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• Medieval Mile Museum in Kilkenny blends ancient and contemporary architecture architecture-design

  The Medieval Mile Museum in Kilkenny, Ireland, designed by McCullough Mulvin Architects, has transformed the 13th-century St. Mary's Church into a museum showcasing medieval…

• K11 Ecoast: Three Star Architects Design Shenzhen Art District architecture-design

  Hong Kong real estate developer and collector Adrian Cheng is spearheading K11 Ecoast, a $1.5 billion art and commercial hub in Shenzhen, China, set to complete in late 2024. The…

• Studio Valari on Transforming Masseria Belvedere into a Luxury Hotel in Puglia architecture-design

  In an interview featured on Artribune, architects Federica Russo and Nicolò Lewanski from Studio Valari elaborate on their approach to hospitality design in Puglia. They are…

• Cascina Ri-Nascita: nuovo centro antiviolenza a Milano firmato da Carlo Ratti e Italo Rota architecture-design

  A Milano è stato lanciato il progetto Cascina Ri-Nascita, un centro di accoglienza dedicato a donne vittime di violenza domestica e ai loro figli, situato nell'ex Cascina Carpana,…

• Rome's Expo 2030 Bid: Tor Vergata Regeneration and Calatrava's Vele architecture-design

  Rome has submitted its candidacy dossier for Expo 2030 to the BIE in Paris, centered on the theme 'People and Territories: Regeneration, Inclusion and Innovation'. The 618-page…

• Barcelona's Casa Sagnier opens as five-star boutique hotel architecture-design

  In Barcelona, Casa Sagnier, a townhouse designed by Enric Sagnier in the 19th century, has been transformed into a luxurious five-star boutique hotel. Originally constructed in…

• Chicago Spire by Santiago Calatrava Canceled After 15 Years architecture-design

  The Chicago Spire, a 610-meter twisting tower designed by Santiago Calatrava, will not be built. After over 15 years of delays and a stalled construction site, the project has…

• Studio AB Creates Pop Summer Bar Branding for La Baignade in La Baule architecture-design

  In 2022, STUDIO/AB developed the visual identity for La Baignade, a temporary summer bar in La Baule. The project was commissioned by event organizer Sébastien Maloi, with…

• Hotel Indigo Dubai Downtown Opens with Pop Khaleej Art Collection architecture-design

  IHG Hotels & Resorts opened its first Hotel Indigo in Dubai Creek in October 2020, the city's first boutique hotel. The 269-key property merges mod and Arabesque aesthetics with a…

• Stefano Boeri's Casa Futuro Reconstruction Project Advances in Amatrice architecture-design

  The Casa Futuro reconstruction initiative, led by Stefano Boeri Architetti, is making significant progress six years post the 2016 earthquake in Amatrice. Situated on the site of…

• Taiyuan Botanical Garden: From Coal Mine to Green Oasis architecture-design

  The Taiyuan Botanical Garden, a former coal mine in one of China's most polluted cities, opened in summer 2022. Commissioned by the Taiyuan municipal administration and designed…

• Barcelona Cooperative Lacol Wins EU Mies Award for La Borda Housing architecture-design

  Barcelona-based architecture studio Lacol, founded in 2009 by fourteen university classmates and organized as a cooperative, won the EU Mies Award 2022 Emerging prize for La…

• Olafur Eliasson's Vertical Panorama Pavilion at Donum Estate architecture-design

  The Vertical Panorama Pavilion, crafted by Olafur Eliasson and Sebastian Behmann through their studio Other Spaces, is located at The Donum Estate in Sonoma County, California.…

• SEE MONSTER: dismesso impianto petrolifero diventa parco pubblico futuribile in Inghilterra architecture-design

  A disused oil platform has been transformed into SEE MONSTER, a public park focused on science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics (STEAM) at the Tropicana, a 1930s…

• Maya Lin installazione per Obama Presidential Center a Chicago nel 2025 architecture-design

  L'Obama Presidential Center, progettato dagli architetti Todd Williams e Billie Tsien, aprirà a Chicago nel 2025. L'architetto e artista Maya Lin realizzerà l'installazione…

• Helsinki's Circular Design Revives 1952 Olympic Architecture architecture-design

  Helsinki is revitalizing its 1952 Olympic architecture through circular design principles, marking the 70th anniversary of the Games and the 10th anniversary of its World Design…

• Orizzontale Collective Builds Circular Agora for Events in Lugo architecture-design

  The Rome-based architecture collective Orizzontale has created LuOgo – Costruire lo spazio comune, a large circular installation in Lugo, Ravenna, that will host cultural events…

• Arnolfo The Frame: New Architectural Restaurant Overlooking Medieval Tuscany architecture-design

  The Michelin two-star restaurant Arnolfo, founded by brothers Giuseppe and Gaetano Trovato in 1982, has relocated from its historic center location in Colle Val d'Elsa to a new…

• Zaha Hadid Architects to Build Cultural Center Over Highway in Xi'an architecture-design

  Zaha Hadid Architects has won an international competition to design the Jinghe New City Culture & Art Centre in Xi'an, China. The center will be built as a bridge over an…

• ACPV Architects to Redesign Historic RAI Headquarters in Rome architecture-design

