From the RECORD Archives: ‘Out of a Philosophy of Architecture’
Milan’s Pirelli Tower, designed by Gio Ponti and Pier Luigi Nervi, may have been controversial when it first soared into existence in the late 1950s,…
First Look at Lina Ghotmeh’s Design for Qatar’s First Permanent National Pavilion at Venice Biennale’s Giardini
Winning proposal for the Future Qatar’s Permanent Pavilion by. Image © Lina Ghotmeh — Architecture, 2025 Qatar has announced that architect Lina Ghotmeh, founder and…
Meet the Full List of the 65 National Pavilions at the 2025 Venice Architecture Biennale
Gaggiandre. Image © Andrea Avezzù, Courtesy of La Biennale di Venezia Titled Intelligens. Natural. Artificial. Collective. and curated by Carlo Ratti, the 2025 Venice Architecture…
In Milan, Mario Cucinella Realizes a Vertical Outpost for Italian Insurer Unipol
Milan bay be known for many things—fashion, design, art. Riveting skyscrapers, on the other hand, have been few and far between since 1958, when Gio…
Tucked Into a Porticoed Town Hall, Caffè Nazionale is AMAA’s Latest Study in Contrasts
✕ Italy’s Veneto is an agro-industrial hotbed. Small cities that dot otherwise broad swaths of farmland play host to a variety of manufacturing companies, from…
Zaha Hadid Architects Transforms a Palazzo into the Luxury Hotel Romeo
✕ A stone head of Livia Drusilla, third wife of the Roman Emperor Augustus, revolves endlessly, gazing at unexpected scenes from eras she could have…
Architect Pierluigi Nicolin has Died
Architect Pierluigi Nicolin has died. He was 83. A leading figure in Italy of architectural criticism, pedagogy, research, and curation, Nicolin was born in 1941…
From the Hills of Ghana to the Coast of Italy, Discover 8 Unbuilt Educational Spaces from the ArchDaily Community
Radical Regeneration. Image © ROA Arquitectura As educational institutions around the world adapt to shifting societal needs, the architecture of learning is also evolving. This…
Cino Zucchi Brings an Assisted-Living Center to a Hospital Campus in Italy’s Idyllic Riva del Garda
✕ Lago Di Garda is much quieter and less star-studded than the better-known Italian lakes of Como and Maggiore. And reaching Riva, as the locals…
Milan’s Palazzo Citterio Debuts as an Extension to the Famed Pinacoteca di Brera, Now a New Cultural Hub Fusing the Historic with the Contemporary
✕ The opening last month of Palazzo Citterio in Milan marked the extension and rebranding of the Pinacoteca di Brera, the city’s most prestigious art…