Italian fashion brand Sunnei has renovated the interior of an ex-recording studio to create a minimalist headquarters as a canvas for furniture and art pieces by the brand's collaborators. More about Sunnei transforms former recording studio into fashion brand HQ in Milan
Barcelona-based studio EMBT has revealed images of a mass-timber metro station, which is under construction in the Centro Direzionale area of Naples. More about Benedetta Tagliabue reveals mass-timber metro station under construction in Naples
BIG has begun construction on its CityWave building, which will visually connect the towers of Milan's CityLife development with a low swooping roof that doubles as one of Italy's largest urban photovoltaic power stations. More about BIG breaks ground on building to unite Milan towers by Hadid, Libeskind and Isozaki
Dezeen promotion: Italian design brand JCP Universe has updated its website with an e-commerce section where visitors can purchase an array of the brand's diverse interior products. More about JCP Universe unveils new website featuring an e-commerce section
Architecture office Carlana Mezzalira Pentimalli has completed a music school in Bressanone, Italy, comprising monolithic concrete volumes decorated with a subtle hand-hammered pattern. More about Carlana Mezzalira Pentimalli designs music school with patterned concrete walls
The Italian design industry is seeing a generational change when it comes to gender equality, says Maria Porro, the youngest-ever president of Salone del Mobile and the first woman to hold the role. More about Salone del Mobile president Maria Porro says she's standing "on the shoulders of giants"
Milan's mayor Beppe Sala has likened a fire in a tower block in Milan on Sunday to the Grenfell Tower fire in London due to the way the flames seemingly spread through its cladding. More about Milan apartment block fire "closely recalled Grenfell Tower" says mayor
Architect Arney Fender Katsalidis will transform a disused railway site in Rome into a low-carbon neighbourhood as part of the Reinventing Cities programme, which encourages cities to strive towards net-zero urban developments. More about Arney Fender Katsalidis to transform Tuscolana railway site into low-carbon 15-minute city
Studio Wok has completed Myrto, a pizzeria on Sardinia that is designed to reflect the island's earth tones and wind-swept granite rocks. More about Studio Wok designs cavernous pizza restaurant to recall rocky coves of Sardinia
Fashion brand COS added an installation of mirrored plinths and display stands draped in layers of transparent mesh to enhance and contrast the interiors of the historic Palazzo Menz in Bolzano, Italy. More about COS reflects 18th-century frescoes in Bolzano store with mirrors and mesh
Architecture firm Skidmore Owings & Merrill has been chosen to design a mass-timber Olympic Village with "minimal environmental impact" for the 2026 winter Olympics hosted by Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo. More about SOM to design athletes' village in Porta Romana for the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Games
Network of Architecture has turned a former monastery in Italy into the Monastero Arx Vivendi hotel by conserving and refreshing the interiors and inserting a series of glazed spa rooms into its gardens. More about NOA transforms 17th-century monastery near Lake Garda into hotel and spa
Stefano Boeri Architetti has inserted an entrance kiosk and a pedestrian walkway that provides access to subterranean rooms within Rome's historic Domus Aurea palace. More about Stefano Boeri completes new entrance and walkway at Rome's Domus Aurea
American artist Doug Aitken has designed a plant-filled mirrored installation for the Saint Laurent menswear Spring Summer 2022 fashion show in Venice. More about Doug Aitken creates kaleidoscopic catwalk for Saint Laurent show in Venice
A 10th-century castle in the Umbrian hills has been restored and transformed into a hotel by Count Benedikt Bolza and his family, who created custom furniture for its 36 suites, restaurant and spa. More about Bolza family turns 1,000-year-old Italian castle into Hotel Castello di Reschio
In this week's comments update, readers are debating the development of a Hyperloop high-speed transport system in Italy. More about "Hyperloop is all hype" says commenter
London architectural studio Sybarite has paid tribute to Ferrari's legacy in the car brand's lifestyle concept store, which features a scarlet glass wall that recalls a racetrack and a terracotta facade that nods to its Italian heritage. More about Ferrari unveils glossy lifestyle concept store designed by Sybarite
London studio Zaha Hadid Architects has signed an agreement to develop a Hyperloop high-speed transport system across Italy. More about Zaha Hadid Architects set to design Italian Hyperloop system
Dirk Somers, founder of Antwerp studio Bovenbouw Architectuur, created a "fictional, yet recognisable" Flemish city named Composite Presence for the Belgian Pavilion at this year's Venice Architecture Biennale. More about Dirk Somers creates fictional city from fifty recently completed Flemish buildings
Green onyx lines the floors and walls of this fashion boutique in Rome by creative duo Giada Forte and Robert Vattilana. More about Fashion brand Forte Forte "drowns" its Rome store in green onyx