Presented for the first time at the Architecture Biennale 2021, Alis is a contemporary gathering place, a meeting pod that redefines the concept of social interaction by offering a state-of-the-art, high-performance workstation. The meeting pod also features great adaptability: Alis consists of steel or aluminium and glass modules. We will find it in the Cortile d'Onore of the Statale but in the future we will also easily find it in very different contexts: from offices to airports, both indoors and outdoors.

CRA – Carlo Ratti Associati and Italo Rota present an interactive installation at Milan’s Botanical Garden. The project uses 500 meters of anti-bacterial copper pipe to create a path where people can discover multiple forms of sustainable energy production and play with its resulting effect: sound, light, evaporative cooling, in an interactive experience. The exhibition magically follows the Orto Botanico di Brera existing trails

Salone del Mobile invited Mario Cucinella to engage with the themes of circular economy and reuse, starting from the idea that the city is the possible "reserve" of the future, where most of the raw materials useful for construction can be found. In this perspective, urban areas become, in fact, a new opportunity to reduce environmental impact. The large installation – which is a 1,400 m2 meeting and information space – will be located in Hall 15 at Rho Fiera.

From 6 to 8 June, the first edition of Prada Frames will be held in the spaces of the Braidense National Library in Milan: a symposium curated by Formafantasma that starts from the forest ecosystem and analyses the logics that govern the wood industry today to extend reflection to the role of design and science as agents of change. Guests include several internationally renowned architects: Paulo Tavares, Stefano Boeri, Rotor, Andrés Jaque...

Stefano Boeri continues his path of urban forestation and ecology education with a floating installation, which will undoubtedly be among the most spectacular and photographed of this Fuorisalone (also given its central location, at the Darsena). Floating Forest is a green plug in the heart of Milan, as well as a place to meet and decongest from daily routine flows. The project will also be a legacy for the city of Milan, which is why we will donate the greenery to the Vettabbia Park, managed by Soulfood Forestfarms Hub Italia.

In the elegant context of the Cortile della Farmacia, at the State University of Milan, we find the spectacular installation by Lissoni Associati for Amazon, The A-maze Garden. It is an exhibition route inspired by labyrinthine Italian gardens. Inside the path we will find a selection of products available on Amazon.it, including furniture and home accessories, of which more information can be obtained by framing the associated QR code.

We remain at the Università Statale and in the Aula Magna lobby we find the exhibition “The Dancing Furniture of Enric Miralles & Benedetta Tagliabue’s House”, which shows us a lesser-known side of Enric Miralles (1955-2000) as a furniture designer. This selection of nine pieces, presented for the first time in Italy, is part of the series of furniture that the Catalan architect designed together with his partner Benedetta Tagliabue for their home in Barcelona.