Tag Bologna, Italy

07-07-2021

Peter Pichler Architecture + ARUP design winning project for the Bonfiglioli Headquarters

The project designed by the Peter Pichler Architecture studio and developed in collaboration with ARUP, is the winner of the design competition for the construction of the new Bonfiglioli Headquarters in Bologna. The new building has been designed to comply with the most stringent energy efficiency standards: it will have a zero environmental impact and is expected to become an example in terms of sustainability and design. The project is currently being exhibited in the Italian pavilion curated by architect Alessandro Melis, on the occasion of the 17th International Architecture Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia.

21-05-2021

Renzo Piano designs a Pediatric Hospice among the treetops

A treehouse for finding relief amid the magic and natural beauty of the forest is the concept behind the pediatric hospice designed by architect Renzo Piano and his studio, RPBW, for the non-profit association Fondazione Hospice MariaTeresa Chiantore Seràgnoli Onlus. The complex is currently under construction in Bologna, next to Bellaria Hospital, and by 2022 it will be ready to become a Regional Reference Centre for Pediatric Palliative Care in the Region of Emilia Romagna.

18-09-2020

Mario Cucinella - “School at the Fair” in Bologna

For 1600 students in Bologna the first day of school reserved a particular surprise. In Italy, the new school year began on September 14 and in Bologna, the first and only case in Italy, an experimental project was brought to life: Pavilion 34 of the Bologna exhibition centre was modified based on a project designed by architect Mario Cucinella to accommodate 75 classrooms.

25-05-2020

New dates for the Venice Architecture Biennale, Expo Dubai and Cersaie 2020

Biennale di Venezia’s 17th International Architecture Exhibition is the latest in a long list of international events rescheduled due to the travel restrictions and physical distancing requirements imposed to limit the spread of the covid-19 pandemic. Before the Venice event, new dates had already been announced for Expo in Dubai, originally scheduled for the autumn of 2020 but now postponed until 2021, and Cersaie, the International Exhibition of Ceramic Tile and Bathroom Furnishings in Bologna, traditionally held in September but postponed until November in 2020.

30-09-2019

The Iris Ceramica Group Foundation presented at CERSAIE 2019

Iris Ceramica Group chose CERSAIE 2019, the international exhibition of Italian-made ceramics for architecture and bathroom furnishings, to present the newly-formed Iris Ceramica Group Foundation to the public and the press. Solidarity, Sustainability, Competence and Culture are the four keywords used by Federica Minozzi, CEO of the holding company, to describe the past, present and future of the group.

02-01-2019

Interview with Giacomo della Villa: Iris Ceramica Group for Isokinetic

Floornature interviewed Giacomo della Villa, who has designed advanced sports rehabilitation facilities for Isokinetic in a number of cities in Italy and in London. Della Villa designed the interiors of the Isokinetic centres using the Iris Ceramica Group’s high-tech ceramic surfaces.

05-10-2018

Iris Ceramica Group at Cersaie 2018 New Products and Pollution

At the 36th Cersaie International Exhibition of Ceramic Tile and Bathroom Furnishings, Iris Ceramica Group CEO Federica Minozzi met with the press to discuss the new products presented by the Group’s brands and other news from the group of companies.

28-09-2018

The winners of Next Landmark 2018

The architects from Urbánika and Roland Baldi were presented with their prizes in the amphitheatre of FICo, the “world’s biggest agri-food park”, for the seventh edition of the Next Landmark contest, promoted by the Iris Ceramica Group’s architecture and design portal Floornature.com.

26-09-2018

Pollution 2018 - RefleAction: SOS School of Sustainability e Iris Ceramica Group

The architect Mario Cucinella and Iris Ceramica Group continue their collaboration, which comes to a peak at Cersaie in Piazza Santo Stefano, Bologna.