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• Florence to Build Artist Residences in City Center architecture-design

  The city of Florence has signed a plan to build seven artist residencies with shared spaces and a workshop in Via Palazzuolo, connected to the Museo Novecento. The project,…

• Dropcity: New Architecture and Design Center to Open in Milan's Central Station architecture-design

  Dropcity, a new Center for Architecture and Design, will occupy 10,000 square meters of the Magazzini Raccordati at Milan's Centrale station, transforming 28 tunnel-warehouses…

• Alberto Ponis: The Architect Who Shaped Sardinian Holiday Homes architecture-design

  Alberto Ponis, born in Genoa in 1933, boasts over five decades of architectural expertise, primarily in Sardinia and Calabria. His studio-home in Palau houses an archive of more…

• Diego Cibelli designs ceramics and visual identity for Capodimonte's Stufa dei fiori architecture-design

  Diego Cibelli (Naples, 1987) has created the visual identity and ceramic designs for Delizie Reali, a project for the reopening of the Stufa dei fiori, a 19th-century greenhouse…

• Milan's Cascina Case Nuove to Become Community Space architecture-design

  Cascina Case Nuove, a historic farmstead in Milan's San Siro district, will be transformed into a community educational space. The project, led by Fondazione Terzoluogo, won a…

• Italian fashion brand cU revolutionizes sizing with height-based system architecture-design

  Italian brand cU (cancellato Uniform), founded by Diletta Cancellato, introduces a sizing system based solely on height, ranging from 1.30 to 1.90 meters, replacing traditional…

• London's Elizabeth Line Opens with Major Public Art Commissions architecture-design

  The Elizabeth Line, a new metro-railway line in London, opened nearly four years late at a cost of £19 billion. Dedicated to Queen Elizabeth II for her Platinum Jubilee, the…

• Floating Forest: A Green Oasis on Milan's Darsena for Fuorisalone 2022 architecture-design

  A floating forest with 610 trees and over 30 species will be installed on Milan's Darsena during Fuorisalone, from June 7 to 12, 2022. Created by Stefano Boeri Interiors, the…

• Giunti to transform Florence's historic Odeon cinema into a mega bookstore architecture-design

  The Giunti publishing group announced plans to convert the historic Cinema Odeon in Florence into a multifunctional space housing a bookstore, restaurant, and exhibition area. The…

• Architect Daniela Colli on the Future of Hospitality Design architecture-design

  Architect Daniela Colli, founder of her eponymous Rome-based studio since 2009, discusses the transformation of hospitality design in an interview. She contrasts the systematic…

• Schiattarella Associati builds Culture Squares in Jeddah with teamLab Borderless museum architecture-design

  Schiattarella Associati, the Roman architecture firm founded by Amedeo Schiattarella and now led by partners Andrea and Paola Schiattarella, is constructing the Culture Squares…

• Justin Bieber Designs Limited Edition Vespa Sprint architecture-design

  Piaggio has unveiled a new limited edition Vespa Sprint designed by Canadian pop star Justin Bieber. The scooter is entirely white with silver flame graphics on the body, chosen…

• Radicepura: A Botanical Garden and School in Sicily architecture-design

  Radicepura, an open-air museum-garden in Giarre, Sicily, doubles as a school for landscape architects and international professionals. Founded by the Faro family's Vivai Faro, it…

• Stefano Boeri to Design Archaeological Park in Durrës, Albania architecture-design

  Stefano Boeri Architetti and SON Architects have won an international competition to transform the archaeological site of Durrës, one of the most significant in the Mediterranean,…

• Open House returns to Milan and Rome in 2022 with new national network and Timeless Architects event architecture-design

  In 2022, Open House makes a comeback in four Italian cities, offering complimentary guided tours of modern and contemporary architecture. Milan will hold its seventh edition on…

• Museo Poldi Pezzoli opens new Orangerie and garden to the public in Milan architecture-design

  The Museo Poldi Pezzoli in Milan has unveiled a new Orangerie spanning 100 square meters, crafted by Square Garden and financed by engineer Mario Franzini. This addition grants…

• Park Associati to Transform Milan's Central Station Area with Green Tower architecture-design

  Park Associati, the Milan-based architecture firm founded by Filippo Pagliani and Michele Rossi, has unveiled Mi.C (Milano Centrale), a major urban regeneration project for the…

• Rafael Cardoso Designs Branding for MINAS Design Studio architecture-design

  Rafael Cardoso has developed a visual identity and branding for MINAS, a design studio that emphasizes multidisciplinary approaches to create sensory and sustainable experiences.…

• Apo Branding Creates Visual Identity for Architecture Firm Linzo-Buro architecture-design

  Apo Branding has developed a branding and visual identity for Linzo-Buro, an architecture firm that believes architecture shapes behavior. The design approach emphasizes strong…

• Spazio Giallo Interiors Opens in Rome's Trastevere architecture-design

  A new hybrid space blending design, art, and interior decoration has opened in Rome. Spazio Giallo Interiors, located in Trastevere at Via dei Riari, 78, was founded by curators…

• Japanese Brand Paneco Turns Textile Waste into Interior Design Panels architecture-design

