
An adaptive reuse project in Rome features modular meeting rooms
A design collaboration between Masina Studio in Rome and London-based THDP studio, the DoubleTree by...

A LEED Gold-targeted office will enhance worker wellbeing
Milan-based firm Antonio Citterio Patricia Viel (ACPV) has unveiled plans for the sustainable renovation of energy...

Architects want to turn the Tiber River banks into a thriving piazza
In its ongoing efforts to introduce imaginative public spaces into cities, New York-based Ballman Khapalova has...

When in Rome, recycle more to earn free metro and bus travel tickets
Rome’s Mayor Virginia Raggi recently unveiled an eco-friendly pilot initiative that is gaining popularity in...

Hotel group in Rome eliminates plastic bottles for Earth Day
Rome’s Bettoja Hotels Collection is demonstrating that you may not be able to single-handedly solve the world’s...

Rome is banning all oil-burning cars by 2024
Rome is jumping on the diesel-banning bandwagon - the city just announced plans to ban oil-burning cars within...

Believed tomb of Jesus Christ is far older than previously thought
Scientists have discovered that the tomb in which Jesus Christ is believed to have been buried after his crucifixion...

Wolves return to Rome's periphery for the first time in 100 years
The wolf, an animal that has served as a symbol of Rome since ancient times, has returned to the historic Italian...

Pope opens free laundromat for Rome's poor
Homeless people in Rome will now have a place to wash their clothes and blankets, thanks to Pope Francis. The pope...

Studio Fuksas completes Rome's largest building in over 50 years
The project is built in Rome's historic quarter EUR and boasts 55,000 square meters (13 acres) of mixed-use spaces,...

Open-source phytoremediation project tackles the Tiber River’s pollution crisis
Recognized as a YAP MAXXI 2016 finalist project, the Albula installation was proposed for the public square in...

6 Creepy Churches Made of Bones
Our Lady of the Conception of the Capuchins Sedlec Ossuary Monastery of San Francisco San Bernardino alle...

1970's Roman apartment reconfigured as modern Twin Flats
The architects divided the apartment into Unit A and Unit B and introduced a common entrance area. Each unit has...

RhOME for denCity's Passive Solar Home Wins Grand Prize at Solar Decathlon Europe 2014
The RhOME for denCity team consists of professors and researchers from the Architecture, Business Studies and...

Enormous Beehive Made of Recycled Plastic Bags Dangles at Rome's Museum of Contemporary Art
In the 16th century, Italy produced Michelangelo and the Sistine Chapel, but now many of the world's art museums...