Robots will assemble brick facades of Milan's university science campus
Carlo Ratti Associati is designing a new science campus for the University of Milan, complete with brick facades that will be made by robots. More
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Fountains jet water over entrance to Foster + Partners' sunken Apple Store in Milan
In Milan the latest Foster + Partners-designed Apple Store features a dramatic water feature in an update on the traditional Italian piazza. More
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Design Academy Eindhoven students take over Milanese streets to explore how design impacts everyday life
Students from Design Academy Eindhoven temporarily revamped a pair of Milan streets, adding a coffee shop where customers have to grind beans themselves and a newspaper stand selling fake news. More
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OMA's Fondazione Prada Torre opens with quirky interiors and renowned contemporary art
A room filled with giant spinning mushrooms and a set of bright yellow-green bathrooms are among the surprises found inside the OMA-designed Torre, which opened last week as the final part of the Fondazione Prada arts complex in Milan. More
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Zaha Hadid Architects completes twisted Generali Tower in Milan
Zaha Hadid Architects has completed a twisted tower that soars 170 metres above Milan, making it the third tallest building in the city. More
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Milan "will benefit from Brexit" as the city grows in confidence and status, say designers and critics
Milan is becoming a major cultural destination that could attract creative businesses away from London, according to leading figures in the city for its design week. More
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Gabriel Scott installs cocktail-inspired lights at Milan's legendary Bar Basso
New York designer Gabriel Scott has created a version of his Myriad light based on the signature drink served at Bar Basso, the hub for late-night frivolity during Milan design week. More
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Peter Pichler builds pyramidal pavilion using 1,600 wooden beams
Over 1,600 wooden beams are stacked on top of another to form this intricate pavilion, designed by Italian architect Peter Pichler. More
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Phillip K Smith III and COS create wall of mirrors in historic Italian palazzo
American artist Phillip K Smith III has worked with fashion brand COSÂ to install a faceted mirror structure in the courtyard of a 16th-century palazzo, as part of Milan design week 2018. More
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12 of Milan's best bars, restaurants and galleries nominated by designers
With Milan design week about to start, we asked designers to name their favourite hangouts in the city. Highlights include a plant-filled gin distillery, a "chocolate factory" and a locomotive factory converted into a gallery. More
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Alessandro Borghese's Milan restaurant designed to evoke a 1930s cruise ship
Dezeen promotion: celebrity chef Alessandro Borghese has opened a new restaurant in Milan, featuring an interior that pairs Neolith Sintered Stone with shades of gold and green. More
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OMA adds white concrete gallery tower to Fondazione Prada art centre in Milan
OMA has added another building to its Fondazione Prada complex in Milan, a white concrete tower that will showcase a collection of contemporary art. More
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Piuarch transforms abandoned aircraft factory into Gucci's Milan headquarters
Italian office Piuarch has converted a former aircraft manufacturing facility in Milan into fashion brand Gucci's new headquarters, adding a glazed tower wrapped in metal sunscreens to the rows of brick-clad hangars. More
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All four seasons coexist in Milan garden proposed by Carlo Ratti
Italian architect Carlo Ratti has revealed plans for a covered garden in Milan, which would use climate-control technology to allow visitors to experience spring, summer, autumn and winter at any time of year. More
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Acne Studios opens pink-ceilinged flagship store in Milan's Brera district
Acne is the latest design brand to favour pink for interiors, using it to colour the ceiling in its new Milan store. More
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AMO uses mirrors and millennial pink to create a disorientating catwalk for Prada Resort show
For Prada's Resort 2018 catwalk show, AMO filled Fondazione Prada's new exhibition space with mirrors and translucent pink columns. More
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MAD and Stefano Boeri propose crinkled towers and vertical forests for Milan's disused railway yards
MAD, Stefano Boeri Architetti and Mecanoo are among five architecture studios to unveil proposals to completely transform unused railways across Milan, creating high-density housing and swaths of greenery. More
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Snarkitecture creates billowing all-white pop-up store for Valextra in Milan
Clouds of folded fabric line the inside of this pop-up store, created by Snarkitecture during Milan design week to mark the 80th anniversary of Italian accessories brand Valextra. More
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AMO designs Prada catwalk as a series of interior scenes
For Prada's Autumn Winter 2017 show, AMO divided the catwalk into a series of colourful interiors with beds and benches. More
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Milan home renovation hides stairwell and floor-to-ceiling cupboards
Italian design studio AIM has renovated a home in Milan to add storage in the walls and a disguised central staircase. More
