Archistart gathers 10 young talents of its community to imagine the redevelopment of Borgo Parealios. Archistart promotes a new contest of ideas (by invitation) for the redevelopment of Borgo Paraelios, a hotel complex located in the Municipalities of Poggio Catino, Forano and Cantalupo in the province of Rieti, Italy. A private investment, promoted by Sardi…

Ι. A dream and a reality I always thought that it was because of my lack of orientation that I often got lost in that structure: It was a rectangular building with a central atrium and large windows that overlooked the interior patio. A cold night, walking past the building I suddenly realized why I…

‘Architecture which enters into a symbiosis with light does not merely create form in light, by day and at night, but allow light to become form.’ Richard Meier A window’s tale, a statue & Caravaggio Image 2: Japanese interior with shoji| 3: Caravaggio, Judith Beheading Holofernes, detail (1599) | 4: Michelangelo, David, detail (1504) An…

More than 60 participants from all over the world, 8 tutors, 3 workshops, one big team! The sixth edition of the International Architecture Holiday, launched by Archistart, was a great success. For one week, students and architecture and design young graduates gathered in San Cataldo, to participate in the festival, working together and celebrating! ///…

The municipality of Acquaviva delle Fonti and Archistart, with the participation of Biro+, have promoted a participatory process open to the community and preparatory to the redevelopment project of Piazza Vittorio Emanuele II. Acquaviva delle Fonti city council expressed the desire to start a participatory dialogue with the community as well as a public debate regarding the project…

Archistart has had the good fortune to meet many young talents who have then stood out in the working world. After 5 years from the launch, the web platform has now more than 15,000 active users and 25,000 followers on social networks. Almost 4,000 young architects took part in the workshops and events. For the fifth anniversary, Archistart has tracked down some…

The workshop "Where are you from?" developed the visual identity of the IAHsummer2019 festival starting from its own identity features and those of the host territory, the city of San Cataldo, Lecce. The graphic design workshop participants analyzed and de-structured some of the graphic elements typical of the flags of their native countries, combining them…

Our architecture and urban regeneration festival has been taking place for six years in San Cataldo, Lecce's seaside, at the Ostello del Sole,, a symbolic place on the coast, which today appears underused and abandoned. This year the architectural design workshop theme focused on the regeneration of San Cataldo ‘Ostello del Sole’ hostel: the aim was…