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Toward a planetary architecture
Essays
Toward a planetary architectureAlessandro Valenti and Giulia Ricci
The Collective, first issue of About:, explores militant, allocentric architecture amid today’s polycrisis—through essays, data, and projects that rethink collectivity and coexistence
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Mapei / Sustainable building solutions
Companies
Mapei / Sustainable building solutionsMarianna Guernieri
Sustainable solutions that combine decarbonization strategies with systems for waterproofing, restoration, and masonry reinforcement
Designing, building, and inventing with Dante Bini
Essays
Designing, building, and inventing with Dante BiniWill McLean
Dante Bini merges architecture and invention—rethinking construction through air and radical ideas shaped over decades of visionary practice
Homes that heal
Projects
Homes that healLuisa Nannipieri
In rural Tanzania, the Star homes project explores how architectural design can reduce malaria by 35%—blending Tropical Modernism, scientific research, and local knowledge to improve health
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Behind the scenes of the 2025 Architecture Biennale
People
Behind the scenes of the 2025 Architecture BiennaleTim Abrahams
In Venice, Carlo Ratti turns the Biennale into a lab for climate-aware architecture and new links between intelligences, disciplines, and places
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Side notes from the 2025 Biennale of Architecture
Events
Side notes from the 2025 Biennale of ArchitectureAlessandro Valenti
Reflections on the “Intelligens. Natural. Artificial. Collective.” exhibition, and the legacy of radical architecture
In conversation with Niklas Bildstein Zaar
People
In conversation with Niklas Bildstein ZaarLaura Arrighi
We spoke with Sub co-founder Niklas Bildstein Zaar about designing Carlo Ratti’s Biennale—exploring its physical and digital layers, AI, empathy, and humanity
Venice reimagined: an architectural journey
Itineraries
Venice reimagined: an architectural journeyGiulia Ricci
Tracing the layers of Venice’s built fabric, where quiet transformations connect past and present through inventive forms, spaces, and interiors
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