Archistart promoted the Self Construction Competition, the contest for the design of an urban installation to be built within DIY techniques (self-construction) that gives you the chance to see your idea actually realized. 22 young professionals under 35 of 6 different nationalities took part in the competition with 12 projects. The jury was composed of Shud…

Still no plans for this summer? Same old, same old? SIGH! Looking for something fun and interesting? Want to finally visit Italy? The authentic Italy, not the mainstream super busy touristic places, of course! Your best choice of 2018: IAHsummer18, the summer workshop that will change you !!! You are not convinced? Or you are…

The Salone Internazionale del Mobile will start tomorrow in Milan, one the most important international fairs of the year, extremely loved by architects and designers from Italy and all around the world. The incredible trade fair is not the only attraction, as the unmissable events of Fuorisalone and Milano Design Week, scattered around the city…

Architecture and engineering are our passions, construction sites our obsession! Therefore, in all of us, there is .. an umarell! Umarell is a word of the Bolognese dialect to indicate a persona: in the collective imagination a nice retiree who appreciates the building sites of the city so much that he observes and supervises the…

Archistart promoted the second Architectural Thesis Award, the international thesis award, launched with the aim of promoting, rewarding and giving visibility to young talents in architecture. 226 young professionals under 35 of 20 different nationalities took part in the competition with 152 projects. The jury was composed of Luis Pimentel Stefano Boeri Architect; Alessio Bernardelli, members of Km429…

For some years now Archistart has been taking care of the valorization of under 35 young architects and has kept monitoring the panorama of emerging studies on the national and international scene. Km429, founded by Simona Avigni e Alessio Bernardelli has been gaining ground for a while, showing off in competitions and getting important achievements. After winning…

Last September BIG has unveiled its new visitor centre designed for the toy company LEGO: the building, composed of a stack of huge blocks, features brightly colored patios that are home to a submarine, a shark and a camel. Located on the site of the old town hall of Billund, in close proximity to the…

Archistart, which helps young architecture firms to emerge on the national scene, has been following the design studio OPPS for a while and last July it included OPPS in the jury of the first ATA (Architectural Thesis Award). During the course of this year, OPPS has become one of the most promising under 35 architectural…

After years of discussion, it’s finally happening: London’s Oxford Street is going to be pedestrianized. Know as a key London axis and world-renowned as a place to shop (with stores as Primark, Topman, Clarks, Gap, Claire’s etc), this central core of West End has endured for years as a notorious fume trap because it’s such…