Togo’s striking brutalist architecture

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Togo’s striking brutalist architecture

The African nation is home to a remarkable yet largely overlooked collection of modernist and brutalist architecture: a trend shared by many other African regions and now receiving attention.

  • Alessandro Benetti

The new life of Villa Ci by Gio Ponti and Magistretti sold for 50 million in Milan

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The new life of Villa Ci by Gio Ponti and Magistretti sold for 50 million in Milan

This 1930s house has a unique history, as do the downtown urban forest in which it is built and the species inhabiting its garden. A renovation is coming that will enhance these features.

  • La redazione di Domus

This Carlo Scarpa exhibition in Venice has gone under the radar

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This Carlo Scarpa exhibition in Venice has gone under the radar

Palazzina Masieri, which Scarpa himself designed and which overlooks the Grand Canal, is now hosting a display of metal objects born from the historic collaboration between the master and his trusted blacksmiths, the Zanon workshop.

  • Elisa Testori

Twin houses in the Bavarian Alps made of concrete and wood

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Twin houses in the Bavarian Alps made of concrete and wood

Buero Wagner's design for twin houses overlooking an alpine lake in Bavaria features archetypal geometries and elementary materials, with a single exposed pillar in both houses.

  • Chiara Testoni

Zaha Hadid Architects’ new, futuristic museum in Shenzhen is now open

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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.

  • Chiara Testoni

A villa designed by Luigi Moretti in the sixties on the Roman coastline of the Dolce Vita is for sale

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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.

  • Chiara Testoni

10 music festivals where architecture is the protagonist

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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.

  • Lorenzo Ottone; updated by Giovanni Comoglio

10 architectural gems of Milan you won’t find in the New York Times

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10 architectural gems of Milan you won’t find in the New York Times

Much has been made of America's leading newspaper's selection of buildings. We offer a different way of understanding Milan and why its architecture is so important.

  • Giovanni Comoglio, with contributions by Matteo Pirola

13 of the world’s most beautiful and celebrated urban parks

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13 of the world’s most beautiful and celebrated urban parks

With the development of the modern city, parks have become an integral part of urban systems not only to ensure public health and environmental quality but also to reconstitute a dialogue with nature.

  • Chiara Testoni; updated by Giovanni Comoglio

In Argentina, Casa Lelis reinterprets vernacular architecture with a contemporary twist

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In Argentina, Casa Lelis reinterprets vernacular architecture with a contemporary twist

In the heart of the Córdoba Mountains, the vbrügg studio has designed a residence that combines a light, contemporary architectural structure with a massive concrete tower.

  • Eugenio Lux
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