LofoS Residence / React Architects
17 March
Perched on a Cycladic hillside overlooking the island of Naxos, LofoS emerges as an inhabitable landscape where architecture and terrain merge into a continuous spatial experience.
Petti Restaurant / Wallmakers
17 March
Tuticorin, a port city, has been the center of maritime trade for the last 2000 years. The sheer number of shipping containers discarded in the city made us combine two materials that are usually not combined: steel and mud.
How to Make BIM Agile and Practical for Architects
17 March
In today's competitive design landscape, Building Information Modeling (BIM) is no longer just a trend—it has become a baseline expectation. Yet many practices still struggle to balance the complexity and effort involved with the actual value they receive in return. But what if it were possible to unlock the benefits of BIM without adding unnecessary workload? Exploring a lean approach to BIM—focused on efficiency, clarity, and real project outcomes—can help architectural teams streamline their design workflows, strengthen collaboration, and maintain creative control from concept through delivery.
Carlo Ratti Associati Designs Buzzi Heritage Cultural Center in Italy With the New Digital Construction System
17 March
CRA–Carlo Ratti Associati has been selected to design the Buzzi Heritage Cultural Center in Casale Monferrato, Italy. The proposal introduces a 100-meter-long suspended truss that links two former educational buildings, consolidating archival, research, and cultural functions within a single structure. The project also marks the first real-world application of a patented structural system developed through research by Carlo Ratti Associati in partnership with Maestro Technologies. Positioned above a system of open spaces, the intervention reconfigures the site as a publicly accessible cultural complex while maintaining a clear distinction between built and landscaped areas.