Living with history: inside Lasserhaus, a 15th-century palace reimagined in the Italian Alps

  In the historic centre of Brixen, in Italy’s South Tyrol, a 15th-century aristocratic palace has been transformed into a new model of contemporary inhabitation. Designed by Milan and Shanghai-based architecture studio Vudafieri-Saverino Partners, Lasserhaus reinterprets a protected heritage building as a layered architectural organism where hospitality, private life, art and historical memory coexist. Owned […] The post Living with history: inside Lasserhaus, a 15th-century palace reimagined in the Italian Alps appeared first on Architecture Magazine.

RetroFirst stories: CPMG transforms cold-war bunker into community hub

The Architects’ Journal RetroFirst stories: CPMG transforms cold-war bunker into community hub CPMG’s Steve Milan talks about the project to create a mixed-use community hub within the bomb-proof walls of the Grade II-listed Nottingham War Rooms The post RetroFirst stories: CPMG transforms cold-war bunker into community hub appeared first on The Architects’ Journal Josh Butler

Nicola Valiante: Led Development of a First-of-Kind Solution to Improve Safety and Efficiency on Mega Wastewater Treatment Plant

Milan, Italy-based Nicola Valiante, engineering-director of design services, Webuild S.p.A, has always been interested in finding better ways to do things.

Zaha Hadid Architects’ team designs modular Italian hospital

A team of BC Building Consulting, RINA, STI Engineering, WSP and Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA) has won a design competition for the Malpensa Hospital in northern Italy, located between Milan… The post Zaha Hadid Architects’ team designs modular Italian hospital appeared first on Global Construction Review.

Foster + Partners tipped to win job replacing Milan’s San Siro stadium

The Architects’ JournalFoster + Partners tipped to win job replacing Milan’s San Siro stadium Foster + Partners is believed to be on the cusp of winning a competition to design a new home for AC Milan and Inter Milan football clubs to replace their shared home, the San Siro The post Foster + Partners tipped to win job replacing Milan’s San Siro stadium appeared first on The Architects’ JournalGino Spocchia

BBC World Service - Could vertical forests improve our cities and health, 02072020

Bosco Verticale in Milan is a pair of residential towers with over 900 trees and 11,000 plants A UN 'World Cities' report has predicted that two thirds of us will live in cities by 2030. Could buildings like Bosco Verticale help to tackle pollution and improve people's health? https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3cs...

Tomorrow's Build - Italy is Building a New Tech Capital, 12042022

Milan Innovation District, or MIND $3BN is being poured into making this a state-of-the-art place to work and live. But the most impressive part isn’t  the elegant squares and lakeside paths. It’s MIND’s digital twin, the  first of its kind in the country, which will closely track and  help control carbon emissions. But will it be enough to make this the jewel in the crown of Italy’s Green Capital?