Rome's Colosseum arena set to be reconstructed with retractable floor
The Italian government is planning to add a retractable floor to the Colosseum amphitheatre in Rome so that performances can be held within the arena. More
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Retroscena is a colourful apartment renovation by La Macchina Studio
Italian architecture office La Macchina Studio has renovated a 1950s apartment in Rome, revealing original terrazzo floors and adding bold colours. More
Studio Venturoni warms up Rome apartment with earthy hues
Bands of terracotta and sand-coloured paint wrap around the walls of Trevi House, a one-bed apartment in Rome that's been overhauled by Studio Venturoni. More
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Bottle recycling scheme in Rome exchanges plastic waste for metro rides
Rome is trialling a scheme where people can recycle plastic bottles in return for free rides on the city's public transport system. More
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Gabriele Salini transforms historic palazzo into G-Rough hotel in Rome
Mirrored tiles, patina walls, contemporary art and modernist Italian furniture make up this hotel within a 17th-century palazzo in Rome, which was formerly the family home of the owner. More
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Two buildings in Rome merge to form boutique hotel Condominio Monti
Italian architecture firm Studio Tamat and designer Sabina Guidotti have merged and overhauled two buildings to create this boutique hotel in Rome, Italy. More
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Dolce & Gabbana's Rome store features a digital fresco
A digitalised fresco depicting soaring cherubs and angered Greek gods is the focal point of luxury fashion brand Dolce & Gabbana's latest store in Rome, which has been created by architecture studio Carbondale. More
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Jean Nouvel renovates 17th-century palazzo for Rooms of Rome guest suites
French architect Jean Nouvel has carried out a subtle update of an old palazzo in Rome to form a series of guest rooms with dilapidated surfaces. More
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Campana brothers reveal latest work at Notturno exhibition in Rome
Rugs inspired by bacteria and an armchair made up of huge furry tendrils are two new works being showcased by the Campana brothers' at their solo show at Giustini/Stagetti gallery in Rome. More
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Aesop teams up with film director Luca Guadagnino for interior of Rome store
Studio Luca Guadagnino has used roughened stone, rosy marble and bundles of straw throughout Aesop's store in Rome, which is meant to visually echo the city's ancient buildings. More
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Studio Strato creates cosy reading den in renovated Rome apartment
A reading room with a daybed and porthole window is built into the living room of Pointing House, a one-bedroom apartment in Rome designed by Studio Strato. More
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Antonino Cardillo bases textured all-green gallery interior on Wagner opera
When refurbishing the interior of this gallery in Rome, Antonino Cardillo looked to the colours and textures used in the opening scene of Richard Wagner's Das Rheingold opera. More
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Iron-framed glass panels divide Rome apartment with open-plan feel
Italian architect Alessandro Tomei has overhauled this sixth-floor apartment in Rome featuring exposed concrete pillars and iron-framed glass partitions. More
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South Korea's "first generation" of fully autonomous architects profiled in Rome exhibition
An office with a timber-lined courtyard and another with bold red trusses are among the projects to feature in an exhibition of contemporary South Korean architecture in Rome. More
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Studio Fuksas suspends cloud-like auditorium inside Rome convention centre
Studio Fuksas has completed a convention centre and hotel complex in Rome, featuring an auditorium in a translucent fibreglass "cloud", suspended within a huge glass box. More
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MdAA creates elevated bedroom "like a treehouse" inside Rome apartment
Inside Festival 2015: Massimo d'Alessandro explains how his studio MdAA transformed an old stable into an apartment by creating a treehouse-like room raised from the floor on a single column (+ movie). More
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Fendi moves headquarters into iconic Mussolini-commissioned building
Italian fashion house Fendi has moved into its new headquarters at Rome's Palazzo della Civiltà Italiana – a building commissioned by dictator Benito Mussolini in 1943 that has been renovated by local architect Marco Costanzi (+ slideshow). More
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Daniel Libeskind plans three angular skyscrapers for Rome
After the Walkie Talkie, here is a trio of Trimphones: New York-based architect Daniel Libeskind has unveiled designs for three towers to be built near the new AS Roma football stadium, with the tallest reaching 220 metres in height (+ slideshow). More
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Staircases trace a path across the glazed facade of Intecs office block in Rome
A glazed channel steps around the facade this office block in Rome by Italian firms Modostudio and Sofia Cattinari Studio di Architettura, revealing the ascent of two staircases (+ slideshow). More
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MAD wins approval for first European project after four years of negotiations
News: Ma Yansong's Beijing studio MAD has been granted permission to drastically remodel a 1970s block in Rome, to create a residential complex featuring tree-covered terraces and translucent metallic walls. More
