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
International magazine of architecture and project design may/june 2014
The value of the client
With a metaphor that is as complex as it is contradictory, one often compares the architect, even if the noun is masculine in Italy, to the mother and the client or rather
International magazine of architecture and project design march/april 2014
From the Apennines to the Andes
The international of urban iconography, including the deceptive results of show-business architecture, seems to abandon the futility of eye-catching stunts in favour of more concrete issues that are more closely related
International magazine of architecture and project design november/december 2013
Massimiliano and Doriana Fuksas: the power of imagination
The Shenzhen Airport, the first major work designed and built by the Fuksas firm in China, has only just been opened as I venture on my critical reflection on
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
During the morning of Oct. 11, 2024, Architect Laura Andreini participated in the coordinating talk of the event “IN-OUT Edition 2024 - Architecture and Hospitality,” dealing with the dimension of hospitality in architecture and the figure of the architect with respect to this issue, which can offer renewed opportunities, starting with a
On 11 April '24 at the Infoprogetto event "Edilizia sostenibile e design creativo: una visione futuristica" at the Rocco B. Commisso Viola Park sports centre, Laura Andreini presented two of Studio Archea's major projects: Viola Park and the National Stadium of Albania in Tirana.
The aim of the event
At the MAXXI in Rome, on 10 May, Laura Andreini took part in the "Forum rigenerazione e restauro: la valorizzazione del patrimonio architettonico e dei beni culturali", organised by Confrestauro and curated by Platform, with the aim of creating a dialogue between various professionals in the sector on their visions
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
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
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
When I try to explain in a readily understandable way what I mean by the difference between a unilateral gesture and the value of an architectural project or design, I resort to a simple but, I think, effective parallel. A single column stands for nothing other than itself, and
On Saturday 13 July 2024, a work by Emilio Isgrò, produced in collaboration with Archea Associati, was inaugurated in Piazza Matteotti in Montale: a tribute to the fallen police and state servants, consisting of a sentence by General Carlo Emilio Dalla Chiesa: "Certain things are not done out of courage, they
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
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