  ACPV ARCHITECTS, the Milan-based firm led by Antonio Citterio and Patricia Viel, has won the competition to redesign the historic RAI headquarters at Viale Mazzini 14 in Rome. The…

• Hermès Launches 2021-2022 Home Collection Celebrating Craftsmanship and Natural Materials architecture-design

  Hermès has introduced its 2021-2022 Collection for the home, a range of items designed to celebrate the symbiosis of human touch, natural textures, and raw materials. The…

• Hedi Slimane's Celine Boutique Merges Luxury Fashion with Contemporary Art on Bond Street architecture-design

  Hedi Slimane, the creative director of Celine, has reimagined the New Bond Street boutique in London, which debuted in November of the previous year. Spanning 345m2, the ground…

• Siena's Controversial Plan to Complete the Unfinished Duomo with Edoardo Tresoldi's Wire Mesh Installation architecture-design

  The municipality of Siena is considering commissioning artist Edoardo Tresoldi to create a €2 million wire mesh reconstruction of the 'Duomo Nuovo,' a colossal 14th-century…

• Sardinia's former mine becomes SCALA amphitheater and digital art museum architecture-design

  The SCALA cultural and recreational space has emerged from the Argentiera mining complex located near Sassari, Sardinia. This transformation involved over 100 volunteers who…

• Torre Velasca in Milan restored to original colors after 18-month renovation architecture-design

  The restoration of Milan's iconic Torre Velasca, designed by BBPR between 1956 and 1958, is nearing completion. Scaffolding and coverings that obscured the facade for 18 months…

• Teatro alla Scala's sustainable restyling improves acoustics and energy efficiency architecture-design

  On August 1, 2022, the Teatro alla Scala in Milan announced the start of a sustainable restyling during the summer break, aimed at improving the audience experience. The two main…

• Albert Kahn Museum by Kengo Kuma Opens in Paris Suburb architecture-design

  The Musée Départemental Albert Kahn in Boulogne-Billancourt, near Paris, has reopened after a six-year renovation and expansion designed by Japanese architect Kengo Kuma. The…

• Pietrasanta's New Museum Complex: 967arch's Design for Museo dei Bozzetti architecture-design

  A new cultural hub is set to open in Pietrasanta, Italy, centered around the Museo dei Bozzetti. The complex, located on the main square near Palazzo Moroni and the Duomo di San…

• Urban Reef: 3D-Printed Coral Reefs for Cities architecture-design

  Rotterdam-based startup Urban Reef, founded in 2021 by concept designer Pierre Oskam and computational designer and researcher Max Latour, develops 3D-printed structures called…

• NEOM's The Line: A 170-km Vertical City in Saudi Arabia architecture-design

  The Line, a vertical city designed by NEOM in Saudi Arabia, will stretch 170 kilometers long and 200 meters wide, rising 500 meters above sea level in the Tabuk province. It will…

• Italy Launches Unprecedented Competition for 212 New Schools architecture-design

  Italy's Ministry of Education has announced a competition for the design and construction of 212 new school buildings, funded with €1.189 billion from the National Recovery and…

• Villa that inspired Andersen's Little Mermaid for sale in Sestri Levante architecture-design

  A villa in Sestri Levante, Italy, which allegedly inspired Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale "The Little Mermaid," is now on the market. The property is located on the…

• Museo Egizio di Torino lancia concorso internazionale per ampliamento in vista del bicentenario 2024 architecture-design

  In preparation for the 2024 bicentennial, the Museo Egizio in Turin has launched an international competition aimed at redesigning and expanding the inner courtyard of the Palazzo…

• Stefano Boeri's Rome redesign plan sparks controversy over direct appointment architecture-design

  Rome Mayor Roberto Gualtieri has appointed architect Stefano Boeri, President of Triennale Milano, to lead a radical urban renewal plan called Laboratorio Roma50, focusing on…

• Noa*: lo studio di architettura altoatesino tra olismo e internazionalizzazione architecture-design

  Noa*, short for network of architecture, was established eleven years ago by Lukas Rungger and Stefan Rier. This vibrant studio boasts a team of 27 professionals, including…

• Alex Gilev shares UX design case study applying design thinking framework architecture-design

  A UX design case study applying the design thinking framework has been shared by Alex Gilev. The framework includes stages of empathizing, defining, ideating, prototyping,…

• Fosbury Architecture to Curate Italy Pavilion at 2023 Venice Architecture Biennale architecture-design

  The Italy Pavilion at the 18th International Architecture Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia, themed "The Laboratory of the Future" and directed by Lesley Lokko, will be curated…

• Torino's Cavallerizza Reale competition shortlists Lacaton & Vassal among 12 finalists architecture-design

  A design competition for the Cavallerizza Reale's redevelopment in Turin has concluded its two-phase selection process, identifying 12 finalist teams from a pool of 47 submissions…

• Zaha Hadid Architects designs Liberland Metaverse, a virtual city for a micronation architecture-design

  Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA) is designing Liberland Metaverse, a virtual city that serves as a digital extension of the real-world Republic of Liberland, a micronation founded in…

• Qatar's Museum Boom: Aravena, Herzog & Koolhaas Shape Doha's Cultural Future architecture-design

  Qatar is enhancing its cultural landscape with the introduction of three significant museums, all crafted by architects who have received the prestigious Pritzker Prize. The Art…