From AI in the car to flying EVTOLs, 2024 starts big for automotive
In the new year, car brands hit the road running with a series of interesting announcements, all delivered from the stage of the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.
EUmies Awards 2024 finalists shortlisted
The award is one of the most relevant in Europe and selects excellent works iin architecture, capable of representing the continent’s cultural values.
In Berlin, Jean Nouvel’s Galeries Lafayette could become a huge library
Friedrichstrasse narrates over three centuries of the German capital’s glory, trauma, and rebirth. This vibrant urban tale could gain an intriguing new chapter.
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A guide to the digital devices that are replacing notebooks
We have selected devices and apps that allow you to reduce the use of paper, or use it smarter, by harnessing the power and of digital tools and the convenience of the cloud.
Portuguese abstractionism for a suburban scenario
Amid volumetric interlockings of pure forms and color blocks, a house designed by Fala atelier near Porto stands out like a mysterious abstract sculpture against a background in search of identity.
Guido Cagnacci
On the anniversary of his birth, we commemorate one of the most erotic painters in art history, Guido Cagnacci. From his religious works to his profane ones, the Baroque master breaks the rules of classical iconography.
Fuorisalone 2024: Alcova to be based in two ancient villas outside Milan
Villa Borsani and Villa Bagatti, two not-so-well-known jewels of Lombard architecture, will host designers, institutions and companies for one of the most anticipated events of Design Week.
The story of the architects who transformed Milan at the beginning of the 20th century
“When it comes to architects, outside our circle, no one knows anything,” explains writer Gianni Biondillo to Domus. He has published a meticulously documented novel about a generation that lived during the years of fascism.
Here is Illetta, Illy’s new smart coffee machine, designed by Antonio Citterio
Illy's new machine aims to become a benchmark in the industry, with a revolutionary approach in both technological and typological aspects, Citterio explains.
A tour of Tokyos’ public toilets featured in the latest Wenders’s project
Along with 2023 Palme d’Or winner Koji Yakusho, Perfect Days’ stars are the toilets designed by Kengo Kuma, Shigeru Ban, Tadao Ando, Toyo Ito, and many others: unique public architectures every city should take example from and finally celebrated with a great film.
A rational house around a hidden courtyard, near Paris
Inside Nana House by Jean Benoît Vétillard Architecture, a structural metal grid supports a system of volumes flooded with light from above.
Milan subway design celebrated by new Msgm collection, with help from Google
The garments welcome images taken with smartphones on Line 1, paying homage to the innovative design of Albini, Helg, and Noorda.
Former commercial park converted into a residential district by MVRDV
The Dutch firm designs an innovative new neighborhood in the Dutch city of Zwolle, in collaboration with Orange Architects and LOLA Landscape.
Louis Vuitton’s first Paris hotel is under construction, and sealed inside one of its trunks
On the Champs-Élysées, the new luxury hotel will occupy the building where Mata Hari is said to have been arrested.
Rabbit R1 is a very cool but dubiously useful portable AI assistant
Unveiled at CES and designed by Teenage Engineering, the device tries to bridge the gap between the smartphone and the future of digital interfaces: nothing a smartphone app couldn't do.
Sejima by Ishigami: inside the house in the plum grove
In 2004, Domus met Kazuyo Sejima to explore one of her most famous projects, with which the Japanese architect challenged conventional living spaces. Junya Ishigami signed many of the images of these feature we repropose from our archive.
Marc Newson designs world’s first binoculars with bird recognition AI
Swarovski Optics’ Ax Visio binoculars can identify birds and other species thanks to an artificial intelligence model built into the device.
A house in Canada stands like a rock on water
By dismantling the boundaries between artificial and natural, McLeod Bovell designed a dwelling that seeks a continuous evocation of the territory, to be discovered in motion.
Cordivari Design’s Window: from academic project to award winning product
Window, the new bathroom radiator by Cordivari Design, is the fruit of the collaboration between the brand and the Università Europea del Design of Pescara.
Phnom Pehn’s new Techo airport is a small tropical city
Foster + Partners will design the Cambodian capital’s new air mobility hub, with a structure surrounded by greenery and inspired by local traditions.
Mario Botta’s first chair, an essential architecture
Using the same approach of his architectural designs, in 1982 the Swiss architect designed his first chair, stripped down to the essentiality of form.
Pupa, an experiment in biotechnical design
The result of research into circular economy principles, this lamp by Pearson Lloyd explores the functions of lighting through experimentation with textile materials.
ZHA skyscraper built on the world’s most expensive land is almost complete, but it is empty
This landmark, also designed to have international resonance, is affected by the downturn in the Hong Kong real estate market.
Network of cities older than the Roman Empire discovered in the Amazon
Thanks to LiDAR satellite survey technology, archaeologists are making significant progress in studying Amazonian civilizations, revealing that they were as advanced, if not more so the Romans.
The surprising topicality of the Paimio Sanatorium by Alvar and Aino Aalto
Nestled in the woods of southern Finland, the sanatorium stands as one of the major works of the XX century, materializing a crucial concept of care in the contemporary debate on the built environment..
Sicily
The emblematic island of the Mediterranean has been, among many things, the muse of the Italian artist Renato Guttuso, who, half a century ago, painted La Vucciria, dedicated to the ancient market of Palermo, and several corners of Santa Panagia in Syracuse.
Cafes, Houses, Containers: How Fallen Leaves Creates an Alternative World
Even before making movies, Aki Kaurismäki conceives and designs worlds that do not exist, starting from spaces. Yet, he does not delve into science fiction. Fallen Leaves is just the latest example, and rightly won the Jury Prize at Cannes.
Mercedes-Benz debuts in architecture with skyscraper in Dubai
The futuristic building will be one of the tallest in the city, featuring a sinuous profile and VIP parking facilities.
Practicing parkour to better imagine the city of tomorrow
For urban spaces that are able to move, adapt, evolve, and inspire their inhabitants and designers, there is much to learn from the art du déplacement, as exemplified by the approach of Danish traceur, architect, and designer Mikkel Rugaard.
Tencent’s new headquarters reflect the company's dizzying growth
The new Shenzhen building rises in height in a spiraling movement, anchoring itself to the city through an incubator and a large public space.
Carlo Ratti and Coldefy designed France’s national pavilion at Expo Osaka 2025
The project is conceived as a theatrum naturae, featuring the gradients of France’s landscape.