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 about Hotel Il Palazzo Experimental designed to be "deeply rooted" in its Venetian setting
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 about Edoardo Tresoldi creates ethereal wire mesh sculpture at Arte Sella
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 about Simone Subissati Architects creates linear Italian country home
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 about Santiago Calatrava fined for "gross negligence" of Ponte della Costituzione design
Rome is trialling a scheme where people can recycle plastic bottles in return for free rides on the city's public transport system. More about Bottle recycling scheme in Rome exchanges plastic waste for metro rides
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 about Bergmeisterwolf tops 12th-century wine cellar with bronze funnel
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 about Superstudio co-founder Cristiano Toraldo di Francia dies aged 78
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 about Gabriele Salini transforms historic palazzo into G-Rough hotel in Rome
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 about Marazzi designs Milan showroom as cabinet of curiosity
Overgrown concrete pergolas have been installed around Monticello, a brick house restored by Di Gregorio Associati Architetti in northern Italy. More about Di Gregorio Associati surrounds rural Italian house with planted concrete pergolas
A series of minimal white blocks interlock to form this holiday home by Studio Andrew Trotter, which takes cues from local architecture in Puglia. More about Studio Andrew Trotter models Villa Cardo on traditional houses in Puglia
A former horse stables on the grounds of Tuscan art retreat Villa Lena has been renovated by architecture studio Hesselbrand to accommodate a series of rustic guest suites. More about Hesselbrand transforms stables into additional rooms at Tuscany's Villa Lena
Visitors to a former church in the Italian city of Spoleto will encounter a mirror that uses artificial intelligence and facial recognition to build an otherworldly image of themselves. More about Ultravioletto's Neural Mirror shows audiences an AI reflection of themselves
Architecture studio Geza has wrapped a skin of sun-shading angled larch slats around this large gabled house on a steep Alpine slope in Italy. More about Geza designs gabled home to frame views of Alpine village
Italian architecture firm Studio Tamat and designer Sabina Guidotti have merged and overhauled two buildings to create this boutique hotel in Rome, Italy. More about Two buildings in Rome merge to form boutique hotel Condominio Monti
A metal beam, cylindrical staircase and narrow partitions are the simple solutions that Untitled Architecture has used to configure this small apartment in Milan. More about Untitled Architecture completes overhaul of attic apartment in Milan
Fluted concrete walls punctured by stone entrances and window frames characterise this minimal Italian house, which LCA Architetti has completed for an archaeologist in Varese, Italy. More about LCA Architetti models "primitive" House of the Archeologist on fossils
A digitalised fresco depicting soaring cherubs and angered Greek gods is the focal point of luxury fashion brand Dolce & Gabbana's latest store in Rome, which has been created by architecture studio Carbondale. More about Dolce & Gabbana's Rome store features a digital fresco
Simple plaster surfaces and grey stone floors help create a gallery-like setting inside the Valextra store in Milan, which has been overhauled by British designer John Pawson. More about John Pawson completes gallery-style interiors for Milan's Valextra store
Design Haus Liberty has built a lake house in Italy with a series of living spaces connected to rounded terraces that extend out like petals from a flower. More about Curving terraces surround Villa Mosca Bianca by Design Haus Liberty