NEWS
28-01-2020
Achille Castiglioni and brothers. Master of Italian Design exhibition at Seoul Arts Centre
Hangaram Art Museum in the Seoul Arts Centre (SAC) in Seoul, South Korea presents the...
27-01-2020
Maurizio Lai interprets contemporary Japan in Milan for IYO Aalto
Noble materials and evocative beams of light are the elements chosen by architect...
Architecture and materials
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Livegreen
28-01-2020
Stellar, a sustainable retail and office building by Sanjay Puri Architects
Mumbai-based firm Sanjay Puri Architects has designed a striking retail and office hub in Ahmedabad, in the Indian state of Gujarat, balancing the block-long building with an articulated composition, including lots of outdoor spaces that contribute to its urban vitality.
27-01-2020
Eskew+Dumez+Ripple, The Shop at the CAC in New Orleans
The USA-based architecture firm, Eskew+Dumez+Ripple designed a really special co-working space in New Orleans, Louisiana. The project - called The Shop - occupies the third and fourth floors of the city’s historic Contemporary Arts Center (CAC), restructuring and repurposing it to revitalise the cultural institution.
THE ARCHITECT SERIES
The Architects Series - A documentary on: GCA Architects
SpazioFMG per l’Architettura continues the series dedicated to the most innovative...
PROJECTS
Projects
Serie Architects: Jameel Arts Centre in Dubai
Serie Architects’ Jameel Arts Centre contrasts and dialogues with the Dubai skyline. A new art...
Architectural Solutions
Big concrete beams for COBE’s Adidas Headquarters
COBE’s new Adidas Headquarters is a building with big V-shaped roof beams that give it iconic...
Ceramic Innovation
Ultra Pietre Ariostea for classic and modern surface coverings and furnishings
Simple and textural, Ariostea’s Ultra Pietre collection offers the perfect design solution for...
Projects
Plan:b arquitectos: Hotel Click Clack in Medellín
Plan:b is behind the second hotel in the Click Clack chain, in the economic and touristic heart of...
Architectural Solutions
Mecanoo builds a Dutch farmstead out of timber and aluminium
Mecanoo add a contemporary twist while staying true to the style of the traditional Dutch...
Ceramic Innovation
White and Grey Beauty: the beauty and originality of the new Marmi Maximum products
The aesthetic of marble has always played a key role in the tradition of coverings throughout the...
Projects
Ambrosi Etchegaray: Casa Volta in Puerto Escondido, Mexico
The vault as symbol of a spiritual path is the focus of Casa Volta, a holiday home designed by...
Architectural Solutions
Musée des Confluences in steel, glass and concrete by Coop Himmelb(l)au
In Lyon, the Musée des Confluences is a complex deconstructivist building with interesting...
Ceramic Innovation
Overall beauty and an exquisite charm that lies in the details: Liquid Cosmo and Cosmic Marble surfaces
Dynamic, fluctuating shapes, colors that are generated by a cosmic harmony and belong to the mass...
Architetti
Andrea Oliva
After graduating in Architecture from the Polytechnic University of Milan in 1998, Andrea Oliva (1972) began carrying out a detailed analysis of different spatial solutions, focusing especially on environmental sustainability issues and on converting areas and buildings to give them new functions, often with a social purpose. In 2000, he founded Studio Cittaarchitettura, which deals with design at different scales. He therefore designed public, residential and commercial buildings, masterplans and, above all, worked on urban and historical industrial building redevelopment projects. He is also active in the fields of installations and interior design. Several works by his firm stand out in particular, as they are an example of a design vision that respects history and “highlights all its features”, such as the reconversion of the former water towers in Budrio (Bologna) and the Casa sulla Morella home. The redevelopment of the aqueduct ....
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Ferrier Marchetti Studio has completed an important project in Paris, Grand Central...
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22-01-2020
BIG-Bjarke Ingels Group unveils Woven City, the Smart City designed for Toyota
The BIG-Bjarke Ingels Group presented Toyota’s Woven City, the first urban incubator in...