Exposed brick for a modular home in Catalonia
Alventosa Morell designed the home for a couple, creating a free, editable space sensitive to the local character and climate performance of traditional materials.
Designed by Albini and Helg in the 1950s, this neighborhood still has much to teach us
Balancing modernism and a deep sensitivity to tradition, we visited Rosta Nuova—a housing estate developed under the INA Casa plan that extended the historic heart of city in Emilia-Romagna. Seventy years on, it still embodies an idea of quality living.
Pistoletto’s Third Paradise is one of the most interesting experiences you will have at the 2025 Venice Biennale
The installation by Fondazione Pistoletto and Transsolar, supported by Lavazza, introduces the 2025 Architecture Biennale curated by Carlo Ratti. It makes one perceive the tragedy of the present and possible “cures”.
Twin houses in the Bavarian Alps made of concrete and wood
Buero Wagner's design for twin houses overlooking an alpine lake in Bavaria features archetypal geometries and elementary materials, with a single exposed pillar in both houses.
The Triennale Milano International Exhibition has just opened. Here's what we saw
“Inequalities” tells stories of disparity, contemporary paradoxes and urban and social regeneration projects through installations and national pavilions. Between geopolitics, biopolitics and architecture, Domus has selected 10 things not to be missed.
There is a “new” Muralla Roja, and it’s in Albania
Bofill Taller de Arquitectura overlays a pixelated geometric pattern on the landscape of the Albanian Riviera of Dhërmi, re-proposing with the Red Sol Resort the suggestions of the Muralla Roja.
The Domus guide to Venice and its surroundings
Once the Architecture Biennale gates have been opened, the city on the water discloses to visitors. But there is more than an open-air museum: here is a selection of places to understand Venice through its architectures.
First photos from the Venice Architecture Biennale 2025
A visual journey through the 19th International Architecture Exhibition: images that tell the story of the Biennale pavilions curated by Carlo Ratti.
The architecture of the Conclave
The Sistine Chapel, a guest house – home of the last Pope – born to replace dormitories, a palace stripped of its roof in the Middle Ages: the election of a Pope is also a matter of space, not just of spirit.
The secret garden of a Portuguese town hall
To make a historic municipal building accessible, Bak Gordon and RM Arquitectura created an intimate and mysterious public space, protected by the warm tones of plastered walls and vegetation.
A preview of the Architecture Biennale 2025: what we know before the opening
With just hours to go until the start of the Biennale, Venice is preparing to welcome its 19th edition, which will feature both established names and new entrants. Here is a preview of each pavilion.
Aerodream, the spectacular history of inflatables
Art sets the pace and architecture follows
Frederic Migayrou, curator of the exhibition “Aerodream” at the Centre Pompidou-Metz, tells us the aesthetic and social evolution of these majestic inflatable structures, from Second World War until today.
An Art Nouveau apartment in Catania converted to hospitality
By restoring the original cement tile floors – used as inspiration for a new color palette – and highlighting the vaulted ceilings, this renovation reinterprets Stile Liberty language, bridging history and contemporary design.
Rem Koolhaas’s architecture in 8 defining projects
From the United States to Italy, from The Netherlands to China, we explore the work and philosophy of the most multifaceted figure on today’s architectural scene, founder of OMA, Pritzker Prize winner in 2000, and irreducible subverter of the modern world’s cultural paradigms.