Two sweeping towers will form the centrepiece of Napoli Porta Est, a masterplan developed by British studio Zaha Hadid Architects to regenerate industrial areas in eastern Naples, Italy. More about Zaha Hadid Architects designs conjoined towers for Naples masterplan
UK studio Zaha Hadid Architects has revealed designs for the Centre of Mediterranean Culture, which is currently under construction on its coastal site in Reggio Calabria, Italy. More about Zaha Hadid Architects designs starfish-like cultural centre in Italy
Italian architects Stefano Boeri and Cino Zucchi, who were under investigation for alleged collusion in the commissioning of a major library in Milan, have been spared from house arrest but banned from judging competitions. More about Stefano Boeri banned from competition judging but "relieved" at avoiding house arrest
More than 750 participants will contribute to this year's Venice Architecture Biennale, which curator Carlo Ratti has said will be a science-heavy edition of the festival examining the changing role of architecture at a time of environmental instability. More about "There's going to be a lot of science" at 2025 Venice Architecture Biennale says Carlo Ratti
Qatar is set to create a permanent pavilion in the Giardini della Biennale in Venice, Italy, which will be the first new national pavilion in the gardens for 30 years. More about Permanent Qatar pavilion to be created in Venice's Giardini della Biennale
Architecture studio Populous has revealed its plans to renovate Lake Como's Giuseppe Sinigaglia Stadium and regenerate the surrounding lakeside urban landscape. More about Populous set to revamp Giuseppe Sinigaglia Stadium at Lake Como
Italian architects Stefano Boeri and Cino Zucchi have expressed their surprise at being investigated for collusion in the commissioning of a major library in Milan, with prosecutors requesting house arrest. More about Stefano Boeri "extremely shocked" about house arrest threat due to collusion investigation
Genoese architecture studio Caarpa has restored the Church of Nostra Signora della Costa in Levanto, Italy, installing a mezzanine to complement the original ornamentation. More about Caarpa transforms Italian church into event venue with mezzanine addition
Italian studio C+S Architects has completed a nursery near Bergamo featuring a red concrete retaining wall engraved with representations of the animals from a famous 1950s puzzle by designer Enzo Mari. More about Enzo Mari animals decorate Italian nursery by C+S Architects
The next instalment in our 21st-Century Architecture: 25 Years 25 Buildings series looks at Bosco Verticale, the first "vertical forest". More about Boeri Studio's Bosco Verticale was the most significant building of 2014
Architecture office Studio Wok has transformed a disused technical building at QuadroDesign's headquarters in northern Italy into an artist residency, with living and sleeping areas accommodated in its unusually shaped roof. More about Studio Wok converts abandoned electrical cabin into minimalist artist residency
A grass-topped roof of compacted earth appears to float above this glazed restaurant near Parma, Italy, designed by Turin-based studio Carlo Ratti Associati for tomato company Mutti. More about Carlo Ratti Associati shelters Mutti restaurant with "clod of earth lifted from the ground"
Promotion: Italian manufacturer Meridiani has released a series of "full and soft" furniture pieces designed by its designer and art director Andrea Parisio. More about Andrea Parisio imbues Meridiani furniture series with curves and personality
Architects and designers including Kengo Kuma, Konstantin Grcic and Shigeru Ban have unveiled doghouses and other pet-centric designs at the Architecture for Dogs exhibition at the ADI Design Museum in Italy. More about Kengo Kuma and Shigeru Ban design kennels for Architecture for Dogs exhibition in Milan
Architecture studios OMA and Andrea Tabocchini Architecture have remodelled the Gallery of the Kings at the Museo Egizio in Turin, Italy, to "reconnect the ancient Egyptian statues to their original context". More about OMA creates aluminium-clad gallery for monumental Egyptian statues
Design gallery Galerie Philia has unveiled an exhibition of contemporary designs based on the collections of the Medici family in the greenhouse of Florence's 16th-century Palazzo Corsini al Prato. More about Six designers reimagine Renaissance artefacts for Future Relics exhibition
Italian architecture studio Una/Unless has created a wedge-shaped temporary pavilion for the courtyard of the Accademia di Belle Arti di Venezia, featuring a shimmering blue skin intended to evoke the ocean. More about Una/Unless installs glossy prismatic pavilion in historic Venetian courtyard
Promotion: Italian architecture firm Studio Fuksas has made its operatic debut with open-air productions of Tosca and Turandot, for which the company designed an all-white set in front of Rome's ancient Baths of Caracalla. More about Studio Fuksas creates dramatic all-white stage design for Tosca and Turandot
For our latest lookbook, we look at the interiors of contemporary pizzerias across the globe, including a pink vegan restaurant in London and a Mexico City space informed by a neighbouring church. More about Eight eclectic pizzerias that take the slice-shop to the next level
Film director Luca Guadagnino's interior design studio has turned a historic palazzo in Rome, Italy, into a luxury hotel. More about Luca Guadagnino transforms Roman palazzo "steeped in history" into boutique hotel