NEWS
21-06-2018
Iris Ceramica Group and Mario Cucinella Architects create Pollution 2018
In the seventies, Fondazione Iris drew the public’s attention to the issue of pollution...
20-06-2018
The new Territorial Paediatric Centre in Parma creates material and colour effects with ceramics
The new medical services centre for children and teenagers in Parma is a building that...
Architecture and materials
Floornature is an international design and architecture portal with a focus on materials for contemporary architecture, exclusive interviews with great masters of international architecture and the most interesting new developments in the world of architecture.
Livegreen
21-06-2018
The 2018 Architecture Biennale at FAB Berlin
At the event titled Impressions of the 2018 Architecture Biennale held on 13 June 2018 in the iconic space of the Fiandre Architectural Bureau in the Sarotti-Höfe, Berlin, Mario Cucinella from MC A, Lars Krückeberg from GRAFT and Christine Edmaier, President of the Berlin Architects' Association discussed their national participations and FREESPACE in general...
20-06-2018
2018 Architecture Biennale. Mexico, Echoes of a Land
Our journey continues through the national participations at the 16th International Architecture Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia with the Mexico Pavilion, curated by Gabriela Etchegaray and entitled “Echoes of a Land”...
THE ARCHITECT SERIES
The Architects Series - A documentary on: ARCHI-TECTONICS
The events in The Architects Series, a video format bringing renowned Italian and...
PROJECTS
Projects
He Wei: Zen & Tea Chamber in Beijing
Architect He Wei restored an industrial building in Beijing and made it into a Zen & Tea Chamber....
Architectural Solutions
Mount Herzl Memorial Hall, an aluminium brick building by Kimmel Eshkolot Architects
A building dug into Mount Herzl, with a concrete outer dome and an aluminium brick inner dome...
Mood
The charm of classic IRIS spaces: Muse floor and wall coverings
Iris Ceramica’s Muse collection of enamelled porcelain floors and semi-gres wall coverings is...
Projects
Ennead Architects: Bridge for Laboratory Sciences a Poughkeepsie
Ennead Architects built the Bridge for Laboratory Sciences building and renovated a number of...
Architectural Solutions
Faena Bazaar and Park in OMA’s Faena District in Miami Beach
The Faena District is made up of three buildings, two of which, the Bazaar and the Park, have...
Mood
Marble FMG: the utmost technical and aesthetic quality in porcelain
FMG Fabbrica Marmi e Graniti makes marble-effect porcelain floors for residential and commercial...
Projects
Andrea Oliva: Research techno-pole in the former Officine Reggiane
Andrea Oliva makes use of the big roof over Building 19 in the former Officine Reggiane, in an...
Architectural Solutions
Glass walls and photovoltaic panels for RPBW’s Palais de Justice in Paris
The new Palais de Justice in Paris designed by Renzo Piano Building Workshop is a composition of...
Mood
SapienStone: the first brand of porcelain for kitchen countertops
Today’s kitchens centre around the countertop: a surface combining beauty with practicality for...
Architetti
Leonardo, Salvatore Re
Founded by Salvatore Re in Pisa in 2001, Leonardo is a studio which works in a variety of different disciplines, all drawing on technological research implemented under partnerships with prominent research institutes. A special focus on bioclimatic study of buildings is combined with detailed research in the field of materials. Environmental and economic sustainability is one of the studio’s key missions. Thirty people of different professional backgrounds form a team working on a variety of different types of project, from urban planning to residential constructions, from hotels to educational facilities, and from new constructions to restoration projects. Salvatore Re’s studio is best known for its work in the latter field, thanks to projects such as the Church of S. Pietro in Vinculis, Palazzo Carranza and Santa Caterina Secondary School, all in Pisa. Architecture and engineering maintain an on-going dialogue in custom-designed spaces on a human scale ....
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