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 Ossa Czermna...
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...
Intecs Spa headquarters becomes first non-residential building in Rome to earn a CasaClima Class A energy rating
Located within the Technpolo Tiburtino, a major business and technology district in Rome, the compact Intecs headquarters...
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...
World’s First Bionic Hand With a Sense of Touch is Set to Be Transplanted
An anonymous man in his 20s who lives in Rome will soon receive a new hand, and for the first time in the world...
BAG Officinamobile Builds Rome’s First Straw Bale House
Seeking to change the perception that straw bale buildings are only suitable for rural areas, Beyond Architecture...
European Environment Agency Says Climate Change is Already Evident on the Continent
Alvaro German Vilela / Shutterstock.com A new report from the European Environment Agency states that the effects...
Super-Efficient MED in Italy House Takes the Lead at the 2012 Solar Decathlon Europe
MED in Italy is a clever play on words that refers to the fact that the home was made in Italy, but it also refers...
European Environment Agency (EEA) Releases Interactive Maps Showing Heatwave Risk On The Continent
Europe is a big place and as such, climate change will affect the continent's cities in different ways. For example,...
Ferrari-Inspired Italo High-Speed Train Will Hit the Tracks in Italy
That flash of red whizzing by you in Italy now may not necessarily be a Ferrari sports car - it could be a new...
Raumlabor’s ‘Officina Roma’ is a Villa Built Entirely From Trash by Kids
Located in Rome, "Officina Roma" was commissioned by MAXXI (Museo Nazionale Della Arti des XXI Secolo). The...
Amazing Eco Easter Egg Sprouts Mini Skyscrapers and Urban Farms
Easter eggs these days come in all shapes and sizes, but none are more unusual or awesome than this grass-covered...
Colorful Crocheted Smart Car Hits the Streets of Rome
A mini car plus some beautiful handiwork add up to this incredible crocheted Smart Car in Rome, photographed by...
Crazy Mushroom Inspired Enoki Eco City
Spotted over at designboom, OFL Architecture's Enoki Eco City is a fantastical, sustainable model for Rome....
Stadium Franco Sensi: Rome’s Solar-Powered Stadium
Forget decorative crystalline stadium skins; Gino Zavanella's recently unveiled stadium is completely plastered...