Italian studio Carlo Ratti Associati has revealed plans for a cultural centre dedicated to cement company Buzzi, which will feature a digitally fabricated reinforced concrete truss. More about Carlo Ratti designs digitally fabricated structure "to bring new intelligence to reinforced concrete"
Italian architect Carlo Ratti has created a "mobile relay cauldron" to accompany the torches for the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics, which have been showcased in front of iconic Milan landmarks ahead of the games. More about Carlo Ratti reveals mobile mini cauldron for Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Games
A floating plaza designed by Italian studio Carlo Ratti Associati and US firm Höweler + Yoon Architecture has anchored in Belém, Brazil, following its residency at the Venice Architecture Biennale. More about Amazon River becomes permanent home for Carlo Ratti and Höweler + Yoon's AquaPraça plaza
Italian studio Carlo Ratti Associati has collaborated with furniture fair Salone del Mobile to design a cross-laminated timber Alpine bivouac, which will be exhibited at the 2026 Winter Olympics. More about Carlo Ratti Associati designs Alpine bivouac for Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Games
Italian studio Carlo Ratti Associati and US firm Höweler + Yoon Architecture have debuted a floating plaza with sloping floors at the Venice Architecture Biennale before it journeys to Brazil for COP30. More about Carlo Ratti and Höweler + Yoon's floating AquaPraça plaza anchors in Venice
Italian studio Carlo Ratti Associati has revealed the design for the Grand Fendika Cultural Center in Ethiopia that will "invite the energy of Addis Ababa in". More about Carlo Ratti unveils design for Grand Fendika Cultural Center in Addis Ababa
Italian studio Carlo Ratti Associati and US firm Höweler + Yoon Architecture have unveiled their design for a floating plaza, which will form part of this year's Venice Architecture Biennale before relocating to Belém, Brazil. More about Carlo Ratti and Höweler + Yoon design floating AquaPraça plaza for Amazonian bay
Italian architect Carlo Ratti has revealed Essential, a pair of deliberately pared-back iridescent torches that will carry the Olympic and Paralympic flame at next year's Milano Cortina Winter Games. More about Carlo Ratti unveils duo of torches for Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Games
A lush secret garden is among the spaces to discover inside the France Pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka, which French firm Coldefy and Italian studio Carlo Ratti Associati have fronted with a giant copper staircase. More about Huge helical staircase emblazons French pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka
A grass-topped roof of compacted earth appears to float above this glazed restaurant near Parma, Italy, designed by Turin-based studio Carlo Ratti Associati for tomato company Mutti. More about Carlo Ratti Associati shelters Mutti restaurant with "clod of earth lifted from the ground"
Italian studio Carlo Ratti Associati and architect Italo Rota used a kind of artificial stone made with waste rice husks to create this modular installation in the Brera botanical garden for Milan design week. More about SunRice installation explores new uses for world's "most widely consumed food"
Italian architecture studio Carlo Ratti Associati has proposed a replacement design for the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore following its collapse in early 2024. More about Carlo Ratti Associati proposes replacement for collapsed Baltimore bridge
A large solar farm forms the centrepiece of Rome's bid to host the World Expo in 2030, masterplanned by Carlo Ratti Associati with architect Italo Rota and urbanist Richard Burdett. More about Carlo Ratti proposes "world's largest urban solar farm" in Rome for World Expo 2030
Architecture studios Julien De Smedt Architects, Coldefy, Carlo Ratti Associati, NL Architects and Ensamble Studio are set to renovate the European Parliament's Paul-Henri Spaak building in Brussels, with a design featuring a latticed framework and a rooftop botanical garden. More about Plans to overhaul postmodern European Parliament building revealed
Italian studio Carlo Ratti Associati and architect Italo Rota have used over 500 metres of copper pipe to create energy-generating sculptures for its Feeling the Energy installation in the Brera botanical garden at Milan design week. More about Carlo Ratti and Italo Rota transform botanical garden in Milan into an "energy park"
A 10-metre-tall ficus tree grows through the centre of the living space in The Greenary, a farmhouse renovation and extension by studio Carlo Ratti Associati and architect Italo Rota in Italy. More about Carlo Ratti and Italo Rota design Italian home around 10-metre-tall tree
Italian studio Carlo Ratti Associati has created a building that aims to investigate reusable materials and natural cooling for the Italy Pavilion at Dubai Expo 2020. More about Carlo Ratti tops Italy Pavilion at Dubai Expo with trio of boats
Italian architect Carlo Ratti has defended his decision to design an exhibition about climate change sponsored by fossil-fuel giant Eni, saying the Milan design week installation is "not greenwashing". More about Carlo Ratti Associati explains how plants capture carbon in installation sponsored by oil multinational
Carlo Ratti Associati has unveiled plans to build a 218-metre-tall skyscraper in China that would grow crops using hydroponics, as well as contain spaces for selling and consuming the produce. More about Carlo Ratti Associati designs hydroponic "farmscraper" for Shenzhen
Italian studio Carlo Ratti Associati and architect Italo Rota have designed a museum dedicated to carbon fibre, which will be partially made from the material. More about Carlo Ratti Associati designs MAE Museum dedicated to carbon fibre