On occasion of the Honorary Degree in Architecture conferred by the Politecnico di Milano on the architect Álvaro Siza Vieira, an exhibition was held with projects by the Portuguese master.

Presented at the HOST 2013 exhibition in the Furnishings macro-area, EXIHS - Excellent Italian Hospitality Services is a new concept devoted to the hotel and restaurant industry that investigates the theme of the "non-place".

It was inaugurated in Athens the Stavros Niarchos Cultural Center by Renzo Piano Building Workshop and study Athenian Betaplan.

The exhibition "La sindrome dell'influenza" investigated a typical characteristic of Italian design: a capacity for assimilation, combined with a curious approach to the world and a desire to experiment with other languages and cultures in order to launch new projects.

“Cardinal Tettamanzi's decision to entrust the realization of the Ambrosian Book of Gospels to contemporary artists is a further demonstration of his indomitable passion for dialogue with the men and women of our time.”

The “Barbara Cappochin” International Architecture Biennial centers mainly on two events: The International Prize, and the Exhibition at Palazzo della Ragione. The fifth edition was titled “Superurbano, Rigenerazione Urbana Sostenibile” (SuperUrban, Sustainable Urban Regeneration).

Zaha Hadid was the guest of honor at the fourth edition of the “Barbara Cappochin” International Architecture Biennial.

An exhibition of two works by the photographer Gabriele Basilico. "Milano ritratti di Fabbriche 1978-1980" is an extensive series of images of the outskirts of Milan, presenting a visual recomposition of a relatively unknown and little considered landscape.