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The Plan/ Panorama Italiano VOL 09

UpTown Residential Development: Life among Parkland  
2024.10.07-Palazzo Reale, Milan

Exhibition of Enrico Baj "BAJ-CHEZ-BAJ" opened in Palazzo Reale in Milan. 

Exhibition designed by ZDA

08/10/2024 - 09/02/2025
2024.05.01

Private villa

The private villa in Trento is featured in The Plan magazine, No:154 March 2024.

Design by ZDA

2024.03.20 - Rebuild Expo. in Socotec Theatre |C. del Marqués de Monteagudo, 18 - Madrid, Spain 

15:15 - 15:15 h


Italy. Housing strategies


Umberto Zanetti was invited by Rebuild expo. for a dialogue with Aldo Parisotto from Parisotto + Formenton Architetti and Leonardo Cavalli from One Works with Giorgio Tartaro as moderator.
2023.03.02 - Basilica Palladiana, Vicenza
POP BEAT - ITALIA

The exhibition POP BEAT ITALIA opened in Basilica Palladiana in Vicenza
Exhibition design by ZDA

02/03/2024 - 30/06/2024

2024.02.08 - Aula Magna, Politecnico di Milano|  Piazza Leonardo da Vinci 32 - Milan,

18:45 - 20:10 h


Gabriele Basilico. Le mie città.


Talk with Giovanna Calvenzi, Filippo Maggia and Matteo Balduzzi, curators of the exhibition Gabriele Basilico. Le mie città; Umberto Zanetti, curator of the exhibition at Palazzo Reale; Francesco Librizzi, curator of the exhibition at Triennale Milano; Tomo Tomo, graphic designers of Le mie città; Giovanni Hänninen photography professor at Politecnico di Milano. With Roberto Dulio delegate of the Rector of the Archives, Librarian and Museum System as moderator.
2024.01.25

Gabriele Basilico. Le mie città

Gabriele Basilico, Le mie città featured in CASABELLA, No:953 January 2024.

Exhibition design by ZDA

2024.01.18 - Ordine Architetti PPC Milano|  Via Solferino, 19 - Milan,

18:00 h


Una serata dedicata a Gabriele Basilico


Talk with Giovanna Calvenzi, Filippo Maggia and Matteo Balduzzi, curators of the exhibition Gabriele Basilico. Le mie città; Umberto Zanetti, curator of the exhibition at Palazzo Reale; Francesco Librizzi, curator of the exhibition at Triennale Milano; Maurizio Zanuso, graphic designer of Ritorni a Beirut; Tomo Tomo, graphic designers of Le mie città.


Organized by: Fondazione OAMi

In collaboration: Archivio Gabriele Basilico
2024.01.17

Perdersi nelle città di Gabriele Basilico

Featured in Matrix 4 Design
2023.12.22


Milano omaggia Gabriele Basilico con una mostra di 500 opere

Featured in Pantografo magazine
2023.11.01

Gabriele Basilico. Le mie città

Gabriele Basilico, Le mie città featured in Interni, No:11 November 2023.

Exhibition design by ZDA
2023.11.01

Cascina Merlata, Uptown, R2 / R3

Cascina Merlata, Uptown, R2 / R3 Featured in Domus Contract

Published in
the Contract supplement of Domus n. 1084, 2023 - Courtesy of Archivio Domus - ©
Editoriale Domus S.p.A.
2023.10.12 - Palazzo Reale, Milan

Gabriele Basilico. Le mie città

Exhibition of Gabriele Basilico. Le mie città opened in Palazzo Reale in Milan

Exhibition design by ZDA

13/10/2023 - 11/02/2024

2023.03.02

Cascina Merlata, Uptown R2 / R3
Cascina Merlata, Uptown R2 / R3 Featured in The Plan
 

2023.03.01
“Urbanscape Milano 2030”
Cascina Merlata R2 / R3

2022.12.19

Cascina Merlata R2 / R3
Cascina Merlata R2 / R3 Featured in Divisare

2022.09.05

“Connections by FINSA”
Interview
Dialogue between Engr. Umberto Zanetti and FINSA
2022.02.01
North west Milan: the Cascina Merlata Project
ZDA - UP TOWN Residential complex
on Area 180 / 2022
2021.09.10

“The Good Architecture - Offsite”
on The Good Life n° 35, Sept-Oct 2021

2021.09.09 - dOT - Design Outdoor Taste, Piazza San Marco, Milan


Milan Design Week 2021

Interview
Dialogue between Umberto Zanetti and Giorgio Tartaro
Concept by Finsa
“Encuentros by Finsa - Solutions for wood prefabrication”

