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Revisiting 2025: 20 Classic Projects and Defining Stories in Architecture

Camilla Ghisleni — Fri, 09 Jan 2026 05:00:00 +0000

Every architectural project is the result of deliberate choices. Beyond form and function, buildings embody technical, political, and cultural decisions that shape their relationship with both their surroundings and the people who inhabit them. ArchDaily’s AD Narratives series explores these processes by bringing together accounts that trace projects from initial conception to built realization. In parallel, the AD Classics series turns to works of historical significance, presenting not only the stories behind these buildings but also technical drawings that allow for a deeper, more informed reading of their architecture.

An Epic of Fire and Stone: The Story Behind the Intervention at the Benedictine Monastery of Catania, Sicily

Camilla Ghisleni — Wed, 23 Jul 2025 07:30:00 +0000

The Benedictine Monastery of San Nicolò l’Arena in Catania, Sicily, holds within its stones the echoes of five centuries, shaped by time, varied uses, violent earthquakes, and the blazing force of Mount Etna. Its walls, silent witnesses to history, were molded both by the fire of nature and by human hands. Yet among all the transformations it underwent, none was as profound or poetic as the one led by Italian architect Giancarlo De Carlo, starting in 1980. After 30 years of dedicated work, time required to truly understand such a complex and awe-inspiring site, the former monastic residence was reborn as a university, not by force, but through revelation.

CCC Casa Cicero Catania / ACA Amore Campione Architettura

Andreas Luco — Sun, 18 Jul 2021 09:00:00 +0000

CCC is a demolition and renovation project of a multi-level house dating back to 1800 and built in the center of Catania. The existing house was on three levels and had a pitched roof. The design’s intent was to respect the existing building combining it with a strong search for the overall architectural image. Many elements of local Sicilian tradition come into play, a few colors and materials are used, and there are many points of contact between old and new.

CAM Ampliamento residenziale / ACA Amore Campione Architettura

Rayen Sagredo — Fri, 20 Sep 2019 16:00:00 +0000

CAM is the project of transformation of an abandoned technical space placed on the top floor of a residential building in Catania (Sicily). The site is very high potential thanks to the large terrace that offers both a view of the city centre and a view of the volcano Etna.

Villa A / A-oma

Karen Valenzuela — Sun, 31 May 2015 20:00:00 +0000

Villa A is the result of a double intervention: the re-use and restructuring of an existing house and a new extension close to it. The project insists on the dialogue between these two realms as a metaphor of both a traditional and domestic intimacy and a contemporary and clear extroversion.

Casa SG / Tuttiarchitetti

Daniel Sánchez — Wed, 18 Mar 2015 03:00:49 +0000

A building at the ground floor 5 meters wide and 20 long with generous walls of lava stone stands on a shaped core of lava, residue of buildings massive '70s; only two openings diagonal, north-east towards the gardens of the district, south-west to a glimpse of the city.

Workshop and LEGO Architecture Studio Launch: Villa Pennisi in Musica

Sebastian Jordana — Tue, 15 Jul 2014 01:00:00 +0000

LEGO® Architecture Studio, a new concept of the LEGO Architecture line, makes his appearance in Italy in an innovative context of architecture and music. The LEGO Group chose Italy and the prestigious setting of the Sicilian "Villa Pennisi in Musica" event for the launch of the new set of building blocks.

White Space Orthodontic Clinic / bureauhub architecture

Nico Saieh — Sat, 04 Jan 2014 00:00:00 +0000

White Space is an private orthodontic clinic for an opinion leader and luminary who is applying and researching most advanced techniques and materials in his discipline.