Development And Growth

Critical Infrastructure Evolution: From Bridges and Roads to Data Networks

From manifesto works (as with the Italian road Autostrada del Sole) to invisible networks: Jeffrey Schnapp, founder and director of MetaLab at Harvard University, recounts the evolution of critical in...

Oceans: United States Chooses Sustainable Infrastructure to Tackle Rising Sea Levels

The United States is investing in water infrastructure projects (such as flood control barriers) to protect communities from the climate crisis and rising sea levels, promoting sustainable development...

From Rome Metro to Athens Metro: 5 Stations Combining Archaeology and Urban Mobility

From Rome's Metro C Line to Madrid, via the Athens underground, discover five metro stations that combine urban transport and memory, fitting into delicate archaeological sites and transforming the su...

From Golden Gate Bridge to Queensferry Crossing, 5 Smart Bridges Using Sensors and AI

Bridges become smart: AI and advanced monitoring systems transform them into urban infrastructure capable of predicting, reacting, and protecting, opening up new preventive maintenance tools.

Social and Environmental Impact of Infrastructure: Why Major Projects Matter

In the book Evolutio, Pietrangelo Buttafuoco, President of the La Biennale di Venezia Foundation, discusses infrastructure construction and maintenance as an accelerator of social and cultural growth,...

Colosseum-Imperial Forums: The Rome Metro Construction Site That Seemed Impossible

Sensors and innovative technologies enabled the construction of the new Rome subway station while ensuring the ongoing monitoring of the Ancient Rome archaeological site. Now, this critical infrastruc...

World’s Largest Dams: 5 Hydropower Plants Key to Renewable Energy Resources

Discover how major hydroelectric dams have become strategic infrastructure that transforms the power of water into renewable energy, security, and economic development.

From Construction to Predictive Maintenance: The Era of Smart Infrastructure

Urban planner Carlo Ratti's contribution launches one of the key themes of Webuild's exhibition, “Evolutio”: the importance of systems for the continuous maintenance of infrastructure, such as gyrosco...

Colosseo-Fori Imperiali: All The Secrets of the New Rome Metro Station

The untold story of how a new Rome metro station was transformed into a cultural heritage site, where artifacts from Ancient Rome are showcased through the work of the Metro C Consortium, in collabora...