Nuovo Palazzo Della Provincia di Bolzano / OFL architecture + rabatanalab

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Nuovo Palazzo Della Provincia di by OFL architecture and rabatanalab was born out of the desire to establish an historical continuity between the present and the past in Bolzano, .  The study was carried out on the innovative facade system as a new organism that recalls the iconography of the symbols of the city, such as the Duomo, while using contemporary technology.

More on this project after the break.

A Room Over the Sea / Studio Zero85

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Architects: Studio Zero85
Location: Pescara,
Design Team: Mario Michetti, Giovanna Pizzella, Mirko Giardino
Structural Engineer: Paolo Cerasoli
Project area: 136 sqm
Project year: 2005 – 2009
Photographs: Sergio Camplone

Residential Building in Montesilvano / Studio Zero85

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Architects: Studio Zero85
Location: Montesilvano,
Design Team: Mario Michetti, Giovanna Pizzella, Mirko Giardino
Structural Engineer: Paolo Cerasoli
Project area: 700 sqm
Project year: 2005 – 2009
Photographs: Sergio Camplone

New Seating Designs for Milan / UNStudio

UNStudio Furniture Designs

This year, I Saloni of Milan will be celebrating its 50th year! The cultural institution has grown dramatically over the years from an initial 328 exhibitors featured in 11,000 square meters to over 2,500 in an area now measuring over 200,000 square meters. The is almost here and several architects will be presenting new furniture. Ben van Berkel of UNStudio has shared three new seating designs that will be featured this month: My Lounge Chair for Walter Knoll, the New Amsterdam Chair for Wilde+Spieth and the SitTable for PROOFF. “The architectural approach to furniture is different from that of the industrial designer as the architect begins with the space and the environment that the chair will become a part of.  All the details of the chair are considered for their spatial effects. This architectural approach to furniture is connected to a very personal ideology of space,” explained Ben van Berkel.

More about the chairs after the break.

In Progress: Jesolo Lido Condominium – The Beach Houses / Richard Meier & Partners Architects

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Architects: Richard Meier & Partners Architects
Location: , Italy
Project year: 2003 – 2013
Photographs: Guido Ranieri Da Re courtesy of

Trade Fair Centre in La Spezia / MMAA

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Architects: MMAA (Studio Manfroni & Associati srl) – Mario Manfroni, Patrizia Burlando, Danilo Sergiampietri, Daniela Cappelletti
Location: , Italy
Client: Centro Fieristico della Spezia
Structural engineering: Exa engineering srl
Contractor: Cometal spa, Parma, Italy
Project area: 5,500 sqm
Project year: 2006 – 2007
Photographs: Roberto Buratta

Tower House / Alter Studio Architetti Associati

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Alter Studio Architetti Associati shared with us their design, which won second place, for the Tower House Competition for , Italy, which challenged architects to refurbish a twenty story landmark in the area. The proposal transforms the existing tower into 3 attached structures, each of which is designed with its own energy strategy. Photovoltaic panels on the roof and south façade provide 60 + 15 kw of power, which combined with bioclimatic devices brings the CO2 emissions down to zero. More images and architects’ description after the break.

Calcara House / Modulor Progettazioni + Vincenzo Zito

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Architect: Modulor Progettazioni (Gaspare Titone) + Vincenzo Zito
Location: Selinunte, ,
Engineers: Azzarito & Calamia Ingegneri associati
Project Area: 103,20 smq
Project Year: 2007 – 2009
Photographs: Vincenzo Maria Corseri, Giuseppe Arnone

Al Mercato / AMA – Albera Monti & Associati

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Architects: AMA – Albera Monti & Associati: Giovanni Albera [Partner], Nicolas Monti [Partner],Rita Saragoça Saramago Silva Pereira
Location: , Italy
Project area: 80 sqm
Photographs: Giuseppe Albera

Commercial Building Fratelli Cozzi Auto / Buratti+Battiston Architects

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Architects: Buratti+Battiston Architects
Location: ,
Project year: 2007 – 2009
Photographs: Buratti+Battiston Architects

