Architect designs own house with white tower in Puglia
Architect Lorenzo Grifantini stacked the bedrooms of his own house in Puglia, Italy, inside a 12-metre-high white tower overlooking a large courtyard. More
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Palazzo Daniele is a "contemporary place with an ancient structure"
Architect Roberto Palomba describes his firm's approach to renovating the Palazzo Daniele hotel in Puglia, Italy, in this video produced by Dezeen for the AHEAD awards. More
Glow-in-the-dark skatepark created inside Triennale Milano by Koo Jeong A
A gallery inside the Triennale Milano museum is transformed into a fluorescent skateboarding venue in this installation by South Korean artist Koo Jeong A. More
Villa RA features huge openings that frame views of the Italian coast
Expansive openings punctuate the earth-toned facade of this home designed by architecture practice MORQ, which is on a hillside in southern Italy. More
BIG reveals visuals of gateway building for Milan's CityLife district
BIG has unveiled visuals of The Portico that will mark the entrance to CityLife, a district in Milan that has buildings designed by Zaha Hadid, Daniel Libeskind and Arata Isozaki. More
Marcante-Testa uses marble to merge living spaces in Teorema Milanese apartment
Veiny slabs of green and grey marble help visually tie together living spaces within this Milan apartment, which has been overhauled by design studio Marcante-Testa. More
Bêka & Lemoine's latest film shows Venice's worst flood in half a century
Architectural filmmakers Ila Bêka and Louise Lemoine have released footage from a film showing the impact of flooding in Venice. More
Prison inmates help build cracked-open Church of the Penitent Thief in Italy
The Church of the Penitent Thief in Bologna, Italy, is housed in a gabled white volume cleaved in two by a glazed crack and was built with the help of inmates of La Dozza prison. More
CC-Tapis' latest rugs are made to resemble Faye Toogood's doodles
Scribbles and paint-like splotches appear on this range of rugs that designer Faye Toogood has created in collaboration with CC-Tapis, currently being presented within the brand's new Milan showroom. More
Stefano Boeri designs elevated walkway to be built under Renzo Piano Genoa bridge
Stefano Boeri has unveiled the design of a circular elevated walkway that will be built below Renzo Piano's replacement for the collapsed Morandi Bridge in Genoa, Italy. More
Timber trusses support undulating roof of Italian convention centre
An undulating, multi-pitched roof covers the timber-framed Congress and Exhibition Centre in Agordo, Italy, designed by architects Emanuele Bressan and Andrea Botter. More
Hotel Il Palazzo Experimental designed to be "deeply rooted" in its Venetian setting
Marble furnishings, lagoon-coloured walls and arched doorways are among the features that Chzon-founder Dorothée Meilichzon has incorporated in the interiors of this Venice hotel, which is meant to mirror its surroundings. More
Edoardo Tresoldi creates ethereal wire mesh sculpture at Arte Sella
Artist Edoardo Tresoldi has partially filled the walls of Simbiosi – a ghostly wire-mesh sculpture on a hillside at the Arte Sella open-air museum in Italy – with rocks. More
Simone Subissati Architects creates linear Italian country home
A fragmented frame disrupts the linear form of this Italian house in Le Marche, which Simone Subissati Architects has designed to immerse its occupants in the landscape. More
Santiago Calatrava fined for "gross negligence" of Ponte della Costituzione design
An Italian court has fined Santiago Calatrava €78,000 for negligence during the design of the glass and steel Ponte della Costituzione over the Grand Canal in Venice. More
Bottle recycling scheme in Rome exchanges plastic waste for metro rides
Rome is trialling a scheme where people can recycle plastic bottles in return for free rides on the city's public transport system. More
Bergmeisterwolf tops 12th-century wine cellar with bronze funnel
Architecture studio Bergmeisterwolf has added a bronze funnel that appears to erupt from the ground above the 12th-century Pacherhof wine cellar in Italy. More
Superstudio co-founder Cristiano Toraldo di Francia dies aged 78
Cristiano Toraldo di Francia, the Italian architect who co-founded the radical architecture and design firm Superstudio, has died at the age of 78. More
Gabriele Salini transforms historic palazzo into G-Rough hotel in Rome
Mirrored tiles, patina walls, contemporary art and modernist Italian furniture make up this hotel within a 17th-century palazzo in Rome, which was formerly the family home of the owner. More
Marazzi designs Milan showroom as cabinet of curiosity
Dezeen promotion: Italian ceramics manufacturer Marazzi has opened a new showroom in Milan, which architects Antonio Citterio and Patricia Viel have made to resemble a collector's library. More