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RINA-Led Team With Zaha Hadid Architects Wins Malpensa Hospital Competition in Italy

Reyyan Dogan — Mon, 15 Dec 2025 06:30:00 +0000

Zaha Hadid Architects, in collaboration with RINA as team leader, Studio Plicchi, WSP, STI Engineering, and BC Building Consulting, has won the international competition to design Malpensa Hospital (Grande Ospedale della Malpensa) in Italy. Commissioned by the Lombardy Regional Health Authority, the project will consolidate the existing Gallarate and Busto Arsizio hospitals into a single medical campus serving the area between Milan and Varese, with a catchment of nearly one million residents.

Los Angeles Officials Pass Regulation to Expedite the Rebuilding Process

Maria-Cristina Florian — Wed, 15 Jan 2025 06:30:00 +0000

Devastating wildfires across Los Angelesa have resulted in widespread destruction, displacing thousands of residents, and necessitating a rapid and efficient rebuilding process. Two executive orders have been issued to expedite the rebuilding process, one by Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and another by California Governor Newsom, both intending to remove significant regulatory hurdles and expedite project approvals.

One Year of War in Ukraine: Humanitarian and Cultural Initiatives to Help a Country in Crisis

Maria-Cristina Florian — Thu, 23 Feb 2023 07:30:00 +0000

On 24 February 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine, a major escalation of the conflict dating since 2014. Now, a year later, the war is still ongoing. Both soldiers and civilians have fallen victim, while millions of others have become refugees, fleeing to safer areas across Europe or within Ukraine. What was instilled was a severe humanitarian and refugee crisis. The hostilities have also threatened Ukraine’s cultural and architectural heritage, as museums, monuments, and historical landmarks have become targets.

Emergency Architecture: Designers Respond to Crisis

Eric Baldwin — Thu, 26 Mar 2020 07:35:00 +0000

The COVID-19 pandemic has shown yet again how designers are needed to reimagine emergency shelters. With an estimated 900 million people around the world to remain at home because of the virus, there are also a number of hospitals without the necessary beds to treat infected patients. At the same time, the need for emergency shelters is tied to many types of crisis, not just this virus or a pandemic.

Eco-Friendly Insulation Offers Thermal Performance, Sound Absorption and Fire Resistance at the Same Time

José Tomás Franco — Sun, 25 Feb 2018 15:00:00 +0000

With the aim of promoting more efficient ways to isolate and protect building envelopes, the Chilean team Rootman has developed Thermoroot; a biodegradable and 100% natural insulation made from roots without genetic modifications or chemical additives. These roots make up what the company is calling a Radicular Mattress which, in addition to thermally and acoustically insulating the walls, floors, and ceilings of buildings, it is fire resistant.

CatalyticAction Designs Playgrounds for Refugee Children in Bar Elias, Lebanon

José Tomás Franco — Tue, 08 Dec 2015 06:00:00 +0000

"Within humanitarian responses, programmatically, children often become invisible." (Marc Sommers)

Dubai Will Provide Jetpacks to Firefighters to Tackle Skyscraper Blazes

Rory Stott — Fri, 13 Nov 2015 14:00:00 +0000

Dubai, home of the Burj Khalifa and a significant number of the 21st century's tallest buildings, is set to match its futuristic skyline with an equally futuristic emergency response service. At the recent Dubai Airshow, the city's Directorate of Civil Defence announced a deal with New Zealand-based Martin Aircraft to bring jetpacks to their firefighting arsenal. Intended to be used in a "first responder role," the jetpacks will give firefighters access to higher locations and be able to navigate the tight spaces between buildings that helicopters can't access.