Elisabetta Trezzani has always prioritised environmental protection in her design projects. During the years she has spent working at the Renzo Piano Building Workshop, she has explored the theme of sustainability, searching constantly for new solutions tailored to the specific needs of the building and its context

Fosbury Architecture, the young collective tasked with curating the Italian Pavilion at the 2023 Biennale entitled “Spaziale: Everyone Belongs to Everyone Else”, talk about their unique approach to architecture, which aims to expand the boundaries of the discipline, redefine its role and rethink its processes in response to current challenges

Attention to the context, a mindful approach to the location and a thoughtful selection of materials are the guiding principles behind Westway Architects’ design choices. These are particularly evident in a project in Ethiopia where they made extensive use of Italian ceramic tiles

Debonademeo’s design ideas arise from overlapping fragments of journeys and visions. They are the culmination of a process that begins with a question and searches for answers in the context, in society, in details. Every project emerges from the “hic et nunc”

TSPOON, a Rome-based architecture practice founded by Nina Artioli, Alessandra Glorialanza and Eliana Saracino, operates at all scales with a single goal: to establish points of reference that give recognisability and identity to a project and allow it to evolve without losing its effectiveness.

In his projects, Carlo Donati conducts a kind of spatial research based on colour balances, material contrasts and a skilful use of natural and artificial light

L’approccio innovativo all’architettura di Giacomo Garziano, fondatore dello studio GG-loop di Amsterdam, genera progetti multisensoriali che, con l’intelligenza artificiale, diventano un'estensione organica del fruitore.

When working in historic city centres, Milan-based practice Arassociati aims to respect the existing urban fabric without mimicry, while in the suburbs they devote special attention to the landscape.

The Los Angeles-based international architecture and design firm RIOS spoke to us about their integrated and multi-scale design vision that focuses on people's well-being.

For Atelier(s) Alfonso Femia, “thinking in terms of ceramic material” means emphasising its narrative capacity in relation to place, time and function

Keynote speaker at Cersaie 2017, Diébédo Francis Kéré was awarded the most prominent international award in architecture. Among the reasons for the award, the aptitude demonstrated in "finding brilliant, stimulating and revolutionary ways" to some of the crucial questions of contemporary architecture.

Designed by the Japanese firm SANAA as part of a project to regenerate a site formerly occupied by a dairy collective, the new Bocconi University campus in Milan communicates with the city through a series of permeable and lightweight giant cocoons

What is the state of architecture in Portugal today? It has maintained a substantial degree of precision and rigour but is losing much of its artisanal character, believes architect Luís Pedro Silva, founder of the practice Luís Pedro Silva Arquitecto Lda and a professor at the Porto School of Architecture FAUP since 2000.

Following his experience working with Ignazio Gardella on the Esselunga supermarket projects, Carlo Alberto Maggiore continued to modernise the architectural image of these retail spaces with his design for the new Migross supermarket chain’s flagship store in Bozzolo in the province of Mantua

Located in Tokyo’s bustling Shibuya district, Nakatani Studio is one of Japan’s most original and multifaceted architectural practices.

Best known in Italy for the MACRO project in Rome, Odile Decq sees architecture as a profession open to other areas of knowledge, a discipline that must be constantly renewed in order to keep pace with the times. She teaches this approach to her students at the Confluence Institute in Paris

Based in Toronto, Dubbeldam Architecture + Design is an award-winning design studio recognized for creating cutting-edge and sustainably focused projects. The studio is a two-time Ceramics of Italy Tile Competition Honorable Mention winner for its contemporary designs of the Walper Hotel & Through House

The Rome-based practice Labics, conceived as a laboratory of ideas devoted to research and experimentation, carries out projects that address the complex and highly topical themes of comfort and sustainability, issues that are now particularly urgent due to the Covid-19 health emergency

Gergő Szabó, owner and director of Palatinus 94 Kft, sees excellent customer service and investments in growth as the keys to the success of the Hungarian company, which operates throughout the country with ninety employees and seven sales outlets. Amidst the challenges of 2020, the company has digitalised its central warehouse, scheduled the launch of a new online store and searched for locations for future showrooms

Based in Montréal, Ruscio Studio is an award-winning full-service design firm that specializes in commercial interiors for retail and hospitality clients. Over the years, their portfolio has grown to include a wide range of projects within the sector, from mall renovations and kiosks to boutiques, bars, hotels, and restaurants.

