Good News Notes: “MVRDV’s stunning facade for Bulgari’s flagship store in Shanghai, China, is designed to look like the building has a luxurious jade finish, however the glowing green exterior actually has far humbler origins: the firm created it using recycled glass bottles. Bulgari Shanghai (the name is stylized Bvlgari) is located in a major…
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Retired Italian teacher leaves fortune to hospitals, charities
Good News Notes: “A retired Italian teacher has bequeathed more than 25 million euros ($30 million) to hospitals and charities, stunning residents of the northern city of Genoa where she lived who had no inkling of her wealth. Marisa Cavanna died in December aged 96. She was described as a reserved woman who never got…
Rome Will Let Commuters Swap Plastic Bottles for Subway Rides
https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/rome-let-commuters-swap-plastic-142658117.html