Area 154 | acoustic temples

International magazine of architecture and project design september / october 2017
How to listen to architecture
In Italy, an entire generation of architects, and perhaps a large part of the following ones too, were brought up reading Bruno Zevi’s invitation to find out “Saper vedere l’architettura“ (How

Area 153 | out of the ordinary living

Area 153 | out of the ordinary living

La Ceramica e il Progetto 2017

La Ceramica e il Progetto 2017

Area 152 | Public nature

International magazine of architecture and project design may / june 2017
Public Nature
It is certainly not the first time that Area deals with landscapes. Although it tackles topics that refer to projects barely describable through the narrow field of observation of the photographic image, incapable of defining or

Milano Arch Week 2017

Milano Arch Week 2017

Area 151+ | custom-made

Area 151+ | custom-made

Area 151 |  microarchitecture

Area 151 | microarchitecture

Rua Harmonia

Rua Harmonia

Area 150 | Havana

Havana: from restauration to renewal
Following the recent demise of the "soldier of ideas" as he was described by the leader of Cuban workers, or the "Lider Maximo" commonly known to all as Fidel Castro, it remains to be seen what future lies ahead in terms of the

Area 149 | DILLER SCOFIDIO + RENFRO

International magazine of architecture and project design november/dicember 2015
A part worth the whole
Any written presentation should give the reader a broad, descriptive vision of the topic in question, especially in the case of a monograph devoted to one or more authors, albeit referring to a

Area 148 | addition

International magazine of architecture and project design september/october 2016
Reflections on the earthquake disaster
In the days of sorrow and despair following the earthquake disaster that hit central Italy, it is difficult to talk about architecture and buildings, since each historical building which collapsed with the earth‘

Area 147 | Sacred grounds

International magazine of architecture and project design july/august 2016
The architecture of sacred space and the search for a needed sacredness
Some themes, subjects, and areas are much influenced by the era, inevitably feeling the effects of broader issues of the day. Reflecting the expectations of the

Area 146 | Children

International magazine of architecture and project desig may/june 2016

Architecture for all
It is a well-known fact that a project is not a self-referential and introspective action, but on the contrary, deals with solving a problem imposed by precise needs and requirements connected with the subject

Wienerberger Brick Award 2016

Wienerberger Brick Award 2016

Area 145 | Underworld

International magazine of architecture and project design march / april 2016

A Stone Sky
There is a passage, in Calvino's Cosmicomics, which, describing our planet from an unusual point of view, that is, from inside, subverts our usual way of considering ourselves the world's inhabitants; it encourages us

The Coup de cœur du jury award for the NOUVELLE ARCHE project

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.

Antinori winery tops World’s Best Vineyards 2022

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

Artemio Franchi Stadium |The competition for the new project

Artemio Franchi Stadium |The competition for the new project

LAURA ANDREINI | Storie di Architettura e design. Il progetto delle donne

Laura Andreini was invited, together with Carmen Andriani, to take part in the meeting "Storie di Architettura e Design Donne" curated by Fabrizia Ippolito and Chiara Ingrosso. The event was organised by the Dipartimento di Architettura e Disegno Industriale of the dell'Università degli Studi della Campania Luigi Vanvitelli and

The Alban Tower was inaugurated on 13 May ’23 in Tirana

The Alban Tower was inaugurated on 13 May ’23 in Tirana

The Rocco B. Commisso Sports Center was inaugurated on 11 October ’23 in Bagno a Ripoli, Florence

The Rocco B. Commisso Sports Center was inaugurated on 11 October ’23 in Bagno a Ripoli, Florence

On the occasion of the event “Il Futuro degli Stadi in Italia” the volume “Lo stadio del futuro” was presented

Alla presenza del Ministro per lo sport e i giovani Andrea Abodi e del Presidente della Lega Serie A Lorenzo Casini il 04 Aprile 2023, presso il Salone d’onore del Coni al Foro Italico, Marco Casamonti ha presentato “Lo stadio del futuro” un volume su progetto di Luigi De Siervo

The photographic exhibition “Nuove Cantine Italiane. Architetture e Territori”

The photographic exhibition “Nuove Cantine Italiane. Architetture e Territori”

