Current Issue: Domus 921

Cover

Paul Graves, phenomenon 3, from The balloon sculpture series, 2008

Editorial

Flavio Albanese. Food / Caution

News, events, competitions, projects

Edited by Elena Sommariva

Prospects on the growing city

A public housing project on the outskirts of Madrid. Design Dosmasuno Arquitectos – Ignacio Borrego, Néstor Montenegro, Lina Toro. Text Francesca Picchi. Photos Miguel de Guzmán, Dosmasuno

House in Joanópolis, Brazil

Domestic architecture that spreads out and sinks into the natural environment. Design Una Arquitetos. Text Guilherme Wisnik. Photos Bebete Viégas.

QBI Brisbane

A scientific centre in Brisbane. Design John Wardle Architects with Wilson Architects. Text and photos Stefano Gulmanelli

Gone with the wind hotel

López and Rivera succeed in constructing a sustainable hotel in the semidesert of Navarre. Design Emiliano López and Mónica Rivera Arquitectos. Text Stefano Casciani. photos José Hevia

Open-air theatre in Austria

A zigzag pathway crosses the rocky site. Design Alles Wird Gut. Text Lilli Hollein. Photos Hertha Hurnaus

Fishermen’s storage spaces, Cangas

In Northern Spain, at Vigo, a fishing facility illustrates the “critical regionalism” approach to architecture. Design Estudio I+P, Jesús Irisarri Castro, Guadalupe Piñera Manso. Text Laura Bossi. Photos Manuel González Vicente

Municipal offices, Castelvetrano, Sicily

Public architecture is a recompense for mafia criminality. Design Santo Giunta, Orazio la Monaca, Leonardo Tilotta, Simone Titone. Photos Sebastiano Raimondo

An Onomichi story

In the dramatic scenery of Onomichi a young Japanese woman leads a noiseless initiative to protect historic houses. Text Rita Capezzuto. Photos Alessio Guarino

Actions Reactions

The exhibition at the Canadian Centre for Architecture in Montreal explores new uses for the urban landscape. Text Rita Capezzuto

Ozuluama Residence, Mexico City

On the rooftops of Mexico City, a nomad tent welcomes passing artists. Design Architects Collective + AT 103. Text Bert De Muynck. Photos Wolfgang Thaler

Prospect.1 New Orleans

The new American Biennial shows the great energy of a tormented city. Text Sylvia Chivaratanond. Photos Lina Bertucci

The Nature of Actuality

Notes for the Venice Art Biennale 2009. edited by Daniel Birnbaum

What words don't say

The use of language as a key to interpreting the work of three young artists. Text Stefano Collicelli Cagol

Inferno Purgatorio Paradiso

Romeo Castellucci’s dante-esque trilogy revolves around man’s journey through life. Design Romeo Castellucci. Text Piersandra di Matteo. Photos Luca Del Pia, Christophe Raynaud de Lage

Gioia's Monolith

A steel monolith demonstrates Gioia Meller Marcovicz’s skill in drawing the line between art and design. Design Gioia Meller Marcovicz. Text Lucy Bullivant. Photos 747 Studios

Office chairs

Design A. Citterio, M. De Lucchi & S. Aksu, S.Diez, Studio Makkink & Bey, B. Van Berkel/UNStudio, J. Weber & B. Stumpf. Texts Stefano Casciani Maria Cristina Tommasini. Photos Mario Carrieri Marc Eggimann

Intersections: Food

Where does food come from? Where is food transformed? Where does food move? Where is food sold? Where is food eaten? Edited by a12, Loredana Mascheroni.

One church, two lives

The church by Alvar Aalto in Riola.

Books

The end of art. Danto and the End of Art. The Modern Irony. A manualon eco-sustainability. Edited by Gianmario Andreani

Office building

Office environment

Rassegna: Office

Furnishings and new solutions for the contemporary office.