  Paneco, a Japanese label established by Work Studio and headed by CEO Kazuhiro Hara, transforms discarded textiles and clothing—including leather and carbon fiber—into…

• Casilino Sky Park: Europe's largest rooftop sports and art hub opens in Rome architecture-design

  The Casilino Sky Park, Europe's largest rooftop sports and cultural center, has opened in Rome's Alessandrino district. Spanning 4,000 square meters atop a former Ipercoop…

• Massimo De Carlo Gallery Transforms Milan Sidewalk into Green Space architecture-design

  Milan's prominent gallery Massimo De Carlo has converted a 130-square-meter area of sidewalk in front of its Casa Corbellini-Wassermann location into a green space planted with…

• Designing with Leftovers: The Aesthetics of the Unfinished architecture-design

  Luciano Crespi introduces the concept of 'avanzi' (leftovers) and 'non-finito' (unfinished) as a design approach for regenerating abandoned spaces worldwide. This method combines…

• D-Air Lab and Dior collaborate on protective airbag fashion for AW 22/23 architecture-design

  D-Air Lab, an Italian startup founded in 2015 by Lino Dainese in the province of Vicenza, has partnered with Dior to integrate its D-air® airbag technology into the maison's…

• Antonio Fanigliulo: essenzialità e decostruzione nell'architettura architecture-design

  L'architetto Antonio Fanigliulo (Grottaglie, 1948), formatosi all'Università di Firenze sotto Giovanni Michelucci, racconta la sua filosofia progettuale in un'intervista.…

• NUDA Bar Branding by Matej Špánik architecture-design

  Matej Špánik designed the branding and visual identity for NUDA bar in Bratislava, Slovakia. The name "nuda" means boredom in Slovak, but the bar aims to be a lively spot for…

• Carles Enrich Studio Wins Architectural Review Emerging Architect of the Year architecture-design

  Carles Enrich Studio, based in Barcelona, has been named Emerging Architect of the Year by the Architectural Review, recognizing its circular approach to reusing historical…

• Treviso Arts District: Ex-industrial site becomes creative hub architecture-design

  A former industrial area in Villorba, Treviso, has been transformed into TAD – Treviso Arts District, a multidisciplinary hub spanning 1,500 square meters dedicated to art,…

• New Museum Restaurants Open at Palazzo Massimo and Galleria Borghese in Rome architecture-design

  Two new dining establishments have been introduced at prominent museums in Rome to improve visitor services. Caffetteria Massimo at Palazzo Massimo has been revamped by the Camst…

• Mama Shelter Roma: un hotel giocoso tra design e romanità architecture-design

  Luglio 2021 ha visto l'apertura dell'hotel Mama Shelter Roma, ubicato in via Luigi Rizzo nel quartiere Prati. Questo edificio in stile brutalista è lo stesso che si può vedere…

• Naples' Piazza Municipio Redesign Sparks Debate on Urban Mobility and Public Space architecture-design

  The redesign of Piazza Municipio in Naples, part of a larger metropolitan mobility plan initiated in the early 1990s, has generated controversy over its lack of greenery. The…

• Beatriz Ricci Rebrands Assuane Consulting & Partners with Minimalist Logo architecture-design

  Beatriz Ricci designed a new brand identity for Assuane Consulting & Partners, an office offering advisory, planning, development, and execution services in civil engineering,…

• Il tempio ipogeo più grande del mondo si trova a Vidracco, in Piemonte architecture-design

  A Vidracco, in Valchiusella a pochi chilometri da Torino, si trova il tempio sotterraneo più grande del mondo, costruito dalla comunità spirituale Damanhur. Fondata da Oberto…

• Studio Baldieri lights Anselm Kiefer's site-specific work at Palazzo Ducale in Venice architecture-design

  Massimiliano Baldieri, who leads the lighting design firm established by his father Maurizio in 1968, shares insights on recent works, notably Anselm Kiefer's installation "Questi…

• Palazzo Portinari Salviati apre a Firenze con residenze, ristoranti e tour culturali architecture-design

  Dopo un restauro durato quattro anni, il Palazzo Portinari Salviati, un emblematico edificio fiorentino risalente al XIII secolo, aprirà le sue porte al pubblico il 15 aprile…

• Manifattura Tabacchi's NAM – Not A Museum: Urban Regeneration Through Art in Florence architecture-design

  The redevelopment of Manifattura Tabacchi in Florence, spearheaded by a major investment fund, focuses on art and culture. A key element is NAM – Not A Museum, which is overseen…

• Naples' Piazza Municipio reopens amid controversy over lack of trees architecture-design

  Piazza Municipio in Naples has reopened after a lengthy construction, revealing a large pedestrian plaza designed by Álvaro Siza. The square features a black lava stone surface…

• Procuratie Vecchie reopen in Venice after 500 years with Chipperfield restoration architecture-design

  After a five-year renovation led by David Chipperfield Architects Milan, the Procuratie Vecchie in Venice's Piazza San Marco has reopened. The restoration focused on the first,…

• Mies van der Rohe's Rediscovered Building Opens at Indiana University architecture-design

  In February 2022, Indiana University Bloomington unveiled a previously forgotten design by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. Originally commissioned in 1950 for the Pi Lambda Phi…