The future that wasn’t. Relics of the Soviet space programme at Baikonur
Was Oud the first postmodernist?
Pierre Chareau and the fourth dimension
Industry and creative freedom
The fluid space between art and design
The Visible and the Invisible
Gio Ponti, a Janus-faced designer
Exhibitions, events, fairs
Diller & Scofidio unveil their Swiss cloud
Vigo’s waterfront
New civic offices by Bonell and Gil
Retreating from the world
Peter Kulka gives the Benedictines a contemporary edge
Watching the name go by
Ashton Raggatt McDougal’s cultural centre for an Australian suburb creates an instant identity
The ruins of the Soviet Union
Mark Irving explores the relics of the early days of space exploration
The future of education
Special supplement on Bocconi University’s competition of ideas
The river museum
n! studio architects reconfigure the elements of museum design
The art of the face
Sergio Calatroni creates a new cosmetics label
Kitchen
Maria Cristina Tommasini looks at the best of new design
King and Miranda’s selection
Editorial
by Deyan Sudjic