International magazine of architecture and project design july/august 2016
The architecture of sacred space and the search for a needed sacredness
Some themes, subjects, and areas are much influenced by the era, inevitably feeling the effects of broader issues of the day. Reflecting the expectations of the
International magazine of architecture and project desig may/june 2016
Architecture for all
It is a well-known fact that a project is not a self-referential and introspective action, but on the contrary, deals with solving a problem imposed by precise needs and requirements connected with the subject
International magazine of architecture and project design march / april 2016
A Stone Sky
There is a passage, in Calvino's Cosmicomics, which, describing our planet from an unusual point of view, that is, from inside, subverts our usual way of considering ourselves the world's inhabitants; it encourages us
International magazine of architecture and project april 2016
Essential Tools of Living
The kitchen and bathroom: presence and absence of domestic space
You could build a history of living, changes in lifestyles and forms of family relationships through an account of the evolution of places in
International magazine of architecture and project design january / february 2016
Singapore: Fifty Years of Solitude
Singapore is difficult to define, difficult and complex for its perhaps unique status, a place that simultaneously represents, as in Luigi Pirandello's famous novel, the disintegration of identity in this case urban
International magazine of architecture and project design july / august 2015
The time of idleness and living
In ancient Greece the time of idleness, referred to as σχολή (scholè), that is, the attention given to contemplation and participation as spectators in theatrical, sports and political activities, assumes a positive
International magazine of architecture and project design january / february 2015
On Moscow: a necessary preface
Every new issue of Area tends to have a long gestation period. Because they are ultimately monographs, each topic requires in-depth research and many months of work by our editorial staff. This
International magazine of architecture and project design november/december 2014
Chinese Identities
More than ten years ago Area dedicated an entire issue to a critical reading of the Chinese reality on the basis of a study of its two biggest and most important metropolitan cities, Beijing and
at the Folies architecturales du 21e siècle competition - promoted by the city of Montpellier.
The special mention was conferred yesterday 15 March at MIPIM. Archea Associati's proposal brings together the components that characterise the Ovalie district: the tree, the tower and the door.
Ten years on, Cantina Antinori's project has won first place in the World's Best Vineyards 2022, the prestigious ranking of the most impressive wineries from around the world. The jury that decides the winner is made up of more than 500 wine connoisseurs, sommeliers and travel and tourism experts, who submit
At the Palazzo Bo in Padua, on 7 June, Marco Casamonti was a guest speaker at the conference "The life of man, the future of the planet: one health, the landscape and the '15-minute city'" and participated in the session with the review "How cities change after covid" and "
On the occasion of "Creatività per il domani", a project promoted by LABA - Libera Accademia di Belle Arti di Firenze (Free Academy of Fine Arts in Florence), Casamonti took part in the series of meetings aimed at students, teachers, and professionals from the world of culture and the
On 21 November 2023, in the splendid setting of the Viola Park in Bagno a Ripoli - ACF Fiorentina's new training facility - Marco Casamonti spoke to present the latest generation sports centre project, talking about the technologies, systems and lighting design project developed by SIGNIFY and discussing the evolution of
At the Pistoia Nursery Campus, on 15 June 2024, architect Marco Casamonti gave a lectio magistralis as part of the programme, spread over three days, involving various world-famous architectural realities. The objective of this event, open to all, is to create a network of connections between the world of work and
On Monday, May 15, architect Giovanni Polazzi participated for Simeon-the leading companies in the market of glazed facades and metal structures for large architectural works-in the Perspective 2023 conference. The architect presented a talk entitled Diary of a journey: Architectural idea becomes envelope.
Laura Andreini was invited, together with Carmen Andriani, to take part in the meeting "Storie di Architettura e Design Donne" curated by Fabrizia Ippolito and Chiara Ingrosso. The event was organised by the Dipartimento di Architettura e Disegno Industriale of the dell'Università degli Studi della Campania Luigi Vanvitelli and
Miracle in Milan
A child follows a funeral procession into a city suspended between poverty and modernity, mud and marble, grief and hope. It’s the dramatic, moving opening scene of the movie “Miracle in Milan“ one of the most celebrated examples of Italian neorealist cinema. Through
International magazine of architecture and project design november/dicember 2021
Cultural identity and design
The first time I went to Vietnam after a few days spent observing the colonial architecture of Ho Chi Minh city and its new buildings, the result of a not very electrifying “
International magazine of architecture and project design september 2021
Living design
In recent decades we have been protagonists of a complete renewal of society; every social scheme built after World War II has been totally transformed as a result of complex factors that also include the concept
The topic of transparency in architecture is not necessarily tied to the material, so the use of glass, however useful to brighten a habitable enclosure, is a necessary condition but not sufficient to dematerialize the structural component of the building. The essential factor, however, is rather a precise approach
On Saturday, 14 May, architects Vincenzo Melluso (Mellusoarchitettura), Marco Mulazzani (Uni.FE), Renato Rizzi (IUAV) and Beniamino Servino with the coordination of Laura Andreini, editorial director of Forma Edizioni, took part in the San Niccolò gymnasium to present the book, published on the 40th anniversary of the studio's activity, which
Alfonso Femia signs the tenth appointment of the review Il table dell'architetto, the series of temporary exhibitions created in collaboration with the magazine AREA which features famous architects, collectives and architectural firms on the international contemporary scene. From 29 April to 5 October 2022, the internal loggia of the Museo Novecento will
On 28 April, for the cycle "Paradigma. Il tavolo dell'architetto", the ground floor loggia of the Museo Novecento in Florence will host the opening of GENDER GAP, curated by Laura Andreini, a gallery featuring the projects and maquettes of 20 international female architects: Carmen Andriani, Sandy Attia, Cristina Celestino, Izaskun Chinchilla,
We are pleased to announce that the video “Water is Another Matter”, about the project of the Ex-Magazzino Vini - Eataly Store in Trieste, was awarded the Bronze Medal at the Sound and Vision International Film & Technology Festival in New York. The short film, that narrates the relationship
From 20 April 2018, the Museo Novecento will periodically host "Paradigma - The architect's table", a series of meetings featuring famous architects, collectives and architectural studios from the contemporary panorama designed by Sergio Risaliti and curated by Laura Andreini.
During the most dramatic period of the health emergency that hit
The event curated by architect Laura Andreini is part of the cycle of conferences "Paradigma. Il tavolo dell'architetto", the periodic project organized in collaboration with the Museo Novecento of Florence, a series of events that celebrates famous architects of the international contemporary scene. In this seventh event, scheduled from
International magazine of architecture and project design may / june 2017
Public Nature
It is certainly not the first time that Area deals with landscapes. Although it tackles topics that refer to projects barely describable through the narrow field of observation of the photographic image, incapable of defining or
Between 20 October- 19 December 2013, Archea is exhibiting at the Biennial of Architecture and Contemporary Art in Shanghai, a show organized in a former industrial district of Shanghai, once for manufacturing ceramics.
The event strives to be an opportunity to keep up to date and dialogue on recent developments in
The UBPA B3-2 exhibition pavilion, realized for the Expo Shanghai 2010, and the GEL-Green Energy Laboratory research centre which was opened in May 2012 at the Jiao Tong University in Shanghai, are the two projects chosen to represent Studio Archea’s recent activities in China within the context of the
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