presentazione/introduction
The World is Under Construction – text by Marco Casamonti – photo by Christian Richters
editoriale/editorial
Construction‘s Shifting Geography – text by Massimiliano Giberti
panorama/panorama
EXPO 2015: Construction Site of Wonders – text by Marco Imperadori – photo by Pietro Savorelli - Benedetta Gori
scenari di architettura/architectural scenario
Studio Gianola/LAC – Lugano Art and Culture – text by Caterina Frisone – photo by Alessandra Chemollo
Mario Cucinella Architects/New Headquarters for ARPA – text by Mario Cucinella Architects – photo by Moreno Maggi
Paulo Mendes da Rocha, Metro Arquitetos Associados/Quay of Arts – text by Metro Arquitetos Associados – photo by Leonardo Finotti
Mecanoo Architecten/Wei-Wu-Ying Centre for the Arts – text by Mecanoo Architecten – photo by Christian Richters, Kouzi Isita
Diller Scofidio + Renfro/Museum of Image and Sound – text by Diller Scofidio + Renfro – photo by Patrick T. Ngo
OMA/Taipei Performing Arts Centre – text by OMA – photo by Iwan Baan, Chris Stowers
Renzo Piano Building Workshop/Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Centre – text by Renzo Piano Building Workshop – photo by IMPREGILO/ TERNA S.A. - Christomotos Fountis,Salini Impregilo Terna JV -Nikos Daniilidis, Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center - Yiorgis Yerolymbos
Toyo Ito & Associates, Archtects/National Taichung Theater – text by Toyo Ito & Associates – photo by Iwan Baan
Vector Architects/Chongqing Taoyuanju Community Centre – text by Vector Architects – photo by Vector Architects
Archea Associati, Santarelli&Partners/Santo Stefano Rehabilitation Institute – text by Santarelli&Partners – photo by Moreno Maggi
TAO (Trace Architecture Office)/Split Patio House – text by TAO – photo by TAO
Herzog & de Meuron/Porta Volta Feltrinelli Foundation – text by Herzog & de Meuron – photo by Filippo Romano
BIG/Amager Resource Centre – text by BIG – photo by Christoffer Regild, Jutta Jessen Hansen
intervista/interview
Under Construction/a dialogue with Massimiliano Fuksas – interview by Marco Casamonti
under construction bibliographical journey
edited by Aldo De Poli
itinerario contemporaneo/contemporary itinerary
Amsterdam – edited by Andrea Nastri, Giuliana Vespere
esiti concorsi/competitions
text by Alessandro Massarente
recensioni mostre e libri/exhibition and book reviews
texts by Aldo De Poli, Federica Arman, Silvia Avanzi, Monica Bruzzone, Claudio Dolci, Alessandro Gattara, Alessandro Massera, Umberto Minuta, Carmine Piscopo
new media
edited by Monica Bruzzone
Showroom Fantini by Studio Lissoni Associati – Milano
Natural elements like water and stone, neutral colours and a refined compositional balance, cosy atmospheres and a strong sensation of “feeling at home”: Fantini Milano open in Milan during the…
The original imprint of Imre Makovecz, architecture master
The view of Hungarian architecture, developed favoring large historical phases of supranational importance, is presented as a continuous transition from the rule exception. At first glance, walking across beautiful Budapest, it…
House of Hungarian Music
Sou Fujimoto won the competition to design the House of Hungarian Music in Budapest.
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Centre
Renzo Piano is realizing an important cultural and educational project, the site will comprise the National Library of Greece and the Greek National Opera in a landscaped park.
Itlas for an attic renovation in Bergamo
Simple architecture, absolute white surfaces and the sculptural presence of a staircase dominating the living area: the purity of this space created by renovating an attic in Bergamo is underlined…
Quay of Arts
Quay of Arts: a compliment to this territory, built on the astounding confrontation between nature and construction.
Florim for TownHouse Duomo – Milan
A unique concept, a new landmark in top-end hospitality in the heart of the city of Milan: 14 suites, each designed by a different designer, in the TownHouse Duomo by…
Fossil by Ceramiche Refin
Primordial tracks, marks made by plants and animals on rock formations: this is the inspiration and the image evoked by Fossil, a collection designed by Polish designer Kasia Zareba for…
Paiova 5 by Duravit
An unusual, iconic shape created by rotating (or rather, “twisting” to one side) a conventional wall-mounted tub towards the centre of the room; a new concept of the experience of…
Contemporary itinerary: Amsterdam
Amsterdam is the selected city for the itinerary of contemporary architecture in Area 139.
L’Atlante dei luoghi maledetti
The attractive book of imagined places of no return.
Porta Volta Feltrinelli Foundation
Feltrinelli per Porta Volta: a new home for Giangiacomo Feltrinelli Foundation.
The World is Under Construction
Marco Casamonti illustrates thereasons for a issue of Area that deals with the subject of the construction site and under construction projects.
National Taichung Theater
National Taichung Theater is a building complex consisting of three parts. Toyo Ito shows us one of his last under-construction projects.
London: representations and installations
A presentation of the most important ongoing initiatives in London.