Zara Rome / Duccio Grassi Architects

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Architects: Duccio Grassi Architects
Location: , Italy
Collaborator: Marco Porpora, Pich Tripasai, Nicola Fanesi, Claudia Cavina, Silvia Sirocchi, Maurizio Putignano, Mattia Villa
Project area: 5,000 sqm
Photographs: Andrea Martiradonna

Villa PM / Architrend Architecture

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Architects: Architrend Architecture
Location: , Italy
Client: Private
Structural Engineer: Vincenzo Tumino
Project area: 308 sqm
Project year: 2008 – 2010
Photographs: Moreno Maggi

Footbridge to Ex-OfficineLenzi / BHDP Architecture

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BHDP Architecture, lead by Giancarlo Del Vita, Design Leader in the firm with offices in Columbus, Cincinnati, and Raleigh-Durham, and included Mike Schulte, and Chris Wiethe, was commissioned to design a foot-bridge in , . The bridge was intended to solve pedestrian and vehicular access to the proposed mixed-use development of an abandoned industrial site, the Ex-OfficineLenzi.

More on this project after the break.

Villa T / Architrend Architecture

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Architects: Architrend Architecture
Location: , Italy
Client: Private
Structural Engineer: Rosario Tomasi
Project area: 310 sqm
Project year: 2005-2007
Photographs: Umberto Agnello

Office In Ragusa / Architrend Architecture

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Architects: Architrend Architecture
Location: Ragusa,
Client: Team s.r.l., Polis s.r.l.
Structural Engineer: Rosario Tomasi
Project area: 2,200 sqm
Project year: 2006 – 2008
Photographs: Umberto Agnello

MAKONNECTION / ferrarifrongia

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ferrarifrongia Architects recently participated in a competition for the Block 17 renovations in , Italy. Their proposal has been submitted for your viewing pleasure. The full press release of the project, complete with renderings and plans, after the break.

Municipal Sports Centre / Na3 Studio di Architettura

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The Municipal Sports Centre in by Na3 Studio di Architettura is a building that aims to redevelop the site within which it is situated. Currently in disuse, the architects use a clear set of materials to establish an architectural presence for a public program that will give benefit to the entire city of Ladispoli with minimal environmental impact.

More images and information on this project after the break.

P Houses / SM-arch

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Architects:
Location: Capaci,
Project team: Maria Flaccavento, Salvatore Ingrao, Vania Santangelo, Serafino Sgarlata
Structure: Salvatore Bruno
Photographs: Salvatore Gozzo

Vetreria Airoldi / Buratti+Battiston Architects

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Architects: Buratti+Battiston Architects - Gabriele Buratti, Oscar Buratti, Ivano Battiston
Location: Milan,
Collaborators: Roberta Numi, Marco Viganò
Project area: 240 sqm
Photographs: Marcello Mariana

Venice City Vision Competition

City Vision announce the ideas competition about the city of “Venice City Vision Competition”. Venice City Vision Competition is the second edition of the international competition series promoted by City Vision Mag. The purpose of Venice’s competition was to give the opportunity to architects, designers and students to activate their creativity to stimulate the contemporary potential of the city and besides wanting to enhance the historic texture of the city, sees on the aquatic identity of the lagoon a fundamental starting point to create new visions about a possible development of this component.

The imagination of the participants, the use of parametric software and eco technology will be the main driver of Venice’s visions and the proposals will shown how to create new digital landscape for a city so connected to classicism and tradition.

The Venice ideas will be judged by an international jury which will have as president Bjarke Ingels, founder of the Danish office BIG and Neri Oxman, Elena Manferdini, Maria Ludovica Tramontin and Bostjan Vuga, all of whom are distinguished by the large experimentation willingness in their work.

For complete information, visit the competition’s official website.

White House / Raimondo Guidacci

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Architects: Raimondo Guidacci
Location: Orsara di Puglia, Foggia,
Client: Alfredo Guidacci
Project area: 100 sqm
Project year: 2005 – 2010
Photographs: Beppe Giardino