Architecture



Ring Leaders - Italy's relationship with bell towers

West of Florence in the Albano hills is the village of Vinci. Leonardo was born here in 1452, as remembered by models of the great man’s inventions in a museum in the village. Vinci’s bell tower looks out over an archetypal Tuscan landscape
For John Heseltine, bell towers are a defining characteristic of many an Italian city, hill-town and village - ...read more
Seves: new showroom in Milan

Seves: new showroom in Milan Five hundred metres in lilac for Seves' new creative and commercial outpost in Milan.

Work begins on belt for Venice bell-tower

Work begins on belt for Venice bell-tower Work began in Venice this week to fit a titanium belt to one of the city's most famous landmarks, the bell-tower in St Mark's Square.

Italians to build Russian supercity

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Architects give Florence airport a new look

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Venice bridge movement worry

Venice bridge movement worryGrand Canal structure 'may have to be watched' - A slight movement in Venice's first new bridge in 70 years is worrying engineers carrying out the final tests on the controversial structure.

Florence boasts world's most beautiful hotel

Florence boasts world's most beautiful hotelRiva Lofts gets top honours from British style magazine- British style magazine Wallpaper recently deemed Riva Lofts, a new hotel housed in an old factory in the working-class Isolotto neighbourhood in Florence, the Best New Hotel' in t