Water Batteries by CRA | Turning an old refinery into a clean energy park

Water Batteries by CRA | Turning an old refinery into a clean energy park

CRA turns a former petroleum refinery plant in Trieste, Italy, into a waterfront park where to test innovative green energy solutions. The project connects former oil tanks to the Adriatic Sea to convert them into clean water batteries...

Coldefy and CRA unveil design of France's National Pavilion at Expo Osaka 2025

Coldefy and CRA unveil design of France's National Pavilion at Expo Osaka 2025

The project is conceived as a Theatrum Naturae, featuring the gradients of France's rich landscape as part of a looping narrative path. It suggests new entanglements between humans and other forms of life in our cities...

Floating Above the Floods by CRA-Carlo Ratti Associati

Floating Above the Floods by CRA-Carlo Ratti Associati

CRA redesigns the historic embankments of Turin, Italy, called Murazzi del Po. It develops innovative floating structures that rise above the water, providing a blueprint for urban climate change adaptation...

A.I. TIMBER / Maestro Technologies: the Future of Sustainable Construction

A.I. TIMBER / Maestro Technologies: the Future of Sustainable Construction

Produced by nature… with a little help from A.I. CRA's latest startup Maestro prototypes A.I. Timber, an innovative construction material that reduces waste by preserving the original shapes of the trees...

From Wood Waste to Sleek Panels | CRA Builds Experimental Pavilion for Gruppo Saviola

From Wood Waste to Sleek Panels | CRA Builds Experimental Pavilion for Gruppo Saviola

Wood You Believe? transforms four tons of post-consumer wooden objects into an experimental space to reach circularity goals...

The World's Largest Urban Solar Farm by CRA-Carlo Ratti Associati, Italo Rota and Richard Burdett

The World's Largest Urban Solar Farm by CRA-Carlo Ratti Associati, Italo Rota and Richard Burdett

International design and innovation office CRA-Carlo Ratti Associati, together with architect Italo Rota and urbanist Richard Burdett, is unveiling the master plan for Rome's bid to host the World Expo in 2030...

AGO Modena by Carlo Ratti Associati and Italo Rota

AGO Modena by Carlo Ratti Associati and Italo Rota

CRA and Italo Rota turn an 18th-century hospital complex in Italy into a multidisciplinary cultural hub. The master plan for AGO Modena Fabbriche Culturali features an origami-inspired kinetic roof designed with artist-engineer Chuck Hoberman...

The Mutti Canteen by CRA-Carlo Ratti Associati | Michelin-Starred Cuisine Under the Grass

The Mutti Canteen by CRA-Carlo Ratti Associati | Michelin-Starred Cuisine Under the Grass

International design and innovation office CRA-Carlo Ratti Associati unveils a business canteen in the countryside near Parma, Italy...

CRA-Carlo Ratti Associati unveiled a design vision for fusion power plants

CRA-Carlo Ratti Associati unveiled a design vision for fusion power plants

CRA-Carlo Ratti Associati and Italo Rota, together with energy company Eni, illustrate magnetic confinement fusion - one of the most promising technologies for sustainable energy production...