482 – Density Energy and Urban Regeneration

november-december 2021
For several years, Europe has been involved by an active debate on directions and tools for the sustainable urban development. Recent urban policies within the European Community have mainly based around actions of transformation, regeneration, construction over and inside the built environment. Many studies focus on interactions between density and nature and examine the concept of density, on its measurement and limits. The essays and the projects presented in this issue fit into this debate and share significant considerations, through experiences carried out in contexts such as France, Germany, Switzerland and Luxembourg.

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481 – Architectures as urban icons

september-october 2021
Thanks to its aesthetic dimension, architecture has always played an important role in consolidating power relations within societies. Looking at contemporary architecture, particular some works by internationally renowned authors, is an opportunity to open a series of reflections on the architectural project and its ability to affect lifestyles and participate in the process of building a new society that is urgently needed today.

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479 – Green spaces in the project of the contemporary city

may-june 2021
This issue reflects on the role of green spaces in the dynamics of transformation and redevelopment of the contemporary city. In recent years, the natural component is taking on new value, due to the heavy urban densification processes and their global effects on the environmental balance. These processes require a clearly defined approach on empty spaces at all scales, from the single building to the neighbourhood to the urban fabric, in order to obtain a healthier living environment, able to provide meeting and exchange opportunities.

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478 – Building with wood

march-april 2021
Energy and environmental sustainability, durability over time and possibility of recycling, lightness, warmth and naturalness are the main characteristics to which the recent fortune of wooden constructions is due. Among the most used materials to build since ancient times, wood is now at the center of new interests thanks to the now possible levels of structural performance and represents a material rich with potential yet to be explored.

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477 – Italian review. New synergies between architects and builders

january-february 2021
The projects presented in this issue, together with the winners and honourable mentions from the 2020 edition of the InArch/ANCE awards, present an appeal for new synergies between architects and builders. From this principle and from the idea that architecture projects must be not only speculative but truly centred on quality and the common good, the world of architects and the system of builders must set out together to restore actions intent on transforming our habitat to coherent trajectories of development, respectful of people and the environment.

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