Andrea Margaritelli: “Wood is a promise of well-being”
The president of the Italian National Institute of Architecture and brand manager of Listone Giordano explains the many performing and beneficial properties of wood in architecture and design.
The importance of biophilic design for humans and architecture
The psychological legacy of our survival instincts that lead us to feel better when we are in contact with nature is the basis of biophilic design, which is being used increasingly in architecture, from airports to urban spaces to businesses.
A smart and sustainable asphalt
Innovative technologies are transforming road pavement into a key component of sustainable mobility. Induction charging not only accompanies the transition to electric but changes the travel experience.
Developing a more sustainable cement to build better
The unsustainability of cement, the world's second most-used commodity after water, has led research centers and startups to develop an alternative to this material, which is still so widely used in construction no matter how polluting it is. Small, high-tech signs of a possible future revolution.
The commonplaces of cities, between community and stereotypes
The expression commonplaces has two meanings for many people: on the one hand of belonging to a group and on the other as positive or negative abstract preconceptions about the individual’s opinion. In this issue we will see many beliefs about cities and infrastructure dismantled.
The largest bicycle parking lot on the planet is in the Netherlands
Dutch studio Ector Hoogstad Architects has designed a huge three-story bicycle parking lot under Utrecht’s central station square in the name of intermodality. Petra Appelhof tells us about it.
Los Angeles’ new public transportation tech shelters
SOM has partnered with Tranzito and Vector Media to design the new bus shelters to be installed over the next ten years throughout Los Angeles, improving equity and addressing climate change.
The future of Tegel, Berlin’s former airport
The large innovation campus Berlin TXL and the Schumacher Quartier residential area will be built on the 500 hectares of the decommissioned Berlin airport.
The evolution of non-places nowadays
Marc Augé defined in 1992 the structures necessary for the movement of people and goods as “non-places,”. Today, this distinction is increasingly blurred, in line with the demands of our age: excess of space, time and individualism.
Janette Sadik-Khan: “More bikes, fewer cars: here's how to redesign the city”
One of the world’s leading experts on transportation and urban transformation, Sadik-Khan explains to Domus the importance of street redesign and how in every car-dominated city lies a walkable, bikeable city.
MaaS is the evolution of car sharing
Mobility-as-a-Service is a smart way to move around the city efficiently and independently, with positive effects on daily life. As has happened in Birmingham, Alabama