https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Italy in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed The world's most prestigious architecture event, the Venice Architecture Biennale, opens on Saturday for a six-month show exploring the question of coexistence in a post-pandemic world. https://www.thelocal.it/20210522/venice-biennale-asks-whether-pandemic-is-ushering-a-new-era-of-architecture Sat, 22 May 2021 12:39:54 +0200 venice-biennale-asks-whether-pandemic-is-ushering-a-new-era-of-architecture It doesn't look like much from the outside, but a building in central Rome holds a hidden treasure in the basement: the remains of a Roman era home, including elaborate mosaics. https://www.thelocal.it/20210507/ancient-roman-home-and-mosaics-unearthed-during-italian-apartment-renovation Fri, 07 May 2021 15:39:49 +0200 ancient-roman-home-and-mosaics-unearthed-during-italian-apartment-renovation Not everything in Italy has been at a standstill for the past seven weeks. Work on Genoa's new bridge, built to replace one that collapsed in 2018 with the loss of 43 lives, has continued day and night - and is now nearing completion. https://www.thelocal.it/20200428/new-hope-for-italy-as-genoa-bridge-nears-completion Tue, 28 Apr 2020 10:53:31 +0200 new-hope-for-italy-as-genoa-bridge-nears-completion Congratulations, Parma: the northern city has been named Italy's Capital of Culture for 2020. https://www.thelocal.it/20180216/parma-italy-capital-of-culture-2020 Fri, 16 Feb 2018 17:21:36 +0100 parma-italy-capital-of-culture-2020 Did you know that Italy is home to the world's longest Tibetan bridge, or the reason why Ponte Vecchio survived the Second World War? Whether you prefer to visit places with a curious history or simply somewhere pretty to Instagram, there's something for you on our list of the 16 Italian bridges you should try to cross at least once in your life. https://www.thelocal.it/20170328/the-bridges-you-simply-have-to-cross-in-italy Tue, 28 Mar 2017 16:31:00 +0200 the-bridges-you-simply-have-to-cross-in-italy Just over a year after the Genoa motorway bridge collapse that killed 43 people, workers have raised the first stretch of a replacement designed by famed architect Renzo Piano. https://www.thelocal.it/20191001/special-day-first-part-of-genoas-new-renzo-piano-bridge-goes-up Tue, 01 Oct 2019 14:41:43 +0200 special-day-first-part-of-genoas-new-renzo-piano-bridge-goes-up The Spanish steps are one of Rome's most popular tourist sites. But how much do you know about the famous landmark? https://www.thelocal.it/20160923/eight-things-you-should-know-about-romes-spanish-steps Fri, 23 Sep 2016 10:51:13 +0200 eight-things-you-should-know-about-romes-spanish-steps In an era when many countries are putting up border walls and barbed wire fences, the International Architecture Exhibition in Venice aims to showcase a "sense of humanity" through its displays, organizers said ahead of its opening on Saturday. https://www.thelocal.it/20180525/venice-biennale-shows-the-human-face-of-architecture Fri, 25 May 2018 12:11:53 +0200 venice-biennale-shows-the-human-face-of-architecture Finding accommodation in Italy is a headache, with scams and unscrupulous landlords to watch out for, red tape to wade through, and of course the high cost of buying or renting in a city. Architect Leonardo Di Chiara’s solution is simple: he created, and now lives in, a studio apartment on wheels, his entire living space measuring just nine metres squared. https://www.thelocal.it/20180426/meet-the-italian-architect-who-lives-in-a-nine-square-metre-home Thu, 26 Apr 2018 17:15:42 +0200 meet-the-italian-architect-who-lives-in-a-nine-square-metre-home A new convention centre in Rome - that has been hailed as one of acclaimed architect Massimiliano Fuksas's most ambitious buildings yet - was unveiled to the international media on Wednesday, ahead of its long-awaited opening next week. https://www.thelocal.it/20161020/star-architects-cloud-unveiled-at-last-in-rome Thu, 20 Oct 2016 10:57:48 +0200 star-architects-cloud-unveiled-at-last-in-rome Cash-strapped authorities in Rome are to auction off four Mussolini-era public buildings to fund the completion of a long-delayed but eagerly-awaited new conference centre by acclaimed architect Massimiliano Fuksas. https://www.thelocal.it/20150217/italy-sells-off-mussolini-buildings-to-raise-cash Tue, 17 Feb 2015 15:47:00 +0100 italy-sells-off-mussolini-buildings-to-raise-cash World architects gathered in Venice for the Biennale festival starting on Saturday, bringing together 65 national pavilions and taking up the 3,000 square metres (32,300 square feet) of the Arsenale shipyards. https://www.thelocal.it/20140606/venice-architecture-fest-tackles-painful-modernity Fri, 06 Jun 2014 10:00:00 +0200 venice-architecture-fest-tackles-painful-modernity Aspiring architect Andrea Gillono was in the news this week for his ideas to restore an abandoned village in northern Italy. The Local spoke to him to find out more about the plan, as well as his thoughts on Italian architecture and why villages are left to fall to ruin. https://www.thelocal.it/20131129/the-aspiring-architect-hoping-to-restore-an-abandoned-town Fri, 29 Nov 2013 10:15:00 +0100 the-aspiring-architect-hoping-to-restore-an-abandoned-town Secret passages high up in the rafters of Siena Cathedral have opened for the first time after decades of restoration, offering a rare view of midnight-blue ceilings and the Tuscan panorama. https://www.thelocal.it/20130426/stairway-to-heaven-siena-cathedral-opens-roof-tour Fri, 26 Apr 2013 11:40:50 +0200 stairway-to-heaven-siena-cathedral-opens-roof-tour Venice on Sunday enjoyed the sounds of silence as authorities imposed a five-hour ban on motorboats plying the Renaissance city's main waterway to raise awareness about noise pollution and architectural damage caused by waves. https://www.thelocal.it/20130414/motorboats-go-silent-on-venices-grand-canal Sun, 14 Apr 2013 19:00:00 +0200 motorboats-go-silent-on-venices-grand-canal