Tag Rome

04-08-2017
Fibreglass cloth in Fuksas’ The Cloud
A look at the technical details and materials of the congress centre in Rome, a building as iconic as the Palazzo della Civiltà Italiana or Square Colosseum

13-07-2017
Asmara, a UNESCO World Heritage modernist city in Africa
UNESCO has recognised the value of the modernist architectural heritage of the capital of Eritrea, and has put this African city on the World Heritage List. Asmara is now a World Heritage site.

06-07-2017
DC10: a surface project for the Leica Store in Rome
Max Fine porcelain slabs by Iris Ceramica and other materials chosen by the DC10 studio combine with Leica furnishings in the renovation of the store in Rome, for a project that focuses entirely on surfaces and contrasts of materials.

29-06-2017
L'Italia di Zaha Hadid exhibition at Maxxi
Everything began at Maxxi in Roma! It was the first building that Zaha Hadid designed in Italy, and it is here that an exhibition has recently opened showing the architect’s relationship with the country.

16-06-2017
Documenta14 in Kassel. 100 days for contemporary art
After Athens in April, documenta14 opened on 10 June 2017 in the historic city of Kassel, Germany, the birthplace of this contemporary art exhibition held every 5 years.

16-06-2017
High speed architecture
Projects dedicated to railway stations recently featured in the pages of Floornature, in a journey through “high speed” architecture.

02-06-2017
Sustainable architecture in Rome with Francis Kéré
The final event in the Rufa Contest is coming up on June 6 in Rome’s Ambra Jovinelli Theatre, when architect Francis Kéré, presiding judge on the 2017 jury, will meet with the public.