The roofing prototype for the Cittadella del Carnevale di Viareggio is a collective work, called CO.MO.VA, started in 2018 and carried out with several partners from the fields of architecture, engineering and design. The overall objective of the project was the creation of a modular prototype concept for 
International magazine of architecture and project design january/february 2020
Chicago, the phoenix of America
Architecture in Chicago is undergoing a continuous process of catharsis and metamorphosis linked to the fate of a city that has its literary parallel in the image of the Phoenix. A city undoubtedly
Marco Casamonti participated in the third edition of the International Forum of Architecture and Engineering SHARE Tirana 2020 on February 11 at the Hilton Garden Inn Tirana. This edition announced a panel of speakers from 9 countries and an interactive program of conferences, debates, exhibitions, workshops, book launches and the first edition
Laura Andreini took part in the talk organized by Arketipo together with Studio Stefano Boeri architetti and Studio SANAA, at the Swiss Corner in Piazza Cavour in Milan.
International magazine of architecture and project design november/december 2019
Italian visions
There is no doubt that Italy is going through a critical moment from an environmental point of view, which manifests itself mainly through a precarious hydrogeological equilibrium aggravated by the lack of maintenance and control
Laura Andreini participated as guest speaker, on 12.12/2019, at the ''Ceramic Narratives Symposium'' in the London Building Centre, a symposium that aims to stimulate a discussion on the multiple attributes of ceramics as a versatile architectural material, focusing on conceptual issues and practical challenges posed by the use of innovative
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
The architect Giovanni Polazzi took part in an architecture workshop for the redevelopment of a historic farm and the design of a new winery, in the heart of Tuscany, in the province of Arezzo, at the Perelli Farm. In addition to laboratory activities there will be guided tours of
International magazine of architecture and project design october 2019
Eating Out
Whit this new issue, Area focuses on the theme of places dedicated to food. Through a broad and varied selection of projects, we wanted to analyze the latest architectural trends that are increasingly attentive to spatial
International magazine of architecture and project design september/october 2019
Re-use
It is always useful to study the etymology and meaning of the words we use so that the custom of the language can also find, in the simple re-reading of the dictionary, the verification of terms that
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
Architect Laura Andreini took part in the event “Osteria dell'architetto - Cultura del saper fare,” hosted by the University of Siena, inside the Complex of San Francesco, a free event focused on discussing Wine Architecture and Enotourism through the “culture of savoir faire,” which was also attended by Anna
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
Industrial reuse
There is an expression definition that has become familiar in our everyday language, “industrial archeology”, which refers literally to the study of ancient structures originally used as factories. The subject of antiquity and the study to which the term “archeology” refers etymologically does not appear always
Temporary architecture, freedom architecture
I do not remember exactly what year was it, yet I remember that during one of our informal talks, Pierluigi Nicolin, long standing executive editor of the renowned Lotus International magazine, brought my attention to what, in his opinion, was the most important architectural
If architecture is art and is viewed and thus experienced, as such, then when is it designed as the place in which art itself resides, whether a museum or an art gallery, the delicate problem arises of the relationship between container and content, between being and trespassing. On the
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
Architecture is not just construction: it is a living organism, evolving and transforming with us, influencing the way we live and see the world. The new exhibition dedicated to the decade-long work of the Archea studio stages a fascinating journey among the most iconic works created by the Florentine
Reflecting on the relationship between water and architecture means opening scenarios and sectors of investigation so vast and detailed as to discourage any sector of research that is not necessarily circumscribed and narrow. Effectively, the disciplines connected with this pairing range from urban studies – bearing in mind that the
The most sensitive architects of the eastern world, especially in many of the finest examples we see in China, have begun to contrast the opulent western vision with a more domestic and introspective dimension of living. Of course, it’s always a mistake to generalize, and indeed, similar attitudes
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 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
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