INSIGHTS

NEWS AND UPDATES

This is a space for information and updating on the our studio activities and goals achieved. In addition, you can find reflections on the themes of architecture, building technology, the evolution of cities and social events, from both an architect's and a citizen's point of view.

building less

Building less is a sustainable future

This is the global screening at 14.33 of today the 26th of October 2020. The population increased today is 66,713,388. The actualised global population is 7.8 billion. We produced this year 65.2 million cars and spent today 2.8 billion dollars on military equipment. Also, only for today, 4.6 million hectares of forest are loss, 3.6 billion litres of water consumed this year. I don’t have a clear idea where we are going and what we intend for sustainability and respect of our earth. We still look for most sustainable material

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Hand with Reflecting Sphere Escher

Living, Building, Place, Space

Conversation around Heidegger and the meaning of building places We architects design and construct buildings designed to live in. Looking for the meaning of the word “living” a few days ago, I happened to read an in-depth analysis of an essay by Heidegger (Building, living, thinking) published by Giuliano Antonello on his blog. I found it very interesting and current, and being an architect dealing with places of living for years, I felt a need to share the highlights. Man is the only one who inhabits the world. To say

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Post-covid cities

How Covid-19 could change our cities

There is an ongoing process of dichotomizing the “dream concept” of the cities of the future (post-Covid cities). We have made cities grow dramatically to encourage the concentration of labour by bringing the worker ‘closer’ to the place of production. The main cities have still a medieval concentric organization of the territory where the city hall and the cathedral have been replaced by the trade center, the wealthy people live in the first circle, middle class (bourgeoisie) in the second one, etc. All aimed at the “confinement” of the labour

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buy a property in sicily

Why to buy a property in Sicily?

SICILY IS NOT TUSCANY… Sicily is a beautiful island in the South of Italy with a 12-month tourism market and a wonderful place where to spend holidays. This article wants to explain why the eastern and South-Eastern part of Sicily represents a good option for property investment. This area has a high potential in terms of tourism business opportunities. The Eastern and South-Eastern part of Sicily has equalled in popularity the Chianti area in Tuscany. The immediate consequence of the recent “discovery” of this beautiful area at the centre of

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archmarathon 2020

Bureau69 at Archmarathon 2020

  ArchWeekMiami is a week-long international cultural initiative, conceived and organized by Platform, an Italian publisher based in Miami, specializing in art, architecture, and design. AWM was created to offer an evolved and profiled target composed of architects, interior designers, developers, and local and international buyers an opportunity to develop business contacts, meet customers, learn more about technical issues, tell ideas and present projects. AWM revolves around events, meetings, cultural activities and entertainment entirely dedicated to the world of architecture and design. During the week the cultural hub will be the Archmarathon

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