Category: Project

Skopje is a case study to analyse contemporary architecture and identity in the Balkans, in the light of the current Macedonian political affairs and urban transformations. Several cultures and long-lasting migrations shaped Skopje’s urban fabric. Yet the city is mostly the result of political choices of the last fifty years. Similar to other former Socialist…

In Mantuan dialect Bagài means “Thing. Activity. Brothel. Slang to define something of which you do not know or recollect the name” (from the dictionary Mantuan-Italian by Francesco Cherubini, 1827). This work deals with the process of modernization and adaptation of five historical buildings in Mantua. After getting lost in the infinitely vast of these…

Melilla is a Spanish enclave on the Mediterranean coast of Morocco, surrounded by a 6 meter-high and 12 km-long border fence, presence sensors and razor wire. Along with Ceuta, Melilla is the only way to enter the European Union territory without crossing the sea. When the migrants manage to cross the barrier, the soldiers intervene.…

A ‘Sleeping Beauty’ for decades, in the words of Haile Selassie, Ethiopian society is now living the American dream. The new middle class can afford a car and a house in the peripheral areas, shopping at the malls, and dining out in restaurants. Western imagery fosters the renovation of the city, although the American dream…