Network of Architecture creates lakeside swimming hut in South Tyrol
Italian studio Network of Architecture has built a timber cafe and changing room alongside the scenic Völser Weiher lake in South Tyrol, Italy. More
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Caret Studio installs gridded social-distancing system inside Italian piazza
Italian practice Caret Studio has installed the StoDistante installation in an Italian square to encourage social distancing as a temporary solution for reactivating public spaces after Covid-19 lockdown ends. More
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Milan calls on architects and designers to create social-distancing devices
Architects and designers are being asked to devise social-distancing devices to allow Milan's bars, shops and public spaces to reopen safely following the height of the coronavirus pandemic. More
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Microscape uses stone-filled cages to update Italian cemetery
Cemetery Castel San Gimignano has been renovated by Italian architecture studio Microscape using local limestone stacked in metal baskets. More
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Italian design brands reopen factories with safety measures in place
Italian design brands including B&B Italia, Moroso and Minotti have reopened their factories today as coronavirus lockdown restrictions in the country are finally eased. More
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Shipping-container intensive care unit installed at Turin hospital
A two-bed intensive care unit within a shipping container, designed by Italian architects Carlo Ratti and Italo Rota, has been built at a hospital in Turin and is being used to treat patients fighting the coronavirus. More
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BDR Bureau gives 1960s Italian school a pastel pink makeover
A school from the 1960s in Torino, Italy, has been updated with a pink steel and adobe plaster extension designed by architecture studio BDR Bureau. More
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Italian design brands warn of "economic catastrophe" unless factories reopen next week
Nine leading Italian design brands have signed a manifesto urging the government to allow them to restart production after Easter amid concerns "it could take 20-30 years" for the sector to recover from the impact of coronavirus. More
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Italy's design brands "hopeful" as coronavirus lockdown end nears
Design brands in Italy are hoping to reopen factories and restart production lines next week, when coronavirus restrictions are due to be eased. More
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Arper founder Luigi Feltrin dies aged 85 from coronavirus
Luigi Feltrin, founder of Italian furniture brand Arper, has passed away near Venice at the age of 85 after contracting coronavirus. More
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Urban Cabin is a micro apartment in Italy with custom seating and storage
Architect Francesca Perani has transformed the porch of an Italian villa into a 25-square-metre micro-apartment suitable for self-isolation with plenty of hidden storage. More
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Deltastudio converts concrete warehouse into minimalist family home
Architecture practice Deltastudio has turned a former agricultural warehouse in Italy into a house with a balcony framed with white curtains. More
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"Challenging situations spark human innovation" say Italian design brands hit by Covid-19
The coronavirus pandemic will eventually lead to higher quality, more sustainable products, according to Italian design brands that were forced to temporarily close their factories this week. More
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Lorenzo Guzzini builds stone house with infinity pool overlooking Lake Como
Italian architect Lorenzo Guzzini has completed a villa overlooking Lake Como in Italy, with a facade of grey moraine stone and an infinity pool. More
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Pablo Dorigo Sempere turns Venice canal algae into postage stamps
Spanish-Italian designer Pablo Dorigo Sempere has extracted algae polluting the Venetian Lagoon and used it to make paper postage stamps for the Italian city. More
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"I want to apologise to our Italian friends"
Last week, we announced plans for an online design week called Virtual Milan. Dezeen's founder and editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs explains why this was the wrong thing to do, and what we intend to do about it. More
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Italian architect Vittorio Gregotti dies of coronavirus
Vittorio Gregotti, the Italian architect who designed Palermo's ZEN neighbourhood and the Barcelona Olympic Stadium, has passed away at the age of 92 from coronavirus. More
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Salone del Mobile to "take a final decision" in April on whether to go ahead
Milan's Salone del Mobile furniture fair will decide next month whether it will take place in June, amid the coronavirus pandemic. More
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Salone del Mobile to evaluate situation as Milan, Venice and much of northern Italy sealed off due to coronavirus
Bosses of Milan's Salone del Mobile furniture fair will meet this week to "assess the situation" as Lombardy and several northern Italian regions were locked down due to the coronavirus outbreak. More
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Venice Architecture Biennale 2020 postponed due to coronavirus
Breaking news: the start of the Venice Architecture Biennale has been delayed from May to August due to disruption caused by the coronavirus outbreak in Italy. More
