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
Italian architecture firm Novembre Studio has completed a polycarbonate padel centre at Milan's CityLife development, which was designed in response to the adjacent CityWave office by BIG. More about Novembre Studio completes Golden Goose Arena at the CityLife development in Milan
Milan's Salone del Mobile has announced its first-ever exhibition dedicated to unique and limited-edition design with Salone Raritas, which will debut as part of the furniture fair's next edition. More about Salone del Mobile launches its first ever collectible design fair
Rome-based StudioTamat has used colour, transparency and reflection to bring a sense of spaciousness to a small house in the heart of the Italian capital. More about StudioTamat transforms Rome "villino" with glass floors and mirror ceilings
Carlotta Di Sandro and Cecilia Marcheschi of Atelier Vago have added pops of bright blue and yellow to the Pailunga creative space in a deconsecrated chapel near Pisa, Italy. More about Atelier Vago transforms Tuscan chapel into "house for art"
The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features the 2026 Winter Olympics Athletes' Village in Milan. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now. More about Dezeen Debate features a "well-conceived, long-range plan for the investment"
Italian practice Studio Bressan has restored and extended a historic farmhouse in Treviso, expanding its portico into a spacious, glazed dining room that blends contemporary and traditional materials. More about Studio Bressan updates and expands traditional stone farmhouse in Italy
Global architecture studio SOM has revealed the 2026 Winter Olympics Athletes' Village in Porta Romana, Milan, which was completed in 30 months and will be turned into student housing after the games. More about SOM unveils Winter Olympics Athletes' Village on former railyard in Milan
A sale of the iconic San Siro stadium has been approved by Milan's city council, following the appointment of British studio Foster + Partners as the architect of a potential 71,500-seat replacement venue. More about Foster + Partners designing San Siro replacement as demolition edges closer to reality
Architect Luca Cipelletti has renovated the lower-ground floor of Milan's Triennale Milano museum, including its restaurant, music venue and children's play area. More about Triennale Milano completes renovation that "enhances Giovanni Muzio's original 1933 design"
Milanese design studio 6AM has created candy-like Murano glass cubes "reminiscent of stone architecture" for the debut collection of Bottega Veneta creative director Louise Trotter. More about 6AM designs colourful Murano glass stools for Bottega Veneta fashion show
A foldable metal armchair and a nougat-like bench are among the standout products on show at this year's Lake Como Design Festival. More about Seven furnishings by emerging designers at Lake Como Design Festival
Italian studio Carlo Ratti Associati and US firm Höweler + Yoon Architecture have debuted a floating plaza with sloping floors at the Venice Architecture Biennale before it journeys to Brazil for COP30. More about Carlo Ratti and Höweler + Yoon's floating AquaPraça plaza anchors in Venice
Italian studio NM3 and architect Silvia Guerrini have created a pared-back store interior for fashion brand Miss Sixty in Milan, which juxtaposes gleaming steel and bright yellow hues with nude tones and amber glass. More about Steel lighting grid illuminates monochromatic Miss Sixty store in Milan
A narrow alleyway winds between the monolithic, blocky volumes and patios of this coastal home in Sicily, designed by Italian architecture practice Solum. More about Solum carves "labyrinthine" alleyway through coastal home in Italy
Architecture studio Snøhetta has collaborated with Italian architecture studio Park to overhaul the 1960s Pirelli 35 office block in Milan, intending to make the site more open to the public. More about Snøhetta adds curving outdoor space to 1960s office renovation in Milan
Architecture studio Palomba Serafini Associati has renovated the former olive oil mill of Palazzo Daniele in Puglia, Italy, to create four new suites for the hotel alongside a communal lounge, incorporating some of the original millstones. More about Palomba Serafini Associati adds vaulted suites with 11-sided bathtubs to Palazzo Daniele
Venice architecture studio AMAA has converted spaces within the 19th-century town hall of Arzignano, Italy, into a cafe that combines original details with bespoke contemporary elements. More about AMAA's "delicate intervention" transforms Italian palazzo into Caffè Nazionale