The garage that guarded dreams
The Garage delle Nazioni (Garage of Nations), an architectural masterpiece from 1956, represented the modern automobile dream in postwar Italy. Today it risks demolition to make way for a hotel.
Rome in flames
In the summer of 64 AD, Rome burned, and with it the dark myth of Nero was born. Centuries later, painters like Piloty and Siemiradzki would turn that moment into a powerful allegory of the fragility of power and human cruelty.
The “Bubble House”, one of New York’s rare examples of Space Age architecture, is up for sale — but it may end up ruined
Built in 1969 by architect Maurice Medcalfe, this completely out-of-context residence has become a New York icon. It is now for sale for more than $5 million.
Elizabeth Diller, from High Line to the city of the future: “Architecture is so slow”
Diller Scofidio + Renfro is one of the firms that has had the greatest impact on the contemporary city’s image. We met with the American architect to discuss future visions and offer a critique of today’s architecture.
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Nordic Design
A dive into Northern European design,
a style that never goes out of fashion: masters, companies and projects
What are AI browsers, making "old" browsers useless
A transition is underway: a new kind of AI-agent browser that fulfills tasks of all kinds, including online search. We tell you about the two most striking examples: Comet and Operator.
Maurizio Cattelan’s exhibition at Casa Malaparte is accessible only by sea
The historic residence welcomes an exclusive exhibition by Italy’s most internationally renowned artist, adding a new chapter to its tradition of hosting temporary contemporary art projects by major global figures.
Grok, Elon Musk's AI: politically incorrect and with NSFW companions, now also on Tesla cars
Grok, Musk's artificial intelligence chatbot, was recently installed in Tesla cars. In its fourth version, it now includes two super-customized companions with whom you can do more than just talk.
SANAA’s most ambitious cultural project yet, ready to open in Taiwan
In the island’s second largest city, the 2010 Pritzker Laureate studio completes the Taichung Green Museumbrary — a visionary hybrid of art museum and library dedicated to multifaceted learning.
Extraordinary architecture on the restless border between Italy and Eastern Europe
Through their photographs, Roberto Conte and Miran Kambič reveal a century of fascinating, lesser-known buildings along the border between Italy and Eastern Europe. In Trieste, the exhibition Le Affinità di Confine narrates stories of coexistence, tensions, and mutual influences.
Step inside “Accidentally Wes Anderson”: you can check the viral photo project in a new exhibition
Featuring over 100 photos across two locations, the project channels the director’s unmistakable visual style — and proves its enduring appeal across generations.
Omoway Omo X, the self-parking electric scooter
Omoway, a company founded by former executives of the Chinese automotive brand X-Peng, has unveiled the prototype of a futuristic electric scooter that can self-balance and autonomously maneuver out of parking spaces.
A flat is for sale in Trellick Tower, London’s iconic brutalist high-rise designed by… the villain of 007
A flat is now for sale in Trellick Tower, one of the world’s most iconic brutalist buildings and a symbol of London’s urban culture. Once built as public housing, it has since become a beacon of pop and urban aesthetics, celebrated in music, film, and photography.
Now Louis Vuitton has its own “Labubu”
The creative director of the brand's men's line, Pharrell Williams, was inspired by the trend everybody is talking about to create a mini mascot of his own.
The Centre Pompidou closes for renovation: all the temporary locations in Paris and around the world
As the Centre Pompidou in Paris shuts down for restoration until 2030, its activities move to a network of temporary venues across France and abroad. Here’s where to visit the museum’s exhibitions and projects.
Nike GT Future was designed to rewrite the codes of basketball shoes
Nike GT Future is a basketball sneaker designed to optimize athletes’ performance, with an aesthetic that looks nothing like what we’re used to.
There is a Chipperfield villa for sale in Italy, as solemn as his museums
Monumental like a temple – or like the museums in Berlin – but bathed in sunlight like a Mediterranean “limonaia”, the villa designed on Lake Garda by the Pritzker Prize-winning designer and Domus guest editor 2020 translates the soul of the landscape into architecture.
The many villas designed by Frank Lloyd Wright that are currently for sale reveal who he really was
During his seventy-year career, the master of organic architecture and the Modern Movement designed over a thousand works. Most of these are homes, many of which are now on the market.
Italy built an ideal city in the 20th Century: then we forgot about it
Adriano Olivetti used modern architecture to create a new social and industrial model in Ivrea. A new exhibition on Olivetti architecture is bringing this model back into the spotlight.
Peacock Chair: how a colonial chair won over Hollywood, the Black Panthers, and Scandinavian design
From colonial Manila to erotic cinema, from the African-American revolution to Scandinavian design, here’s how a simple wicker chair became a mirror of the 20th century’s aesthetics, desires, and contradictions.
The first-ever Hermès Birkin sold for 10 milion
The original Birkin, the very first ever created, featuring unique details and the unmistakable mark of its muse Jane Birkin, was acquired by Japanese luxury company Valuence.
What exactly is Artificial Intelligence?
From forgotten neural networks to the deep learning boom and the shift from predictive to generative AI – here’s how machine learning has reshaped the tools we use today, including ChatGPT and Gemini.
The new Los Angeles hub connecting the metro to the airport is a highly ambitious project
Designed by Grimshaw, the Metro Transit Center links LAX to the city’s rail network for the first time. A strategic piece of infrastructure that kicks off Los Angeles’ mobility transformation ahead of the World Cup and the Olympics.
Meet Ikea’s colorful, standalone speakers—no Sonos, all style
The Swedish furniture company has announced two new devices that mark a departure from the design philosophy explored during its former partnership with Sonos.
Thessaloniki’s new stadium stands out with a radical Populous design
The new football stadium of PAOK FC, designed by Populous, interprets the values of the sports club through its powerful and muscular structure, between sporting pride and urban regeneration.
The “iconic” images we can no longer stand
Icons, clichés, and overexposure: a brief history of our visual bulimia and how we ruined the images we once loved most.
New Paris museum celebrates Hector Guimard, the forgotten designer of the “Métropolitain” signs
The museum is set to open in 2028 inside the Hotel Mezzara, a building designed by the French architect renowned worldwide for the floral entrances of the Paris Métro.
From Wakanda to resort: Akon’s futuristic city in Senegal canceled
The 6 billion euro futuristic smart city wanted by pop star Akon is shelved after years of delays. The Senegalese government is now banking on a 1.2 billion tourism project to transform the Mbodiène coast into a development hub.
A palace on rails: the end of the British Royal Train after two centuries
It has been the symbol of royal travel style for nearly two centuries. But the journey of the British Royal Train is coming to an end: King Charles III has decided it will be retired by 2027.
Why the TikTok generation loves Scandinavian Design
There is a generation that has grown up immersed in Scandinavian imagery, where hygge is a fundamental value and the Wishbone Chair is a dream to have at home. That's why Nordic design is more fashionable than ever.
The new superman by James Gunn is a redesign full of style, sunlight, and legacy
The comics of All Star Superman and, above all, the animated series by the Fleischer brothers—the one that first made the superhero fly—are the key inspirations: the director rewrites the visual identity of Superman for a new generation, with a healthy dose of irony and a deep dive into history.
With the Oasis reunion comes the grand return of the anorak jacket
From the spontaneous endorsement of Italian brand Ten c to Lidl’s marketing stunts, the Oasis reunion highlights the unbreakable bond between the Manchester band and the anorak – a story of social identity and design.
Zoo architecture: a tale through 10 “zootopias”
Domus has selected 10 zoo projects that explore the complex relationship between man and animal, artifice and nature, ethology and captivity.