Domus China. An ink landscape on Beijing’s skyline
This building complex extends the park into the city, naturalizes the CBD’s strong artificial skyline and borrows scenery from a distant landscape.
Prague. A naked graceful contemporary office built in three months
Kurz Architects progetta un ufficio lampo, mantenendo la struttura a vista e arredando in modo eclettico gli interni.
Denise Scott Brown at Betts Project. Unverifiable photography
A series of photographs shot between 1955 and 1965, traces continuities from the geometric vistas of Canaletto’s Venice to the neon modernism of the Vegas Strip.
Rome. A house among trees open to nature
A renovation that connects interior spaces and opens them towards the park, giving an illusion of continuity with the surroundings.
Denmark. Tactile surfaces reinventing tradition
Dorte Mandrup’s extension of the Wadden Sea Centre pays homage to the local craftsman tradition of the water reed cladding.
The voice of mosaic
Light and free like a butterfly, extending and folding like a folding screen, ORIGAMI, designed by Alberto Meda, is an electric plug&play radiator that liaises with its surroundings.
VISUAL GEOMETRIC
Square mirror with lacquered metal frame, mocha or burnished brass finish. Central mirror available in different shades.Fascinating reflections and precious finishes enrich with refined simplicity every single public or private habitat.
TREASURED LIGHT
A symmetrical bamboo-effect interlocking puzzle characterises Mr. Zheng coffee tables by Roberto Lazzeroni, which name underscores its Far East inspiration.
Dear Domus. Letters to the editor
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Sagmeister and Walsh: the humanity of beauty
On display at the Design Museum Holon in Israel, the first retrospective of the New York firm Sagmeister & Walsh is an invitation to look for beauty in everyday objects.
Phineas Harper
The architecture of Millennials
The desire to intervene in places through temporary projects and a healthy dose of cynicism which has created a utopia of reality are the millenials’ answers to the economic crisis.
Demanio Marittimo Km-278. A night on the beach dedicated to architecture, art and design
Curated by Cristiana Colli and Pippo Ciorra in Marzocca di Senigallia, Italy, the eighth edition of the event deals with Coexistence.
Bombay Beach Biennale, Slab City and the Sonoran Desert
A place in California mixes a toxic lake, a self-managed community, an independent art festival and Hollywood. Four ingredients that are injecting life back into it.
Iran. A sinuous villa for an older brother
In the province of Tehran, Alireza Taghaboni’s nextoffice designed a fluid residence hosting an executive living area.
Lisbon. An exhibition tells the behind the scenes of architecture
At the Centro Cultural de Belém, “Building Stories” shows the hidden facts of building sites, with three installations by Maio, de vylder vinck taillieu and Ricardo Bak Gordon.
Tom Wesselmann at Villa Paloma. Delighting promises on French Riviera
A short monographic exhibition in Monaco celebrates the New York artist featuring unmissable paintings and milestone drawings: Pop Art in the Sixties.