When Charles Dickens visited the Teatro Farnese in Parma, found it in a state of disrepair: holes in the roof, rotten wood, rags hanging overblown, mice everywhere. What was the ultimate expression of the ambition of Ranuccio I Farnese lay desolate, shadow of a past that glorified the dynasty and that, for this reason, the

Curtain up on the Architecture Biennale, the Biennale of the anti-star Rem Koolhaas, and as expected opinions are unleashed: enthusiasts and critics, sycophants and sarcastics, architects and journalists give their opinion on the Dutch architect’s curatorial line. Of course, this year’s edition brings a break from previous festivals: President Paolo Baratta emphasizes the element of

The jury of Pritzker Architecture Prize 2014, among the most important international awards for architecture, has given to Japanese architect Shigeru Ban the prize for best architect of the year, thus motivating the choice: “An outstanding architect who for twenty years has responded with creativity to extreme situations caused by devastating natural disasters. His buildings

Perhaps not everyone knows that Italy is among the founders of the perfume tradition in the world; in particular, Venice played a major role in this field during the Renaissance. To rediscover and enhance this important aspect of Made in Italy, Mavive (formerly Vidal) together with the Foundation of the Civic Museums of Venice is

It is about 1140 when the abbot Surger restore the church of Saint-Denis outside Paris and, came to the area of the choir, the most sacred space, he decided to design it soaring towards the sky and huge windows that let the light in, the one of God. And it was the Gothic. Half a

La città che ospita i musei d’avanguardia ideati da Phillip Johnson, Tadao Ando e Louis Kahn ha in corso da venticinque anni un rilancio importante del nucleo del suo centro urbano. Armato di un budget generoso e di un piano visionario finanziato dalla locale famiglia Bass, dotata di senso civico, la David M. Schwartz Architects