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.