Effimera light – Prandina lighting Design
The Effimera floor lamp is the result of a careful study in artistic and technological level carried out by the Research and Development Prandina. Effimera owes its name to the lightness and suppleness of the two metal rods, studied by following an approach aimed at saving energy and with a focus on an innovative element […]
Best Architecture Websites – The best list to keep informed
In this post you will find a list of the best architecture websites that over the years I have selected and which are now in my bookmarks bar and in my Feedly. These sites were selected for the quality of content and for the amount of inspiration they provide, because – in my opinion – […]
Personal branding for Architects: How to promote yourself
Are you a young student looking for a studio? Are you an architect looking for new clients? Are you a designer who wants to showcase your skills? Are you attracted by web and communication? If you find yourself in one of these questions… This post is for you! Here we will discuss toghether the opportuity that […]
Architecture for the visually impaired – Startup Tooteko
The idea of startup Tooteko is to succeed providing – Architecture for the visually impaired – the perception of a building by touch and audio description. Tooteko was born three years ago, at the end of 2012, thanks to the thesis of Serena Ruffato (in collaboration with Fabio D’Agnano, head of the master in digital architecture, and […]
A Good Architect never starts from zero
Adolf Loos used to say that “the good architect is the one who starts from where his predecessors ended”, so that he continues the process of their ideas, of their inventions- creating a path long like the history. The importance of this concept stands in the idea that it is not worthy to start every […]
Less is more vs Less is a bore – Which one?
Less is more is very popular in nearly every architectural school of the world, but there’s also the quote Less is a Bore – even if it is not very famous, I believe that it is equally important. The first one, of course, is by Mies Van Der Rohe, while Less is a bore is […]
3D Printing Architecture: 17 facts on the potential of this combination
If we can talk about 3D Printing Architecture is thanks to the people who have been pursuing the technology of 3D printing during the last decades. It was 1982 when Mr. Chuck Hull invented the Stereolithography and founded the first company in the field of 3D printing. 33 years have passed and the road made […]
Visiting Marrakech by an architectural point of view
I went in Marrakech, Morocco’s capital, last spring – and I had the possibility to view and taste the narrow streets, the central square Jamaa el Fna, the smells and sounds, the street vendors, the symbols and the Arab tradition of another culture. When I traveled for the first time in Marrakech, I didn’t know […]
Home (Design) Office: 10 Products to start designing your Headquarter
The new frontier of work, thanks to an increasingly ubiquitous connection in our lives and thanks to new technologies will be probably more and more the one of remote working. Smartphones have already started being part of this process, but what the smartwatch and especially Google glasses will be able to do is not measurable […]
12 Things I wish I’d known before starting my studies in Architecture
If there’s one thing I’ve learned over the years, during my studies in architecture, is that studying this subject requires many sacrifices. At the same time, however, it can give you a sense of design and creative processes that few other faculties can offer. Not everyone has an expert guide – an older student, a […]
Learning from Architecture, learning from People
The work experience of a newly graduated architect who had the possibility to take an unusual path in an incredible architectural contest and within a group of inspirational people. By learning from Architecture and places, I mean that is always possible to take inspiration from what surrounds us if you’re able to observe in the […]
The infinite architecture on web – Tons of pics, few stories
We are passing from one side of the world to the other, from a well-known architect to a young one dealing with his first project, from an autobus platform roof to a futuristic city- we can do all of this just sitting in front of our computer screen. And this is, potentially, something incredible, because […]