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In the May issue of Domus, curated by Bjarke Ingels, glass is explored as a key element in contemporary design.
Biennale 2025 pavilions: we’ve seen them—here’s what we recommend
Here is a preview of the Architecture Biennale, which opens this weekend. Between the Giardini and the Arsenale, these are the pavilions we recommend you visit.
The binocular-shaped building designed by Frank Gehry in Los Angeles is up for sale
The complex, which was Google's headquarters for 15 years, was designed by architect Frank O. Gehry. The price is unknown, but it is now on the market.
Venice Architecture Biennale 2025: Golden Lion goes to espresso brewed with canal water
The American studio Diller Scofidio + Renfro's Canal Café is a project that purifies lagoon water and turns it into espresso—blending sustainability, provocation, and everyday ritual.
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Now you can share your work through a new function by Domus where you can upload your architecture, design, interior, graphics, illustration, photography and art projects.
Gaudí’s Batlló chair is back after a century, in a limited edition
This iconic piece of furniture, originally designed by Gaudí for Casa Batlló, is back in production and will be exhibited in New York.
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.
Oppo’s Pop-Up Store Featuring Graphic Designer Davide Vavalà
Davide Vavalà signs a capsule collection for Oppo Reno13, celebrated with an immersive pop-up in the heart of Portanuova.
What’s with the AI invasion of action figures
Among the many digital aesthetics spawned by the rise of ChatGPT, there are also fake toys: a full-blown mass phenomenon so widespread that their surprise factor has all but vanished.
For Bjarke Ingels, glass is the closest we have to space-age
In the May editorial, the guest editor of Domus explores the surprising evolution of glass: from the Venetian monopoly to the technological revival that today sees this material as the protagonist of architecture.
Land Rover revives the classic Defender Soft Top, but it comes at a cost
Land Rover Classics is launching a bespoke version of the iconic Defender variant. All cars will be made-to-order and start from £195,000.
68 million restoration project revives the Sammezzano Castle, Florence’s Orientalist masterpiece
Italy’s most significant example of Moorish Revival architecture is now preparing for a new life as a public museum.
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.
Design transforms the climate crisis into an opportunity: we visited the Solar Biennial
At the Biennial, hosted this year at the prestigious Mudac in Lausanne, design takes on solar energy and turns climate adaptation into a creative, political, and sensual act.
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.
When cinema anticipates the future: 9 hi-tech prophecies, from AI to self-driving cars
Through movies and TV series, science fiction has envisioned countless possible futures – many of which have become part of our present.
Il looks like an old cassette player, but it’s a high-tech music device
Pocket-sized, with a color display, dual audio outputs, and up to 15 hours of battery life for high-fidelity listening with retro charm: this is the new SnowSky Retro Mini from Fiio.
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.
The colossal Saudi cultural hub designed by Ricardo Bofill is under construction: the photos
In the Saudi capital, King Salman Park—the largest urban park in the world—has at its heart the Royal Arts Complex, designed by Ricardo Bofill Taller de Arquitectura, a space devoted to art and culture.
Containers become golden towers in Lille, France, thanks to Spy
The urban artist Spy created temporary monuments using containers in the heart of the town in the town in northern France, as a reflection on the symbolic value of industrial objects.
Zaha Hadid Architects’ new, futuristic museum in Shenzhen is now open
Amid nanotechnology and suggestions of orbital paths, in the most densely populated metropolitan area on the planet, the museum explores new frontiers of technical-scientific knowledge.
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.
Shard Place, Renzo Piano’s new residential landmark in London, breaks ground
A decade after the opening of the Shard, Renzo Piano Building Workshop completes the Shard Quarter, with a captivating new architectural gesture that combines authorial design and real estate marketing.
How ON and Bureau Borsche designed a new logo that “represents a community”
Five years after its founding, On unveils the new logo for the On Athletics Club and the 2025 race kits, sharing in an exclusive interview with Domus the story behind the redesign that shaped a symbol of connection, unity and sporting ambition.
A villa designed by Luigi Moretti in the sixties on the Roman coastline of the Dolce Vita is for sale
In Santa Marinella, amidst organic forms and plastic volumes seemingly sculpted by the wind and sand, Villa La Califfa awaits a buyer who knows how to appreciate its sensual charm and architectural value.
Introducing the world’s first bag made from T-Rex leather
Thanks to synthetic biology and advanced cell cultivation techniques, the agency VML, The Organoid Company, and Lab-Grown Leather Ltd are preparing to launch a dinosaur leather product by the end of 2025.
These once-affordable IKEA pieces now fetch luxury prices
Ikea is the company known for democratic design, excellent quality and affordable prices. But today, some of its historic and highly sought-after pieces are fetching incredible prices, especially on online platforms.
10 music festivals where architecture is the protagonist
From the lobby of a Soviet hotel in Poland to the igloos in the Austrian mountains, 10 musical events where the location is as important as the music. We listed the most peculiar, featuring some of the most unique architectures and scenarios in the world.
What is a half-frame camera? The vintage format making a comeback
While we wait for Fujifilm's X-Half digital half-frame camera, let's explore the history of this unusual photographic format through nine key examples.
Want to understand AI? Don’t miss the Artificial Intelligence exhibition in Paris
Everyone’s talking about it, everyone’s using ChatGPT, but the mechanisms behind it remain a mystery to many: “The World According to AI”, blending video, installations, and other media, explains it all.
Bodies, design, power: why David Cronenberg’s cinema remains so relevant
From mutant biology and brutalist architecture to virtual realities and the aesthetics of violence, we’ll trace David Cronenberg’s cinema through bodily architecture and nightmarish landscapes, spanning from his early films in the 1970s to The Shrouds.
Two major exhibitions for Mario Giacomelli, legendary master of black and white photography
Palazzo delle Esposizioni in Rome and Palazzo Reale in Milan celebrate the great photographer's 100th birthday: the exhibitions bring together a total of more than six hundred original prints.
Must-see exhibitions in Venice during the Architecture Biennale 2025
Which are the unmissable exhibitions located away from the Arsenale and Giardini? Domus has curated a selection of art, photography, and architecture exhibitions for everyone heading to Venice for the 19th Architecture Biennale.