design
In Milan, the brands Simple Flair and Very Simple Kitchen have debuted a collaborative platform named Convey to uplift independent design labels. Featuring thirteen participating…
Yoshiyuki Miyamae brings origami-inspired textiles to Milan Design Week architecture-design
Yoshiyuki Miyamae, who leads the research and development team of A-POC ABLE, presented prototypes at Milan Design Week that apply origami principles to textiles. The collection…
Giacomo Moor's community-driven furniture project in Nairobi slum architecture-design
Designer Giacomo Moor traveled to Mathare, one of Nairobi's largest slums, at the invitation of NGO LiveinSlums to create furniture prototypes for the Why Not Academy's refectory…
Artribune Design Special: A Guide to Milan Design Week 2023 architecture-design
Artribune has published a special print guide for the 2023 Milan Design Week, distributed from tomorrow at Fuorisalone locations including Brera, 5VIE, Isola, and Superstudio Più.…
Paola Navone's 100% Pasta installation at Eataly Smeraldo for Milan Design Week architecture-design
For Milan Design Week (April 17–23), designer Paola Navone created 100% Pasta, an aerial installation at Eataly Smeraldo in Piazza Venticinque Aprile, celebrating pasta al…
Lyric Hammersmith Unveils New Art Commissions by David Batchelor and Richard Wentworth architecture-design
The Lyric Theatre Hammersmith has commissioned new artworks as part of a major capital development project. Artists David Batchelor and Richard Wentworth CBE were chosen to create…
Pentagram and MCKL create WB Sans typeface for Warner Bros. brand identity architecture-design
Pentagram collaborated with typeface studio MCKL in 2019 to develop WB Sans, a custom font family for Warner Bros. The design team drew inspiration from the company's shield logo…
The Line: Saudi Arabia's controversial 170-km vertical city architecture-design
The Line is a massive linear city under construction in Tabuk province, Saudi Arabia, stretching 170 km along the Red Sea coast. Promoted as a sustainable, accessible urban utopia…
Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts reopens after $142M sustainable renovation by Studio Gang architecture-design
The Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts in Little Rock reopens on April 22, 2023, following a $142 million renovation led by Studio Gang, with local firm Polk Stanley Wilcox Architects…
Napoli's Centro Direzionale: History, Challenges, and New Metro Stations architecture-design
In Naples, Italy, the Centro Direzionale (CDN) was established in the 1970s to reduce traffic congestion, initially designed by Luigi Piccinato and later reimagined by Kenzo Tange…
Porta Venezia Design District Launches at Milan Fuorisalone 2023 architecture-design
The Porta Venezia Design District, dubbed 'L'ALTRO distretto,' was officially launched at MEET Digital Culture Center in Milan during the 2023 Fuorisalone. Conceived by Marco…
Giulia Foscari's Antarctic Resolution pushes for shared polar governance architecture-design
Giulia Foscari Widmann Rezzonico, the founder of UNLESS, is spearheading an initiative to redefine Antarctica as a global commons. Her project, Antarctic Resolution, which debuted…
Ditta Artigianale Opens Fifth Cafe in Florence's Piazza Ferrucci, Continuing Urban Regeneration architecture-design
On March 30, 2023, Ditta Artigianale, established by Francesco Sanapo and Patrick Hoffer, inaugurated its fifth cafe in Florence, located in Piazza Ferrucci. This new…
Studio Ossidiana: Young Italian Architects at Venice Biennale 2023 architecture-design
Studio Ossidiana, founded in 2015 by Alessandra Covini and Giovanni Bellotti, is based in Rotterdam. The duo, winners of the 2018 Dutch Prix de Rome for architects under 35, have…
Triennale Milano Hosts '10 architetture italiane' Showcasing Emerging Architects Under 35 architecture-design
The exhibition '10 architetture italiane' at Triennale Milano marked the conclusion of a research initiative on contemporary Italian architecture, which began in autumn 2020, led…
Ancient Berber Underground Architecture in Matmata, Tunisia architecture-design
The Berber village of Matmata in southern Tunisia features unique subterranean dwellings carved into clay-gypsum soil layers. These structures consist of vaulted rooms arranged…
Italo Rota on Playful Architecture and the Future of Design architecture-design
In an interview with Artribune, Italo Rota, an architect from Milan born in 1953, explores the concept of play within architecture. Renowned for his work on the Museo del…
Tadao Ando to Design 2023 MPavilion in Melbourne Debut architecture-design
Japanese architect Tadao Ando (born 1941 in Minato-ku) will make his Australian debut with the 2023 MPavilion in Melbourne, commissioned by the Naomi Milgrom Foundation for its…
Armani opens Palazzo Orsini to public for first time during Fuorisalone 2023 architecture-design
During Salone del Mobile 2023 (April 8–23), Giorgio Armani will open Palazzo Orsini to the public for the first time. The historic palace at via Borgonuovo 11, near Brera, will…
Rome to open world's first zero-energy museum architecture-design
The Museo Storico della Comunicazione in Rome will become the world's first museum with zero energy consumption, thanks to innovative lighting technologies developed by artist and…
Chiesi launches international call for urban regeneration of historic industrial site architecture-design
Chiesi, a pharmaceutical company from Parma with almost 90 years of history, has initiated a call for architectural proposals aimed at revitalizing its 1955 structure located on…
Bulgari Hotel Tokyo Opens April 4 in Yaesu District architecture-design
Bulgari will open its eighth hotel on April 4 in Tokyo's Yaesu district, occupying floors 40 to 45 of the Tokyo Midtown Yaesu tower. The 98-room hotel features interiors by…
Slowcool: A Design Ice Cream Tub That Slows Melting architecture-design
After the September 2022 floods devastated Senigallia, gelato master Paolo Brunelli collaborated with architect Riccardo Diotallevi to create Slowcool, a patented ice cream…
Bolzano: contradictions of an Alpine city between past and future architecture-design
Bolzano, one of Italy's hottest cities in summer despite its Alpine location, embodies contradictions that define its complex identity. Situated at the confluence of the Talvera…
Pillows Hotels Opens Seventh Boutique Property in Amsterdam's Oosterpark Area architecture-design
Pillows Hotels has launched its seventh property, the Pillows Grand Boutique Hotel Maurits at the Park, located on Amsterdam's eastern edge overlooking Oosterpark. The hotel…
Muraless Art Hotel Opens in Verona with 94 Rooms Painted by 50 Street Artists architecture-design
The Muraless Art Hotel, a four-star business and bleisure hotel, has opened in Verona's southern district, eight kilometers from the historic center, near the fairgrounds and…
Novartis Campus in Basel Opens Its Art and Architecture to the Public architecture-design
The Novartis Campus in Basel, once considered a forbidden city, is now open to the public from Monday to Friday, 7 AM to 7 PM. Visitors can freely enter the campus, green areas,…
Fendi Redesigns Six Salons at Villa Medici in Rome architecture-design
Fendi has renovated six reception salons at Villa Medici, the French Academy in Rome, including the Grand Salon, under the artistic direction of Kim Jones and Silvia Venturini…
Saudi Arabia's New Murabba Project Includes 400-Meter Cubic Megastructure Mukaab architecture-design
The New Murabba Development Company, chaired by Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman, has launched a massive urban project in northwest Riyadh as part of Saudi Vision 2030. The…

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