The intervention will transform the courtyard – an area of 28 000 square feet – into a social space for art installations and various kinds of events. The opening? Planned for 4 July 2006, the 170th anniversary of the laying of the foundation stone. E.S.

Stitching Wood: Lissoni’s Latest Creation
Part of Listone Giordano’s Natural Genius collection, Nui is a series inspired by an ancient Japanese technique.