From 28 to 30 January 2023, ‘Wine in Venice’ took place in Venice

an event born out of a desire to tell the story of wine in a unique and contemporary way. The event was aimed at both wine professionals and the general public of wine enthusiasts.
Tastings, masterclasses and wine talks enlivened the first wine red carpet and offered new

Archea Associati | L’Abitare Contemporaneo: riflessioni e indicazioni sullo stato delle cose

Archea Associati | L’Abitare Contemporaneo: riflessioni e indicazioni sullo stato delle cose

Laura Andreini | “Restoration and conservation: sharing experiences from Italy and Sri Lanka”

Laura Andreini was invited to participate in the international conference, organized by AOD Academy of Design of Skri Lanka in collaboration with Dida Department of Architecture of the University of Florence and the Embassy of Italy Colombo, Skri Lanka. The event, dedicated to restoration and conservation in the architectural

Marco Casamonti | lectio magistralis | Biarch

Marco Casamonti | lectio magistralis | Biarch

Marco Casamonti and Laura Andreini | lectio magistralis | Meet Arch

Marco Casamonti and Laura Andreini | lectio magistralis | Meet Arch

Laura Andreini guest at “DIVINI PAESAGGI”

Laura Andreini guest at “DIVINI PAESAGGI”

Gender Gap | Paradigma. Il tavolo dell’architetto

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,

Area 181 | Spaces for Art

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

Area interior 01 | Comfort Zone (copia)

Within the art of the project, every project is an interior or, more exactly, the drawing of a place that is always inside another, up to the end of the universe of which we know what it encloses, while we have no way of knowing what is outside it. 

Area 180 | Milan

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

area 179 | vo trong nghia architects

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 “

area 177+ | living design

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

Area interior 03 | Yachting life

Area interior 03 | Yachting life

Area 183 | Temporary architecture

Temporary architecture, freedom architecture
I do not remember exactly  what year was it, yet I remember that during one of our informal talks, Pierluigi Nicolin, long standing executive editor of the renowned Lotus International magazine, brought my attention to what, in his opinion, was the most important architectural

Area 182 | Spaces for Art

Area 182 | Spaces for Art

Yachting festival | Cannes

Yachting festival | Cannes

Lonely Living. L’architettura dello spazio primario | Laura Andreini, Marco Casamonti e Carlo Terpolilli

Lonely Living. L’architettura dello spazio primario | Laura Andreini, Marco Casamonti e Carlo Terpolilli

Architecture and Generosity Alfonso Femia | Paradigm.The architect’s table

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

Opening of Rifugio Digitale

Opening of Rifugio Digitale

EST. Storie Italiane di Viaggi, Città e Architetture

EST. Storie Italiane di Viaggi, Città e Architetture

Gender Gap | Paradigma. Il tavolo dell’architetto

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,

Bronze Medal at the Sound and Vision International Film & Technology Festival

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

Paradigma. Il tavolo dell’architetto – online

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

TEMPODACQUA III Biennale di Pisa

TEMPODACQUA III Biennale di Pisa

Paradigma. Il tavolo dell’architetto: Michele De Lucchi

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

Paradigma. Il tavolo dell’architetto: Adolfo Natalini

Paradigma. Il tavolo dell’architetto: Adolfo Natalini

Area 152 | Public nature

International magazine of architecture and project design may / june 2017
Public Nature
It is certainly not the first time that Area deals with landscapes. Although it tackles topics that refer to projects barely describable through the narrow field of observation of the photographic image, incapable of defining or

Archea al West Bund 2013 of Shanghai

Between 20 October- 19 December  2013, Archea is exhibiting at the Biennial of Architecture and Contemporary Art in Shanghai, a show organized in a former industrial district of Shanghai, once for manufacturing ceramics.
The event strives to be an opportunity to keep up to date and dialogue on recent developments in

Archea espone a Shanghai

The UBPA B3-2 exhibition pavilion, realized for the Expo Shanghai 2010, and the GEL-Green Energy Laboratory research centre which was opened in May 2012 at the Jiao Tong University in Shanghai, are the two projects chosen to represent Studio Archea’s recent activities in China within the context of the

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