2021.09.09 - Cesana|Via Solferino, 18 - Milan, 9:30h


“Urban Design Interviews”
Dialogue between Engr. Umberto Zanetti and Arch. Davide Giordano of Rubner Haus
Concept by Towant
Talk

2021.06.24-25


1st Italian-Russian Aluminium Forum

"Developing High-Tech Aluminium technical exchanges between Italy and Russia"


will take place within the framework of the 1st Russian-Italian Aluminium Forum.
Umberto Zanetti of ZDA Zanetti Design Architettura is invited as a resource speaker
With the participation of: 
International Exhibition for the Aluminium Industry (Metef)
Members of the Russian Aluminium Association
The Italian National Union of Manufacturers of Metal Structures and Enclosures
Union of Architects of Russia
Union of Moscow Architects
Architects, planners, designers from Russia and Italy
Virtual Conference

A special strategic online session "Aluminium in architecture and construction, Russia-Italy exchange of experience"

2021.04.15 - Milan


Corriere della Sera - Living


“Milan - Skyscrapers, towers and how they are changing the skyline”


Cascina Merlata Uptown

Featured in the list of Milan’s changing skyline.

2021.04.14 - Milan


Milano Design City 2021

"About Cities"


Virtual Conference

Dialogue between: 
Luigi Borrè, Presidente EuroMilano Spa
Alberto Bortolotti, Ordine degli Architetti - Provincia di Milano
Andrea Cherchi, Fotografo
Renato Galliano, Direzione Economia e Lavoro - Comune di Milano 
Lorenzo Kihlgren Grandi, Science Po e Politecnico di Parigi e Presidente Think Tank Urban Flag
Gabriele Pasqui, Politecnico di Milano
Rosario Pavia, Urbanista - Università degli Studi G.D'Annunzio Chieti Pescara
Paola Pucci, Politecnico di Milano
Umberto Zanetti, Architetto - ZDA Zanetti Design Architettura
Graziella Aquino, Relazioni istituzionali e comunicazione EuroMilano Spa


Organized by EuroMilano Spa

2021.03.04 - Milan


Cascina Merlata R2

Cascina Merlata R2 tops off.

2020.11.17 - Milan


Cascina Merlata - R2

Work in progress

2020.11.12 - Milan


“Protagonista a onsite”

(The protagonist onsite)


Interview

Dialogue between Engr. Umberto Zanetti and Francesco Guerrera, technical director of EuroMilano SpA


Concept by Towant

2020.10.08 - Cesana|Via Solferino, 18 - Milan


“Urban Design Interviews”

Talk

Dialogue between Engr. Umberto Zanetti and Prof. Luigi Borrè, president of EuroMilano SpA


Concept by Towant

2020.08.04 - Milan

Cascina Merlata "East Uptown":
Work in progress of the 5 buildings in zone R2

2020.07.02


“Rethinking Design”

Virtual Talk

Dialogue between: Umberto Zanetti with the companies Domal, BMI Italia, Terratinta Group

Moderated by Laura Ragazzola

Organized by NiiProgetti


2020.07.01

“Grattacieli Milano” (Milan Skyscrapers)

Cascina Merlata, East Uptown has been included in the list of upcoming buildings in Milan from 2020-2023.

2020.05.01

“Moscow, nature in the city”
Abitare n°594, May  2020
Author: Umberto Zanetti

2020.03.27

Residential Complex “Neavita”
ZDA completes the preliminary project phase of the sixty unit apartment residential complex - ‘Logements Protègès’ in Saint-Gingolph, Switzerland

2020.01.01

“A melnikovian circle”
Abitare n°591, Jenuary 2020
Author: Umberto Zanetti 

2019.12.01

“A Mosca l’ex centrale diventa museo”
Abitare online, Dicember 2019
Author: Umberto Zanetti

2019.12.01

“Nuovi quartieri: prove di città”
on Domus n° 1041, Dicember 2019

2019.12.01

“Milanese prefabrication in Russia”
on Abitare n° 590, Dicember 2019

2019.11.25 - IE School of Architecture&Design - Madrid

“CODEVELOPED CONSTRUCTION”
Round Table Group
Talk with: Umberto Zanetti, José Antonio de Pedro, Elvira Munoz, Mariana Pérez; moderated by Roberto Molinos




