These days, Italy is not particularly renowned for its consumer electronics products; yet, there was a time, in the ’60s, when an Italian company was reputed to be the “European response” to American ...

At the 17th Venice Architecture Biennale, the United States Pavilion presents American Framing, an exhibition dedicated to wood-framed construction in American architecture. “We want to work with a ...

Originating from a collaboration between architect Mario Cucinella – MCA and 3D-printer manufacturer WASP, TECLA is a prototype eco-house built near Ravenna, northern Italy, entirely made by 3D ...

Entitled ‘The Laboratory of the Future’, the 18th Venice Architecture Biennale has caused much controversy. Many defined it as “an architecture biennial without architecture” and deplored an excessive ...

For the exhibition, the Nordic Countries pavilion, transformed into an arena for debates and talks focused on contemporary Scandinavian architecture, is almost entirely filled by a large timber ...

The Pavilion of Lithuania has been awarded the Golden Lion for the best national participation at the 58th Venice Art Biennale. Combining art installation and theatrical performance and set at the ...

A necklace by Japanese jewelry designer Eriko Unno, made by skilfully intertwining audio cassette magnetic tape and gold leaf. Photo © E. Unno Design: recycling vs ...

The early Fifties were a truly unique period in the history of automotive design. Europe was eager to leave the tragedy of the Second World War behind and to celebrate, also through new individual ...

Centro Botín is a cultural center in Santander, north-western Spain, primarily focused on visual arts, housed in a building designed by Pritzker Prize-winning architect Renzo Piano. Reflecting Piano’s ...

The plan of Villa Savoye is based on a square grid, marked by 25 columns, while the elevations are based on a rectangular pattern. In late 1928, the square grid, and consequently the whole building, ...

Absorbing Modernity 1914-2014 is an invitation to the national pavilions to show, each in their own way, the process of the erasure of national characteristics in architecture in favor of the almost ...

While approaching the Tate Modern after crossing the Thames by the Millenium Bridge, a visitor can hardly imagine what is currently happening behind the glorious former Bankside Power Station which is ...