Italian architecture practice ELASTICOFarm has hidden a message in the concrete panels that wrap around the National Institute of Nuclear Physics in Turin, Italy. Only visible under certain conditions of air humidity, the feature is being described by the studio as “an experiment on the skin of a building created for experimentation”. The new complex […]
The Renzo Piano-designed bridge in Genova, Italy, has been officially reopened almost two years after the old structure collapsed, killing 43 people. The San Giorgio Bridge – named after Genova’s patron saint – was unveiled earlier this month in place of the Morandi Bridge, which collapsed after poor maintenance failed to identify and repair weaknesses […]
Architectural filmmakers Ila Bêka and Louise Lemoine have captured the devastation of the recent in flooding in Venice in a trailer for their latest movie. The pair behind Koolhaas Houselife and Moriyama-San captured tourists and locals trudging through knee-deep water in plastic boots known locally as “copriscarpe”. Last week, the Italian city experienced its worst […]
The renowned Danish architecture firm behind VIA 57 West building in New York, the Serpentine Gallery in London and the Shanghai Expo Danish Pavilion has applied its ever-evolving style to Italian mineral brand San Pellegrino’s newest factory. The design of the so-called ‘Future Factory’ was developed to embrace and enhance the architecture of the existing structure, while […]