Articles by "Leonardo De Franceschi"
What if skaters could teach us how to design cities?
From Milan to Turin and Bologna, skateboarding keeps transforming steps, squares and industrial structures into something designers often never intended
What happens when Scampia changes shape?
With the first 97 new homes in the ReStart Scampia project, the neighborhood takes on a new face and rethinks its future
What happens when an Olympic Village becomes home to 1,700 students?
We went inside the Scalo Romana student residence to find out what remains of the Games and what it's like to live in one of Milan's largest university housing projects
The rise of masserie as cultural hubs
From rural architecture to art, music, and community workshops
Italy's most romantic secret gardens open in the summer
Among villas, botanical gardens, and places where summer slows down
Summer clubbing is all about the new-generation beach clubs
Where to go if you want to dance without leaving the beach
What are the most beautiful autogrills in Italy?
Where parking becomes architecture
The iconic design of Italian beach clubs
Between tradition, visual identity and transformation in Italy's most historic shores
5 farms that are redefining the Italian countryside
Between design, agriculture, and new ways of experiencing the landscape
The most beautiful beach houses that have shaped the history of Italian design
Fewer rooms, more shade, more scenery
The most surprising side of Italian cemeteries
From Busto Arsizio to Naples, Italy's funerary architecture beyond the guidebooks
Italy's most intimate museums are its author houses
From Villa Necchi to Casa Mollino, where design becomes biography
Architects you need to know: Gio Ponti
The architect who went from chair to skyscraper
Architects you need to know: Carlo Scarpa
The architect who made every detail speak
Luxury hotels have a soft spot for voyeurism
When the bedroom is no longer a refuge but becomes a set
Architects you need to know: Patricia Urquiola
The designer who brings opposites together
Architects you should know: Gaetano Pesce
The designer who freed objects from perfection
Architects you need to know about: Lina Bo Bardi
The designer who made room for people
