From the ancient Roman fora to the great Baroque and Umbertine piazzas, the urban fabric of Rome has always turned around a system of voids. Long neglected or done up in too hasty a fashion – often on ...

“What is needed today is less imagery and more meaning. Let’s free ourselves from style in order to embrace more important issues” October 2024. The founder with Caroline Bos of UNStudio (UN stands ...

Born in Tanzania and raised in Europe – he founded his studio in London 25 years ago – David Adjaye is one of the architects best qualified to understand and to view from a global perspective the ...

The new headquarters of the Lombard Odier private bank bears the signature of the Swiss duo Herzog & de Meuron. With its fluid forms inspired by nature and vibrant façade of white columns, the ...

The characteristic unbroken line that Álvaro Siza uses in his sketches to define spaces and volumes succinctly anticipates the reality of the construction. The photographer Duccio Mala­gamba has made ...

With Città delle Idee, MCA – Mario Cucinella Architects presents the third chapter of a research project on the future of the city, following Città Miniera and Città Paradiso. The agora will host the ...

On one side a wraparound bedhead and on the other a desk. Laura Ortín came up with the idea during the isolation imposed by the pandemic, when the spaces of the home had to be adapted so they could be ...

The Paediatric Hospice that will rise up in Bologna next to Ospedale Bellaria is a lightweight and light-filled structure, designed by Renzo Piano. Studied to improve quality of life for the littlest ...

April 2024. Renzo Piano tells the story of how in 1969 the French engineer Robert Le Ricolais advised Louis Kahn – in difficulty over the design of a roof – to ask ‘that young foreigner, the Italian’.

Founded in London in 1997, the Gustafson Porter + Bowman practice designs parks and public spaces in synergy with the context and the community. From CityLife in Milan to the most recent green axis ...

A long restoration process has given a new look to the Yves Saint Laurent flagship store at 8 Via Montenapoleone, Milan’s fashionable shopping street. The transformation is the result of a vision by ...

As a trained designer and as someone living in an increasingly designed environment, it is interesting to observe how many design solutions are not based on unique design decisions, but derive from ...