Salone del Mobile Milano

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Salone del Mobile 2027: dates of the 65th edition

The Salone will return as protagonist to Fiera Milano Rho from 13 to 18 April 2027, confirming that it is the global epicenter of innovation and design

Excelsior, designed by Giovanni Sardi, Venice Lido - Ph. Florian Fuchs

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Living at the seaside: 13 architectural designs that have shaped the Italian summer

From the first 19th-century bathing establishment to Aldo Rossi’s unrealized visions, the Italian coasts preserve an architectural heritage that recounts the development of tourism, taste and the relations between people and the landscape

Marianna Guernieri

Casa Parásito by El Sindicato Arquitectura in Quito (2019): a 12 m² micro-home on the roof of an existing building, connected to its water and electricity supplies – Photo: Andrés Villota

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Parasite architecture: occupying the interstices of the metropolis

What is meant by parasite architecture, where does the term come from, and how has a practice that began as a radical utopia become a concrete strategy for the contemporary city?

Salvatore Peluso

Serpentine Pavilion 2026 a serpentine, designed by Isabel Abascal and Alessandro Arienzo, LANZA atelier. Exterior view © LANZA atelier, Photo Iwan Baan, Courtesy Serpentine.

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Serpentine Pavilion 2026: pushing architectural boundaries. An interview with LANZA atelier

Summer 2026 in London is all about the Serpentine Pavilion designed by the architectural duo Isabel Abascal and Alessandro Arienzo, known as LANZA atelier. In this interview, they discuss the objectives and rationale behind this prestigious commission

Valentina Silvestrini

Gaetana Emilia Aulenti, designer and architect

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Gae Aulenti: architecture and design as a unitary practice

The Italian architect Gae Aulenti’s practice was built on an ongoing dialogue between architecture, design, installations and interiors, eschewing disciplinary separations