Make That Studio designs minimal version of traditional Sicilian jug
Italian design office Make That Studio has unveiled a jug based on the water-smoothed shapes of riverbed pebbles (+ slideshow). More
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Formafantasma uses terracotta and PVC to create "deconstructed architecture" for Sportmax catwalk
Amsterdam studio Formafantasma used lengths of translucent plastic to create "infinite loops" around the catwalk for fashion label Sportmax during Milan Fashion Week. More
Box-like shelving covers walls in SoNo Arhitekti's Book Centre Trieste shop
Slovenian studio SoNo Arhitekti has lined a book store in Trieste, Italy, with floor-to-ceiling stacks of shelves in patterns that reference the architecture of a local landmark (+ slideshow). More
Zaha Hadid's Messner Mountain Museum photographed by Hufton + Crow
Zaha Hadid's mountain museum at the top of Alpine peak Mount Kronplatz is captured in these new images by British photography duo Hufton + Crow (+ slideshow). More
Messner Architects completes a top-heavy mini-market in an Italian alpine village
This mini-market in the Italian mountain village of Collalbo is topped with an oversized roof that makes it look like a petrol station (+ slideshow). More
OSA submerges concrete home in a hill above Italy's San Giuliano lake
Sunken below the crest of a hill in southern Italy, this concrete home and its outdoor pool were designed by Rome studio OSA to be almost imperceivable from the road above (+ slideshow). More
Archiplan Studio blends old and new for restoration of early 20th-century Italian villa
Archiplan Studio has rejuvenated the interior of a villa in northern Italy, reviving original wallpapers and furnishings, and pairing them with contemporary details (+ slideshow). More
Massimo Iosa Ghini references historic Italian architecture for holiday home in Puglia
Traditional fortified farm buildings informed the design of this house in rural Italy by Massimo Iosa Ghini, which is bordered by pergolas with olive trees growing through their timber structures (+ slideshow). More
David Chipperfield references historic lemon houses with hillside villas on Lake Garda
David Chipperfield Architects has completed a pair of holiday villas inspired by lemon houses on a hillside overlooking Italy's largest lake (+ slideshow). More
Milan dental studio converted into compact two-storey apartment
Italian architecture firm +R Piuerre has converted a dental practice at the top of a Milanese building into a 60-square-metre apartment (+ slideshow). More
Slate-clad Fontanile Pool frames views of the Italian countryside from the garden of an old villa
Slate-covered walls frame this swimming pool created by architecture studio LAD in the grounds of an Italian villa, which offers swimmers views of the surrounding hills and valleys (+ movie). More
Postmodern architecture: San Cataldo Cemetery by Aldo Rossi
Pomo summer: Aldo Rossi's unfinished San Cataldo Cemetery in Modena, Italy, is considered one of the first and most important Postmodern buildings. As part of our Postmodernism series we explore how the architect, who denied being part of the controversial movement, designed the seminal building in 1971 while recovering from a car crash (+ slideshow). More
Zaha Hadid buries a museum in the peak of an Alpine mountain
Zaha Hadid has completed a museum for renowned climber Reinhold Messner at the top of Alpine peak Mount Kronplatz, featuring underground galleries and a viewing platform cantilevered over a valley (+ slideshow). More
Maurizio Bradaschia adds green-painted extension to an Italian police station
The green finish applied to the metal cladding of this police station extension in Italy resembles oxidised copper, but also aims to evoke the "power and invincibility" of The Incredible Hulk (+ slideshow). More
Snøhetta wins competition for cable car and Alpine viewing platform in Italy
Architecture firm Snøhetta has designed a pair of ring-shaped platforms linked by a cable car, which will offer expansive views of the Alps to residents and visitors in Bolzano, Italy. More
Mariano Dallago's Camera Obscura creates a projected "postcard" of the Dolomites
Photographer Mariano Dallago has installed a giant camera obscura on top of a hill as part of an exhibition in the mountainous Italian province of South Tyrol (+ movie). More
Francesco Faccin creates "micro architecture" for bees with Honey Factory
This wooden beehive by Italian designer Francesco Faccin has a 4.5-metre chimney to keep its inhabitants away from children and vandals (+ movie). More
Daniel Libeskind plans three angular skyscrapers for Rome
After the Walkie Talkie, here is a trio of Trimphones: New York-based architect Daniel Libeskind has unveiled designs for three towers to be built near the new AS Roma football stadium, with the tallest reaching 220 metres in height (+ slideshow). More
Nendo creates dining room optical illusion at Japan's Expo pavilion
Milan Expo 2015: Nendo has played with the perspective of a dining table and chairs to present a range of tableware inside the Japanese pavilion at the Milan Expo (+ slideshow). More
Studio Fink covers Italian art museum courtyard with brightly coloured astroturf
Sections of Renaissance paintings are mounted onto angular planters across the colourful temporary landscape installed at a Bergamo gallery by Studio Fink (+ slideshow). More