International magazine of architecture and project design january/february 2012
Beirut a city in continuous metamorphosis
The present-day Beirut is an ancestral yet contemporary city. Metaphorically speaking, the parts into which it is divided appear as tectonic plates that clash against one another without ever merging, that 
Motta Architettura - quarterly magazine - December 2011
If the protective shell has always served, in architecture, as a technological means of protecting the interior from the outdoor climate, at the same time defining its space, this has over the centuries also provided an opportunity to experiment with
International magazine of architecture and project design november/december 2011
Going against the current
To exercise the profession and art that Gaetano Pesce makes his livelihood from, and to live it to the fullest, takes a visionary and thus revolutionary ability that is a combination between the
18 October 2011
Planning architecture, building cities is the theme of the workshop that Marco Casamonti held Tuesday 18 October at the Mackenzie University in San Paolo.
The invitation received by Marco Casamonti from Valter Caldana director of the tradition-rich Brazilian university and curator of the ninth Architecture Biennial
International magazine of architecture and project design september/october 2011
The collective dwelling: yesterday, today, tomorrow
Any entity, institution, school, any magazine, study centre or more simply, any designer interested in analyzing the disciplinary contents that pivot on architecture cannot but assign a central role, in its
Dromos
Periodical Architectural Book, n. 1, 2010. Il nuovo Melangolo, Genova, Italia (pp. 74-75; 104-105)
Some parts of the Adriatic coast are so densely built that it is impossible to get a glimpse of the water from a seafront that is sometimes non-existent, because it is closed
International magazine of architecture and project design may/june 2010
Better City, Better Life
If we cannot but wonder why it should be necessary to organize, participate or even simply visit a World Exposition when the web from Google Maps to YouTube and all the means of
International magazine of architecture and project design november/december 2007
Steven Holl
Every year Area dedicates one of its theme issues to a monograph on an author; rather than a substitute for a book or catalogue, in the editorial sequence this reflects a desire to document the
VINAR, at the Stazione Leopolda in Florence, was a multisensorial exhibition about wine, art, and architecture, created by Federico Motta Editore and Pitti Immagine, promoted by the Centro di Firenze for Moda Italiana, and in collaboration with the Camera di Commercio di Firenze and Provincia di Firenze. Archea Associati
at the Folies architecturales du 21e siècle competition - promoted by the city of Montpellier.
The special mention was conferred yesterday 15 March at MIPIM. Archea Associati's proposal brings together the components that characterise the Ovalie district: the tree, the tower and the door.
Ten years on, Cantina Antinori's project has won first place in the World's Best Vineyards 2022, the prestigious ranking of the most impressive wineries from around the world. The jury that decides the winner is made up of more than 500 wine connoisseurs, sommeliers and travel and tourism experts, who submit
On May 23, architect Marco Casamonti will be among the protagonists of the conference "Lo spazio multiforme. I percorsi indisciplinati della Decorazione," hosted in the Sala Pretoni of the Accademia di Belle Arti of Florence.
In his talk entitled "Tribute. Architecture as a Form of Dialogue," from the international
On April 11, Architect Marco Casamonti took part in the meeting “Territorial Cohesion, Inner Areas and Urban Areas,” promoted by Akadémeia, a multidisciplinary discussion platform dedicated to the great challenges of the present.
During the event, Marco Casamonti spoke on the role of architecture as an instrument
On Tuesday, March 25, 2025, architect Marco Casamonti delivered the lecture “Tribute: Architecture as a Form of Dialogue” at the Faculty of Architecture and Urban Planning at the Tirana Polytechnic University. The event, organized by the Italian Cultural Institute of Tirana in collaboration with the Albanian university, offered an important opportunity
From Nov. 18 to Nov. 20 2024, Pisa hosted the 6th edition of 3 Giorni in Ordine (“3 Days in Order”), an event dedicated to architecture organized by the Order of Architects of Pisa in collaboration with Gruppo 24 Ore. Held at the Republican Arsenals, the event explored the theme “La città intelligente?” (“The Smart
Architect Laura Andreini took part in the event “Osteria dell'architetto - Cultura del saper fare,” hosted by the University of Siena, inside the Complex of San Francesco, a free event focused on discussing Wine Architecture and Enotourism through the “culture of savoir faire,” which was also attended by Anna
During the morning of Oct. 11, 2024, Architect Laura Andreini participated in the coordinating talk of the event “IN-OUT Edition 2024 - Architecture and Hospitality,” dealing with the dimension of hospitality in architecture and the figure of the architect with respect to this issue, which can offer renewed opportunities, starting with a
If architecture is art and is viewed and thus experienced, as such, then when is it designed as the place in which art itself resides, whether a museum or an art gallery, the delicate problem arises of the relationship between container and content, between being and trespassing. On the
Miracle in Milan
A child follows a funeral procession into a city suspended between poverty and modernity, mud and marble, grief and hope. It’s the dramatic, moving opening scene of the movie “Miracle in Milan“ one of the most celebrated examples of Italian neorealist cinema. Through
International magazine of architecture and project design november/dicember 2021
Cultural identity and design
The first time I went to Vietnam after a few days spent observing the colonial architecture of Ho Chi Minh city and its new buildings, the result of a not very electrifying “
International magazine of architecture and project design september 2021
Living design
In recent decades we have been protagonists of a complete renewal of society; every social scheme built after World War II has been totally transformed as a result of complex factors that also include the concept
Reflecting on the relationship between water and architecture means opening scenarios and sectors of investigation so vast and detailed as to discourage any sector of research that is not necessarily circumscribed and narrow. Effectively, the disciplines connected with this pairing range from urban studies – bearing in mind that the
The most sensitive architects of the eastern world, especially in many of the finest examples we see in China, have begun to contrast the opulent western vision with a more domestic and introspective dimension of living. Of course, it’s always a mistake to generalize, and indeed, similar attitudes
On Saturday 13 July 2024, a work by Emilio Isgrò, produced in collaboration with Archea Associati, was inaugurated in Piazza Matteotti in Montale: a tribute to the fallen police and state servants, consisting of a sentence by General Carlo Emilio Dalla Chiesa: "Certain things are not done out of courage, they
Alfonso Femia signs the tenth appointment of the review Il table dell'architetto, the series of temporary exhibitions created in collaboration with the magazine AREA which features famous architects, collectives and architectural firms on the international contemporary scene. From 29 April to 5 October 2022, the internal loggia of the Museo Novecento will
On 28 April, for the cycle "Paradigma. Il tavolo dell'architetto", the ground floor loggia of the Museo Novecento in Florence will host the opening of GENDER GAP, curated by Laura Andreini, a gallery featuring the projects and maquettes of 20 international female architects: Carmen Andriani, Sandy Attia, Cristina Celestino, Izaskun Chinchilla,
We are pleased to announce that the video “Water is Another Matter”, about the project of the Ex-Magazzino Vini - Eataly Store in Trieste, was awarded the Bronze Medal at the Sound and Vision International Film & Technology Festival in New York. The short film, that narrates the relationship
From 20 April 2018, the Museo Novecento will periodically host "Paradigma - The architect's table", a series of meetings featuring famous architects, collectives and architectural studios from the contemporary panorama designed by Sergio Risaliti and curated by Laura Andreini.
During the most dramatic period of the health emergency that hit
The event curated by architect Laura Andreini is part of the cycle of conferences "Paradigma. Il tavolo dell'architetto", the periodic project organized in collaboration with the Museo Novecento of Florence, a series of events that celebrates famous architects of the international contemporary scene. In this seventh event, scheduled from
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