The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features the Asympta pavilion by Swiss studio Leopold Banchini Architects. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now. More about Dezeen Debate features "alluring" pavilion by Leopold Banchini Architects
Swiss studio Leopold Banchini Architects has created Asympta, a stone-and-wood pavilion that evokes the "unknown domestic architectures" of prehistoric societies in today's Sicily. More about Leopold Banchini Architects draws on prehistoric civilisation for Asympta pavilion
Architect Serena Mignatti has renovated a historic apartment in Rome for musician Thom Yorke and actress Dajana Roncione, utilising a palette of tactile materials to create an aesthetic informed by the Japanese philosophy of wabi-sabi. More about Serena Mignatti designs wabi-sabi interior for Thom Yorke and Dajana Roncione's Rome apartment
Architecture studio Metrooffice Architetti has renovated an abandoned Italian factory for fashion brand Balenciaga, creating a sculptural reinforced-concrete building where "nothing is concealed or decorative". More about Metrooffice Architetti evokes "raw architecture" concept for Balenciaga factory
Italian studio Peter Pichler Architecture has unveiled its design for a museum and storage facility in South Tyrol, Italy, which will rise from the alpine landscape with an angular green roof. More about Peter Pichler Architecture designs museum depot for South Tyrol's archaeological artefacts
Milan's Salone del Mobile furniture fair has announced Salone Contract, a programme led by OMA partners Rem Koolhaas and David Gianotten, dedicated to showcasing contract furniture. More about OMA to lead contract furniture forum at Salone del Mobile 2026
Italian architect Carlo Ratti has created a "mobile relay cauldron" to accompany the torches for the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics, which have been showcased in front of iconic Milan landmarks ahead of the games. More about Carlo Ratti reveals mobile mini cauldron for Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Games
Architecture studio David Chipperfield Architects and engineering studio Arup has revealed photos of the Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena ahead of the 2026 Winter Olympics, which begin next month. More about David Chipperfield Architects and Arup reveal Olympic ice rink in Milan
Artists Clementine Keith-Roach and Christopher Page have collaborated to design the cavernous Bar Far installation in Rome's Trastevere neighbourhood. More about Arms and legs protrude from catacomb-like bar interior in Rome
The only building attributed to Roman architect Vitruvius, who wrote the first book on architecture, has been identified in Fano, Italy. More about Vitruvius's only building discovered in Italy
Architecture studio BIG has released photos of San Pellegrino Flagship Factory under construction in a mountain valley in Italy, nearly a decade after designs were first revealed. More about BIG reveals colonnaded entrance to San Pellegrino factory in Italy
Italian designer Marco Balich has revealed a pair of cauldrons that will be set up in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo during this year's Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games. More about Duo of expanding Winter Olympic cauldrons revealed for Milano Cortina 2026
An unremarkable mid-century house is now bursting with character following a radical renovation and extension by Rome-based Errante Architetture. More about Errante Architetture injects new life into "anonymous" 1960s house in northern Italy
Italian studio MoDus Architect has completed Hometown House, a dwelling in Trento that contrasts a black-timber exterior with light and airy larch-lined interiors. More about MoDus Architects contrasts "refinement and ruggedness" for Italian home
Milanese office Co.arch Studio has emphasised angular geometries in this revamp of an apartment in one of the best-known buildings by neo-modernist architect Mario Galvagni. More about Co.arch Studio refreshes apartment in Mario Galvagni-designed Italian Alpine complex
The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features Zaha Hadid Architects' plans for a garden hospital. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now. More about Dezeen Agenda features Zaha Hadid Architects' garden hospital design
Architecture studio Zaha Hadid Architects has unveiled its design for Malpensa Hospital in northern Italy, which will encircle gardens and landscaped rooftops. More about Zaha Hadid Architects to arrange Italian hospital around multi-level gardens
An "abstract ensemble" of pyramidal roofs cloaked in terracotta tiles was designed to evoke the feel of a small village at Kinder Rain, a kindergarten in Italy recently completed by local architecture studio AACM. More about AACM designs kindergarten in Italy to feel like "a small village"
A red-steel walkway links this 1960s villa in Italy's Marche region to a concrete-framed annexe called Annesso Rosso, completed by local architecture studio Mecozzi Verdini. More about Mecozzi Verdini connects Italian villa to concrete annexe using red-steel walkway
Rome-based StudioTamat has designed eclectic interiors for an Italian villa, blending modernist influences with floral wallpapers and playful shapes. More about StudioTamat revamps 1960s villa in Italy's Castelli Romani