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The Italian Cultural Society (ICS), a nonprofit organization that promotes the appreciation and knowledge of Italian Language and Culture, will host “Green Obsession”, a fundraising Gala at the Embassy of Italy on October 18, 2023 at 6.30 Pm EST. At the event, the ICS will honor Stefano Boeri, an Italian architect, urban planner, and a founding par...

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While the summer of 2023 promises to beat even the record-breaking summer of 2022, this July's African temperatures are also reminding Italian cities how crucial it is to take countermeasures in the face of the climate crisis. It is precisely in Rome, a symbol of the record heat of these days, that an all-Italian project that wants to cool streets...

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Tuesday, Mar 14, 2023, 6:00 PM EDT. Italian Cultural Institute - 3000 Whitehaven St, NW Washington, DC 20008. As part of the 7th edition of Italian Design Day in the US, the Italian Cultural Institute in Washington DC hosts an exhibit curated by Professor Lavinia Fici Pasquina, associate professor at the School of Architecture at Catholic Universit...

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Two of Italy's leading contemporary art institutions have launched a peaceful, symbolic protest against the violent response by Iran's security forces to a wave of demonstrations over the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini. The Milan Triennale and the MAXXI National Museum of 21st Century Arts in Rome invite visitors to leave a small lock of their ha...

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Stefano Boeri, the prominent Italian architect known internationally for Milan's Vertical Forest building, has designed a park bench aimed at providing shelter for the homeless. The Milanese architect presented his innovative design at the FuoriSalone 2022 during Milan Design Week which concluded in recent days. In addition to its regular function...

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The Italy of tourism starts again and looks far away. The Ministry of Tourism and Enit aim to reach the general international public, in collaboration with the Regions, with the partnerships with Eurovision and Giro d'Italia and the support of Coni, thanks to a tourism promotion campaign aimed at many nations around the world. At the center of the...

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Zoom Webinar. October 5 2021 at 11 am PDT. In English. REGISTER HERE. Architect and urban planner Stefano Boeri presents the upcoming volume "Green Obsession: Trees Towards Cities, Humans Towards Forest) in an online conversation with Carlo Caccavale, Director of AIA Los Angeles, promoter of an annual conference on climate change. "Green Obsession"...

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Have you ever heard of the Vertical Forest in Milan? Do you know what it is? If you are not yet aware of this peculiar construction of the Belpaese, then come check it out! Italian Traditions lets you discover the most beautiful building in the world! The Vertical Forest is a building complex formed by two residential towers designed by Stefano Boe...

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Architects across the world are finding creative ways to incorporate green features into their building designs. These eco-buildings are often visually striking, and as such, have become popular for amateur photographers.By uploading photos of these eco-buildings to Instagram, people around the world are celebrating and sharing their love of eco-de...

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This has been an ugly year for Italy. The first wave of the coronavirus took the country by surprise and killed tens of thousands. The second wave somehow took the government by surprise and has killed thousands more. And Italians, desperate for the new vaccine, have struggled to get their hands on simple flu shots or to understand if they will hav...

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