2019.11.01 

“City on the up”
on Abitare n° 589, November 2019

2019.10.25-Anteo Palazzo Del Cinema-Milan


Milano Design Film Festival 2019:

Umberto Zanetti, Alessandro De Magistris,
present "Palace for the People"



2019.10.01 

“The Modern revisited” 
on Abitare n°588, October 2019

2019.09.23 - CERSAIE - Bologna

Exposition “La Ceramica e il Progetto”
23/27-09-19 - CERSAIE - Bologna

2019.07.02 - Stazione Marittima di Salerno

Premio Nazionale "La Ceramica e il Progetto - Concorso di architettura dell'industria ceramica italiana"
Up Town-Lotto R3 is the winning project
of the Residential category 2019

2019.06.18 - Fondazione G. Feltrinelli - Milan

"Buenos Aires, tra città formale e città informale”
Seminar with invitations
Talk with: Jorge Francisco Liernur, Alessandro De Magistris, Paola Pucci, Simona Galateo, Gaia Piccarolo, Gabriele Solazzi, Umberto Zanetti



2019.05.26 - Triennale Milano - Milan

MILANO ARCH WEEK 2019:
“La Habana 500: conservación y futuro”
Umberto Zanetti curator of the event and moderator of the talk

2019.04.03 - Expo Centre - Moscow

AlumForum - ZDA Master class
Aluminium in achitecture and construction
Umberto Zanetti, ZDA selected works



2019.03.20 - La Feltrinelli - Milan

ARCHIBOOKS '18 - Aperitivo con gli autori:
‘Guide d’Architettura, Forma’, Alessandro De Magistris and Umberto Zanetti present the book ‘On the Road, Mosca'

2019.03.01/01.09.2019 - Triennale Milano - Milan

Triennale XXII - BROKEN NATURE
Umberto Zanetti is the co-curator of the Cuban
Pavilion at 'XXII Triennale Milano' 
2019.02.22 - Buenos Aires

AREA 162 Buenos Aires:
'Buenos Aires. The metropolis that started twice'
Authors: Alessandro De Magistris, Umberto Zanetti 

2018.11.17 - Milan

Cascina Merlata - UPTOWN:
‘East Uptown’, layed the First Stone of the second site of construction
2018.11.14 - Eseb - Ente Sistema Edilizia Brescia - Brescia

Architettura, progettazione integrata e prefabbricazione: il progetto TRIO
Umberto Zanetti speaker at the training course

2018.11.06 - Arper Showroom - Milano

ARPER MEETS MDFF
'The Infinite Happyness’
Talk with: Michele Lupi, Umberto Zanetti, Laura Ragazzola

2018.10.28 - Anteo Palazzo del Cinema - Milan

Milano Design Film Festival 2018:Umberto Zanetti, Alessandro De Magistris, present "New Moscow 4(+1)"
2018.10.25 - Milan

Cascina Merlata - UPTOWN:
Work in progress
2018.09.25

'Architettura e industria - Le ville adesso si possono spedire'
on il Sole 24 Ore, 25 September 2018
2018.07.13 - Museo Archeologico Regionale - Aosta

GABRIELE BASILICO - La Città e il Territorio
Talk with: Giovanna Calvenzi, Angela Madesani, Umberto Zanetti, Daria Jorioz

2018.05.29/30 - Convention Center Riva del Garda - Riva del Garda

DECARBONIZE THE ARCHITECTURE 
The new paradigms of Italian buildings
EXPORTING
ITALIAN ARCHITECTURE 4.0
Talk with: Paola Pierotti, Maurizio Carta, Silvia Foglia, Umberto Zanetti
2018.05.26 - Triennale Milano - Milan

MILANO ARCH WEEK 2018:
HOW MEGA-EVENTS SPEED UP THE PROCESS OF URBAN REGENERATION IN CITIES

2018.05.24 - Milan

IDENTITA’ | MILANO 2^edizione:
Un racconto della città attraverso 
i suoi edifici | UPTOWN
with: 
Alessandro Scandurra-Scandurra Studio | Umberto Zanetti-Zanetti Zesign Architettura | Giancarlo Boffetta-Euromilano | Francesco Guerrera-Euromilano | Claudio Nelli-Urbanfile-Dodecaedro Urbano
2018.05.01

'UPTOWN - il futuro dell'abitare'
' La casa nella foresta - Dacia a Sestroretsk, Russia'
on IOArch n°75, May 2018

