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Current Issue:
Domus 960
Cover
Many and diverse are the
ways by which we remember
the people who have left us too
soon: the portrait of Matthias
Rick (1965—2012), drawn by the
Korean illustrator Kyungkyu Cho
is an optimistic invitation to
believe that everything is going
to be all right
Editorial: Practicing in between
Mass Studies
Op–ed: The urban dna of London
Deyan Sudjic
Journal
edited by Elena Sommariva
Photoessay: Live Load
Frank Abruzzese
Monumental modularity
With their design for the new headquarters of Internet company Daum Communications, Mass Studies gives life to complex, Piranesian spaces that highlight the textural qualities of concrete. Text Sam Jacob. Photos Iwan Baan. Edited by Laura Bossi
Five questions
for David Chipperfield
As the inauguration of the 13th International Architecture Exhibition in
Venice draws near, Domus catches up with director Sir David Chipperfield and assistant director Kieran Long. Text Joseph Grima. Photos Carlo Biasia. Edited by Rita Capezzuto
Shard London Bridge
More than a skyscraper, Renzo Piano's Shard is a vertical city of some 8,000 people that audaciously yet
elegantly pierces the already jagged skyline of the British capital. Text Charles Holland. Photos Pedro Kok. Edited by Laura Bossi
Scaling the Shard
Bradley L. Garrett, a PhD in cultural geography and researcher at the University of London,
retraces his climb up Europe’s tallest skyscraper and reflects on the importance of urban exploration. Text Bradley L. Garrett. Photos Otter, Yaz, Winch, Bradley L. Garrett. Edited by Laura Bossi
Unreal Estate
On the eve
of the Olympics, Justin McGuirk ponders the social and political consequences of
London’s white-hot real estate market. Text Justin McGuirk. Photos Niccolò Morgan Gandolfi. Edited by Rita Capezzuto
Serpentine Gallery Pavilion
Each year, since 2000, the Serpentine Gallery has erected a temporary pavilion in front
of its premises in London’s Kensington Gardens. Eleven have been constructed to date,
whose traces reappear as mnemonic elements in the 2012 edition. Text Joseph Grima. Photos Pedro Kok. Edited by Laura Bossi
Young architects in action
A new vanguard of young dynamic architects committed to social issues is changing
the way the profession is perceived in the public eye. Text Beatrice Galilee. Photos Richard Nicholson. Edited by Loredana Mascheroni
Silicon Roundabout
The exponential growth in the number of start-ups located around Old Street
Roundabout is a sure indicator of how London’s East End is becoming the most important tech ecosystem outside the United States. Text Beatrice Galilee. Photos Richard Nicholson. Edited by Loredana Mascheroni
A walk in London
An attentive witness to the developments of London architecture and planning, Italo Lupi reports here on how its urban fabric has too often been torn apart by
purely speculative operations. Text Italo Lupi. Edited by Rita Capezzuto
The Architecture
Olympics
Between 1912 and 1948,
the Olympic Games
incorporated also art competitions, giving equal importance to works
of architecture, painting, music, sculpture and literature. Text Julia van den Hout. Edited by Rita Capezzuto
Network: Movíl A47
Productora transforms
a truck into a cultural centre,
mobile library and public
space for collective
activities of all kinds. Text María García Holley
Inside Out Furniture
In Rotterdam, Mario Minale and Kuniko Maeda continue to examine the production process of everyday objects in their attempt to redefine it according to new parameters. Text Elise van Mourik. Photos Raoul Kramer. Edited by Loredana Mascheroni
A chair for all seasons
Three years of experimentation have led Olivares to develop the new OAC for Knoll, an ultra-light aluminium chair for indoors and outdoors. Text Alexandra Lange. Photos Yoo Jean Han. Edited by Loredana Mascheroni
Rassegna
Furniture. Edited by Elena Sommariva
Panorama
Edited by Guido Musante
Cold Case
Iraqi Airlines agency, London. Edited by Luigi Spinelli