A 3,666-metre-long bridge is set to connect Sicily to mainland Italy, which, if built, will be the world's longest suspension bridge. More about Italy to build world's longest suspension bridge to Sicily
In this week's comments update, readers are discussing the conversion of a Florentine barn into a compact home by Italian studio Fōntego Architettura. More about "Green is such a relief in a world of beige!" says commenter
Italian studio Fōntego Architettura has converted a former barn near Florence into Fienile N, a compact house with geometric window screens and mint-green cabinets. More about Fōntego Architettura converts rural Florentine barn into space-efficient home
Prosecutors are seeking the house arrest of developer Manfredi Catella and Milan city council member Giancarlo Tancredi for bribery related to the city's skyscraper boom over the past decade. More about Prosecutors seek arrests as part of sprawling investigation into Milan skyscraper boom
Italian office Studio Klass has designed a dining chair for the restaurant of Milan's Triennale that evokes the style and atmosphere of the museum's original 1930s interior. More about Studio Klass creates "sober and refined" chair for Triennale Milano restaurant
Italian studio NM3 has used a selection of its steel furniture to create an interior that was "left raw" for art gallery Galleria Montegani in Milan, Italy. More about NM3 fills Galleria Montegani with stainless-steel furniture
Architecture studio Stufish created a futuristic interpretation of a Roman amphitheatre for a stage at an electronic music festival on Italy's Adriatic Coast. More about Stufish builds dance-music colosseum for Adriatic Sound Festival
On the eve of its 98th anniversary, Italian football club AS Roma has unveiled an updated logo that hearkens back to its original crest from 1927. More about AS Roma ditches logo for "progressive return" of historic crest
This year's Venice Architecture Biennale central exhibition has more than 750 participants. To help make sense of the huge event, Dezeen asked curator Carlo Ratti to select 10 important themes to look out for. More about Ten key themes from the Venice Architecture Biennale
Terracotta, stone and concrete meet in this refurbished farmhouse in rural Tuscany by local architects Valeria Presicci and Carlo Pantanella D'Ettorre. More about Renovated Tuscan farmhouse Ricupaglia arranged around latticed brick wall
Italian architect Giuseppe Porcelli sought to bend gender norms when transforming this Milanese apartment into an "intimate homoerotic" backdrop for his inaugural furniture collection. More about Garçonnière apartment approaches bachelor pads "from a gay perspective"
Visitors to the Venice Architecture Biennale can drink coffee made from the city's canal water in a Golden Lion-winning intervention by US practice Diller Scofidio + Renfro. More about Diller Scofidio + Renfro serves up canal water coffee at Venice Architecture Biennale
Chilean studio Elemental has collaborated with building materials company Holcim to present a stripped-back incremental housing prototype at the Venice Architecture Biennale that is built of concrete made with biochar and recycled aggregate. More about Elemental presents "most radical" incremental housing design in Venice
Curator Amanda Pinatih and designer Gabriel Fontana have transformed the Dutch Pavilion at the Venice Architecture Biennale into a sports bar, revealed today as part of our day of exclusive online pavilion openings. More about The Netherlands creates sports bar at Venice Architecture Biennale
More than 200 plants feature inside the Belgian Pavilion at this year's Venice Architecture Biennale, revealed today in our series of exclusive digital pavilion openings. More about Belgian Pavilion becomes "a living laboratory" at Venice Architecture Biennale
The Danish Pavilion at this year's Venice Architecture Biennale takes the form of a construction site, unveiled exclusively as part of a day of online pavilion openings. More about Søren Pihlmann transforms Danish Pavilion into construction site at Venice Architecture Biennale
Milan-based Dimore Studio drew on Italian design from the 1960s and 70s when creating the interior of luxury train La Dolce Vita Orient Express, the latest launch from the world's most famous train line. More about Dimore Studio's La Dolce Vita Orient Express is "an homage to the golden age of travel"
Among the more experiential offerings at this year's Milan design week was a three-act play from design studio Formafantasma, presenting a critical perspective on modernism and its legacy. More about Modernism has been "misread and simplified" says Formafantasma
A number of smaller group shows popped up during this year's Milan design week, showcasing a combination of emerging and established designers' work in intimate venues. More about Emerging designers don't want to be a "herd" say group show organisers at Milan
Contemporary art and furniture filled the ornate interiors of a 19th-century palazzo in the third edition of L'Appartamento by Artemest, which was on show for Milan design week. More about Artemest invites six interior designers to transform Milan's Palazzo Donizetti