The United Arab Emirates starts its countdown to Expo 2020 Dubai. The global exhibition,…

The capital is hosting the third edition of this event until 29 February with Turin as a guest city. With 290 activities planned and more than 400 professionals invited, the event transforms every corner of the city into an art gallery to “redesign the world,” as its motto suggests.

The Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities has handed out eight awards to those companies and professionals that have based their business model and business strategy on innovation and prestigious design.

Porcelanosa Grupo, Point and Marisa Gallén, are some of the award-winners in this edition.

One year after the launch of the Global Commitment to the New Plastic Economy, which promotes a new circular economy for the material, its first annual report reveals progress in reducing the use of virgin plastic, plastic pollution, and a growing demand in recycled plastics.

Sharing is part of our current urban life. Streets, green spaces, commercial areas, public furniture, restaurants, leisure. We share the air that we breathe. ‘Shared Cities: Creative Monumentum’ (SCCM) is the project which has valued coexistence as a way of turning urban life into a more sustainable style.

The technological race towards autonomous cars is underway, and there are now a lot car companies which are showing their cards in the open war for the launch of the first prototypes.

Although companies such as Tesla, Hyundai, Volvo and Uber are moving steadily towards level 4 cars, there is still a long way to go in terms of engineering, infrastructure and legislation for the real establishing of hybrid driving in cities.

One century after being founded, “The Bauhaus Association” commemorates the German school that laid the foundations for modern design with a big array of activities.
An extensive cultural programme which rediscovers the historical legacy of the Bauhaus, championing its influence in our present and future.