2018.03.16

International conference on Achitecture  and Heritage of  Havana:
LA HABANA 2018
LISTA DE ESPERA
Alessandro De Magistris and Umberto Zanetti present 'La Habana: roots, revolution and future'
2018.03.13 - MAXXI - Rome

VITTORIO GARATTI A CUBA
Architettura e vita
Talk with: Margherita Guccione, Vittorio Garatti, Jorge Antonio Fernandez Torrés, Alexis Ramon Seijo Garcia, Christian Zecchin, Andrea Vertura, Alessandro De Magistris, Umberto Zanetti 
2018.03.01

'Second Life'
on INTERNI n°3, March 2018
2018.02.01

'On The Road city: Moscow'
on INTERNI n°1/2, Jenuary-February 2018
2018.01.17 - Milan

UpTown '7 Stars'
The first lot of Up Town, is the first residential building in Italy that has been certified "7 Stars" on the basis of the protocol drawn up by the Milan Polytechnic and assigned by the company Seven Stars.
2017.11.14 - Milan

From Cascina Merlata's master plan, to the Uptown district
Euromilano organizes at the Urban Center in Milan a round table discussion, for present to the city of Milan, the Cascina Merlata Uptown District; Umberto Zanetti will present the projectual contribution of his Studio
2017.11.14 - Milan

1917 A year long a century
Tribute to the centenary of the 
Russian Revolution
Umberto Zanetti, Alessandro De Magistris present their latest editorial work: "On The Road City" Moscow, a new architectural guide dedicated to Moscow city

2017.11.08 - Milan

Cascina Merlata - UPTOWN:  
the construction site begins



2017.10.28 - Sesto San Giovanni

'Milanosesto' Competition 
The project proposed by ZDA studio is selected amoung the 15 best design proposals
2017.10.20-Anteo Palazzo Del Cinema-Milan

Milano Design Film Festival 2017
Umberto Zanetti, Alessandro De Magistris,
Gian Piero Piretto, present "Novaja Moskva"
2017.10.10/12 - Birmingham

TIMBER EXPO 2017:
ZDA partecipates with Bodino Engineering
2017.09.28 - Milan

Cascina Merlata - UPTOWN:
'South Uptown', Layed the First Stone
2017.06.09 - Milan

Euromilano - Cascina Merlata:
'Uptown', Commercial Introduction
2017.05.31 - Milan

Euromilano - Villa Necchi Campiglio:
Euromilano presents 'Uptown'
2017.04.20 - Havana

Fabrica Arte Cubano (FAC):
Presentation of Area 150, Havana
'La Habana: roots, revolution and future'
Authors: Alessandro De Magistris, Umberto Zanetti
2017.04.01

Publication of 'Moscow on the road'
Authors: Alessandro De Magistris, Umberto Zanetti
2016.10.06-Anteo Palazzo Del Cinema-Milan

Milano Design Film Festival 2016:
Umberto Zanetti and Alessandro De Magistris
present ' The Age of Kommunalki'
2016.04.14 - Milan

Competition 'Cascina Merlata Residential Complex - Milan':
ZDA, Scandurra Studio win the competition
2015.09.15 - Milan

Medaglia d'Oro all' Architettura Italiana 2015:
La Triennale di Milano, 'Private Datcha in Pirogovo' is finalist project
2015.10.21 - Milan

Milano Design Film Festival 2015:
Umberto Zanetti with Tanino Musso present 'Beyruth centre ville 1991'
2015.10.03 - Hanoi

Competition 'Vietnam National Exhibition&Fair Center, Hanoi, Vietnam 2015':
Presentation of the project designed by ZDA



2015.09.16 - Moscow

International Architectural Contest 'Pavilion of Atomic Energy' in VDNKh 2016:
ZDA project is finalist project
2015.06.19 - Milan

Competition 'La Forgiatura, Office - Milan':
ZDA with Anna Ferrari Architect, C&P win the contest



2015.04.02 - Moscow

Presentation of Area 138, MOCKBA 2.0
'Moscov 2.0. The present of the near future'
Authors: Alessandro De Magistris, Umberto Zanetti
2015.02.13 - La Chaux-de-Fonds

Lecture at Association Maison Blanche:
Umberto Zanetti lecture
'Gabriele Basilico (1944-2013)'
2014.05.01 - Zurich

Opening of Akris Show Room
2014.01.01

'Bruneck Arena Competition':
ZDA project is selected for the phase 2