Interviews—

The importance of being axonometric

The importance of being axonometric—

With digitalised data and processes making transmission of knowledge increasingly abstract and intangible, information design has become crucially urgent — Michael Stoll, a university teacher and collector, explains the principles and scale of this discipline. A design report from Augsburg by Marco Ferrari, Elisa Pasqual

Forms of Energy #15

Forms of Energy #15—

A history of Tahrir Square, and the rediscovery of public space in Cairo A conversation with urban planner and researcher Costanza La Mantia. An architecture report from Roma by Marialuisa Palumbo

Toyo Ito: Re-building from disaster

Toyo Ito: Re-building from disaster—

An extensive look at the Japanese architect's "Home for All" project, which will be presented at the 13th Venice Architecture Biennale. An architecture report from Sendai by Maria Cristina Didero

Invisible Fields

Invisible Fields—

At Arts Santa Mònica, an exhibition makes apparent the invisible infrastructures that surround our everyday lives. An art report from Barcelona by Ethel Baraona Pohl

Konstantin Grcic: the Pro chair for students

Konstantin Grcic: the Pro chair for students—

Grcic's new seating for the German company Flötotto, soon to be unveiled at Cologne, emerges as a case study for an innovative type of production that is often overlooked. An interview from Cologne by Loredana Mascheroni

With Little or Nothing

With Little or Nothing—

Three houses recently built by de vylder vinck taillieu combine ancient ways and new experimentation: a design approach that processes all elements of the context into a poetic blend of contents. An architecture report from Ghent by Francesca Picchi

Design and biology: a unified laboratory

Design and biology: a unified laboratory—

Educator and architect Maria Aiolova explains how architecture and planning in the future is likely to be practiced in a studio-laboratory hybrid like the one she's created. An interview from New York by William Myers

The challenges of our time in the city—

Some reflections with sociologist Saskia Sassen on the increasing political agency of urban space in global cities and the decline of the nation-state. An interview from Venice by Claudia Faraone

Pierre Huyghe: the moment of suspension

Pierre Huyghe: the moment of suspension—

On the occasion of a new aquarium installation as part of the Frieze Art Fair, Allard van Hoorn teases out the role of animals, environment, and audience in Huyghe's work. An interview from London by Allard van Hoorn

The Turinese rooms of Martino Gamper—

The transformation of the so called "Slice of Polenta" into a condominium for imaginary characters starts with Gamper's immersion in the building's interiors, which allude to spaces of the mind. An interview from Turin by Francesca Picchi

Scaling up: Urbanized

Scaling up: Urbanized—

The design film genre achieves global-metropolis scale with Gary Hustwit's third feature. An interview from San Francisco by Alan Rapp

Interview with Reinier de Graaf

Interview with Reinier de Graaf—

AMO's director discusses the principles and ideas developed by the group over the last few years to launch a new sustainable energy policy in Europe. greenenergy from London by Lucy Bullivant

John Thackara's Xskool

John Thackara's Xskool—

Frustrated by the slow pace of change in design schools, Doors of Perception founder John Thackara is launching a new venture Nicola Twilley caught up with Thackara by telephone to find out more. An interview from Los Angeles by Nicola Twilley

Fuller and Noguchi: story of a friendship—

Shoji Sadao, former director of the Noguchi Museum, relates the dynamics of a friendship based on a shared fascination with technology and the possibility of a utopian world. A design report from Queens by Sandra Pfeifer

Open Source Design 01: The architects of information—

The architecture of John Young and Deborah Natsios is made of information Their portfolio: Cryptomeorg, which hosts thousands of suppressed and classified documents. An interview from New York by Joseph Grima

Zoka Zola: As unimprisoned as possible

Zoka Zola: As unimprisoned as possible—

In an ongoing series of discussions with prominent women architects, Zoka Zola discusses her practice, sustainable building, and the state of American urbanism. An interview from Chicago by Brendan McGetrick

The life geometric

The life geometric—

At age 90, Anne Tyng continues her lifelong research into the architecture of complex geometries and is now being celebrated in a traveling exhibition. An interview from Greenbrae by Srdjan Jovanovic Weiss

The new look of Domus: An interview with Salottobuono

The new look of Domus: An interview with Salottobuono—

On the eve of the launch of the May issue, Marco Ferrari of Salottobuono recounts the genesis of the graphic identity for the new Domus. An interview from Milan

Architecture in Uniform

Architecture in Uniform—

Roberto Zancan talks with curator Jean-Louis Cohen about his survey currently at the CCA, investigating the role that design and architecture played in World War II. An architecture report from Montreal by Roberto Zancan

Disaster Relief Project #1: interview with Shigeru Ban—

In two installments, Shigeru Ban discusses the intervention practices of the Voluntary Architects Network (VAN) in the areas of disaster-stricken Japan Part I explains the project's first intervention to aid the victims of the recent earthquake and tsunami. An architecture report from Utsunomiya City by Francesca Picchi

The trajectories of Elizabeth Diller

The trajectories of Elizabeth Diller—

The famed partner of Diller Scofidio + Renfro discusses her rebellious impulses and the development of an intensively interdisciplinary contemporary practice. An interview from Beijing by Brendan McGetrick