Founded in 1968, Atlanta-based design firm tvsdesign embodies what it means to be forward-thinking – everything they produce demonstrates a careful consideration of technology, sustainability, and the user experience.

An architect and curious intellectual, Italo Rota is capable of appreciating – often in advance – many aspects of the changes that are shaping society and the ways in which technology and science are transforming lifestyles.

Structure, space and light, expression and atmosphere, energy efficiency and the environment, urban design and a patient process of restoration and reuse are the key concepts that guide the work of Swiss architecture firm Durisch + Nolli

“The architect’s mission is to build! But 21st century architects also have to be politicians, social activists, defenders of nature and the historical heritage and much more…”

Lombardini22 has developed a multidisciplinary, collaborative approach based on strategic pre-project analysis and consulting conducted by a team of highly specialised professionals and organised in terms of business units

Stefan Blach of Studio Libeskind talks about his passion for planning and his responsibilities in creating great architecture that will affect future generations.

Elisa Valero Ramos, winner of the 2018 Swiss Architectural Award, adopts a silent, counter-current approach to promote a form of architecture that is environmentally friendly as well as sophisticated and innovative in the use of reinforced concrete and ceramic.

Ella Mamiche has over 30 years of experience as a practicing architect in one of Canada’s busiest cities - Toronto. The only female Principal at ZAS Architects + Interiors, Mamiche has helped grow the firm’s interiors division and contributed to an impressive 23 awards for their projects.

Klaus Hannappel: “Architecture must incorporate an idea or a vision regarding a specific interpretation of the task at hand and the constraints that are involved. Radicalism, as the expression of a coherent solution, is both useful and necessary.”

Baltimore based architect, Doug Bothner has helped lead Ziger/Snead Architects for 18 years while growing his expertise in the architecture and design field. With an impressive repertoire of clients that include the Baltimore Museum of Art, National Cryptologic Museum Foundation, Washington International School, among other institutions and countless beautiful residential projects, Bothner is well versed in the art of designing impressive buildings.

American architect Tim Power started up his own practice after gaining experience as a student of Ettore Sottsass. He has worked for almost thirty years in Italy, maintaining a strong sensibility towards the tradition of master architects and working on scales ranging “from the spoon to the city”.

Giulio Ceppi founded the practice Total Tool in the late 1990s with a mission focused on the project as innovation, as a process spanning design, architecture and communication. A complex set of actions and predictions requiring interdisciplinarity, management skills and perseverance to achieve precise and effective solutions.

An emerging designer for Alessi and creative director for Marcel Wanders, Gabriele Chiave’s work ranges from product and interior design through to brand communication. He adopts a transversal approach to design that transcends function and in which decoration plays a key role.

Ola Rune, co-founder of the architecture practice Claesson Koivisto Rune, explains that Swedish consumers are constantly in search of new design solutions.

Giulio Iacchetti: "A well-made design object can become a lifelong companion. But the objects that stand the test of time are those whose role goes beyond their function. They are objects that share a story with us. They arouse emotions and generate a close bond of affection. The most real and most authentic objects are those that evoke strong memories and have a story to tell".

Ceramics are a very big part of the spaces designed by the interior designer Kristina Zanic in the Emirates.

Twenty-five Italian and international architects, who know and use Italian ceramic tiles, discuss their perception of the product and its evolution.

For Solano Benítez "architecture 'speaks' through materials, it communicates using ceramic and stone. We acquire knowledge through action".

The project laboratory created by a group of friends who followed the same career path from Gregotti Associati in the mid-eighties through to the foundation of the practice Piuarch represents a new form of professionalism in Italian architecture.

Japanese designers Setsu and Shinobu Ito, who work together in Milan, follow a design approach based on the relationship between human beings, nature and technology and share a fascination with Italian design

The buildings created by Peruvian architecture practice Barclay & Crousse look like pre-Colombian ruins with pure geometries, seemingly timeless volumes extruded from the soil.

Paolo Asti’s architecture practice offers “homeopathic” remedies that give new life to historic buildings in Milan’s city centre.