TikTok calls it “the church from Shrek.” Architecture calls it a masterpiece
TikTok rediscovers Copenhagen's Grundtvigs Kirke, a monument of Brick Expressionism built over nearly two decades by three generations of the same family of architects.
Designing with shadow: how Pratic turned an industrial complex into a work of land art
Pratic’s headquarters in Fagagna, designed by Geza, uses shadow, landscape and the unfinished to transform an industrial complex into an architecture that engages in dialogue with its surroundings.
Stone remembers. The restoration of Villa Priuli-Crisanti: a blend of memory, landscape and Venetian identity
The restoration of Ca' Priuli in Vicenza demonstrates how the demands of modern living can coexist with history. This ethical project, initiated by Andrea Crisanti, sees the restoration become an integral part of the landscape.
CityWave is nearly complete: Bjarke Ingels’ massive project reshaping Milan’s CityLife
The final piece of the vast CityLife redevelopment will be completed in the coming months: two office towers connected by a gigantic curved canopy, combining urban ambition, suspended terraces, and the idea of a new “gateway” to Milan.
“Reality is fluid”: Lina Ghotmeh writes a manifesto on movement in architecture
In her new text, the Franco-Lebanese architect Lina Ghotmeh reflects on Beirut, archaeology, nature and continuous transformation, imagining architecture not as a stable form but as matter in constant motion.
Not a hospital but a home: the project welcoming children undergoing treatment in Lisbon
With the renovation and extension of a facility that accommodates children undergoing cancer therapy, ALA.rquitectos explores the most vulnerable aspects of living, transforming a care setting into a place of comfort and belonging.
A Japanese house breaking through the urban grid, in search of light
Designed by Arii Irie Architects, the Villa in Saitama overcomes the spatial constraints of its plot by rotating it by 45 degrees. This restores unobstructed views and access to natural light, as well as providing visual independence from the surrounding buildings' dense, grid-like layout.
And what if the museum stopped being a building? In the Philippines, Kontempo turns it into a forest
In Manila, along the Pasig River, the new art center designed by Kulapat Yantrasast for Ayala Foundation renounces a permanent collection and imagines itself as an open forest: a civic infrastructure made of light, natural ventilation, and continuously evolving programs.
The Trump Tower in Georgia is much more than just a real estate project
The new Trump-branded skyscraper designed by Gensler in Tbilisi becomes the symbol of a strategy intertwining global branding, diplomacy and real estate power in the Caucasus.
Mexican Brutalism in Casa Selva, Tulum
For this high-density residential complex, Anonimous + G3 + Jesús Vassallo soften the dark, solemn volumes inspired by Brutalism with a lattice of sun-shading screens drawn from local tradition.
“Architecture begins where staticity ends”: Ma Yansong meets Thomas Heatherwick
From London’s Rolling Bridge to the moving facade of Shanghai’s Fosun Foundation, all the way to Little Island in New York: Domus 2026 guest editor Ma Yansong interviews Thomas Heatherwick about movement, emotion, and the humanisation of architecture.
Aerodream, the spectacular history of inflatables
Art sets the pace and architecture follows
Frederic Migayrou, curator of the exhibition “Aerodream” at the Centre Pompidou-Metz, tells us the aesthetic and social evolution of these majestic inflatable structures, from Second World War until today.
Casa Macahuite: a concrete skeleton in the Mexican desert
Studio Font has designed a house embedded in Mexico’s extreme landscape, engaging in dialogue with time and the natural elements, and finding its expressive power in the stark visibility of its construction.
A suspended steel box: Office MI—JI’s design for an Australian home
A light-coloured structure has been superimposed on the existing building. Through its bold yet restrained design, it addresses the need for a larger home for a growing family.