
Open House Roma 2023
House of Dust, Via Piemonte 101, Ludovisi, Rome, –
Guided tours of Cardillo’s House of Dust project, part of the Open House Roma 2023 programme curated by Gaia Maria Lombardo. The project marked the opening day of the Festival and hosted the first of the Nine by Night aperitifs
Event
Open City
Open House is the largest event in the world dedicated to the promotion of architecture. Born in 1992 in London, today it is present annually in 45 cities around the world. Since 2012, Open House Roma has opened hundreds of places to the public free of charge, notable for their architectural and artistic peculiarities, with guided tours by reservation. To celebrate the 2023 edition, nine aperitifs called Nine by Night have been created. Each of them is housed every night on nine sites of architecture chosen from the more than two hundred in the catalogue.
Nine by Night: selected sites of architecture
- 20.05.23 House of Dust
- 21.05.23 Vuotopieno
- 22.05.23 Schiattarella Associati
- 23.05.23 Luce Nuova al Fleming
- 24.05.23 Fabio Mazzeo Architects
- 25.05.23 It’s Hub
- 26.05.23 Villino Colli della Farnesina
- 27.05.23 Palazzo Taverna
- 28.05.23 Villa Blanc

House of Dust
House of Dust, by Antonino Cardillo, located near Via Veneto, inaugurated the programme on Saturday 20 May 2023. Admission was by reservation or invitation, allowing guests to explore the spaces in the company of the architect, in a convivial evening setting complemented by an aperitif offered by partner Bernabei. Cardillo also presented the project during the two days of guided visits.

Publications
(selected)
- Federica Manzitti, ‘Porte aperte all'architettura’, Corriere della Sera, Rome, 19 May 2023, p. 17.
- Anonymous, ‘Torna Open House Roma, 'Equilibrio' il tema del 2023’, adnkronos.com, Rome, 15 May 2023.
- Antonino Cardillo, ‘House of Dust’, openhouseroma.org, ed. Gaia Maria Lombardo, Rome, 24 April 2023.
Credits
- Concept: Leonardo Mayol, Davide Paterna
- Director: Laura Calderoni
- Programme: Gaia Maria Lombardo
- Guide: Antonino Cardillo
- Assistants: Lidia Nigro, Martina Onofri, Flavia Alicino
- Thanks to the owner Massimiliano Beffa