Complexity and Contradiction in Architecture is not an easy book, or so we were told by Vincent Scully in the introduction to Robert Venturi’s seminal 1966 publication. The book’s release is the stuff ...

In one of his last interviews, Vincent Scully claimed, “When you go abroad for the first time, most of your thoughts are about your home. Because you need to define yourself as you confront a very ...

In the exhibition “Search History” at the Maxxi National Museum in Rome, the architecture and art studio Space Popular examines the theoretical work of Aldo Rossi, among the most influential Italian ...

When one thinks of public spaces, the image of a pool rarely comes to mind. Public spaces are the center of civic life, places where most interactions, activities, and behaviors follow strict social ...

When visitors walk into the Pantheon in Rome and encounter its colossal dome, they may experience the same theatricality as its guests nearly 2,000 years ago. “Anyone who steps inside the Pantheon ...

This course surveys the history and theory of Italian modern architecture covering the period that begins with G.B. Piranesi through to the present.

Pratt Institute’s School of Architecture will celebrate the Undergraduate Architecture Rome Program’s 40th anniversary with a special five-day event in Rome in April 2017. The program was established ...

ROME (AP) — While Germany systematically wiped out traces of Adolf Hitler’s Nazi regime after World War II, the legacy of his Axis ally, Benito Mussolini, remains present in Italy even today. Many ...

The British School at Rome (BSR) has announced an open call for participants of a three-month classical architecture scholarship [Deadline: 5 January 2026] The winning candidate will be provided three ...

The city of Rome is still fed by pipes and aqueducts designed over two thousand years ago. They were built during the Roman Empire to bring water from nearby mountains. Engineers ensured the supply ...

Cabinet of Curiosities / Donna van Milligen Bielke. Image Courtesy of Prix de Rome The Dutch Minister of Education, Culture and Science Jet Bussemaker has awarded architect Donna van Milligen Bielke ...