Gibellina named Italian Capital of Contemporary Art for 2026
The title was introduced to support projects that value and promote contemporary art in Italy. Carrara, Gallarate, Pescara, and Todi were also shortlisted.
How to design sleep, according to Ikea
A crib and a sofa bed are among the flagship designs aimed at making quality sleep accessible and “democratic”: we saw them in Älmhult, where Ikea was founded and still designs its furniture today.
Three itineraries in Turin, between industrial architecture and regeneration
For one long weekend every year, Turin becomes Italy’s capital of the arts, with Artissima, C2C and many side events. Discover through architecture how a city of workers has created a cultural excellence.
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Tower is designed as a mediian in Shandong, China
OPEN Architecture designs a cultural space based on the passage of sunlight and the time it marks, translating the invisible energies of nature into built form.
Rural brutalism in northern Portugal
In a fragmented suburban countryside landscape, a house closes in from the outside and reveals itself on the inside, interweaving continuous spaces à la Adolf Loos and an exposed concrete structural matrix with a brutalist tone.
A shared house is reborn in Verona
Romano Tinazzi rehabilitates a former railway workers' residence on the outskirts of the Veneto city, creating a co-living space for students and young workers that combines old and new through radical architectural gestures.
Gio Ponti’s TV centre in Monza reborn as a healthcare facility
The design proposal by Migliore + Servetto promoted by Fondazione Morandi redesigns the centre and an adjacent space into a place of medical care, community life and mutual exchange.
ReMarkable’s new device is what everyone was asking for, yet lost the magic
The new reMarkable Paper Pro is a pumped-up version of the hugely popular reMarkable 2 digital pad, packed with much sought-after features: yet, put to the test, it is half a disappointment.
Soon in Austin, Texas, small shipments will be delivered by these robots
The latest launch from US startup Avride demonstrates the growing importance of robots in delivering food, groceries and more.
During Artissima 2024, don't miss these exhibitions and must-see events in Turin
A curated guide to this year’s fair, featuring exclusive insights from director Luigi Fassi for Domus, plus must-see projects around the city – from institutional venues to independent spaces.
Egypt’s new capital is under construction
The new city will rise forty-five kilometres from Cairo. The first phase will see the construction of a 70-storey tower, the tallest on the continent.
OMA to renovate the Perth Concert Hall with WITH Architecture Studio
Work is due to start soon on the renovation of the Grade II listed concert hall, which is renowned for its great acoustics and brutalist architecture.
10 iconic contemporary cemeteries, from Aldo Rossi to Toyo Ito
The spaces of death offer food for thought on the themes of identity, and the yearning for permanence. And they also restore to humanity a life that is perpetuated in the dimension of memory.
The Sony earbuds you might as well never take off
I Linkbuds Open sono il nuovo modello disegnato per non isolare chi li usa o filtrare i suoni esterni, ma per aggiungere un layer sonoro quando necessario.
Robot-created artwork to be auctioned at Sotheby’s: it’s a world first
A.I. God. Portrait of Alan Turing (2024), the portrait created by the intelligent robot Ai-Da, has an estimated price of up to $180,000.
How Daze works: The viral TikTok messaging app
New social phenomenon or just another flop? Here’s the app with a huge waiting list even before its launch.
The world’s largest archaeological museum has finally opened
In preparation for almost a decade, the Grand Egyptian Museum has now opened 12 rooms on a trial basis. An official opening date is awaited.
Jubilee 2025’s Mascot Luce is “a pilgrim girl” drawn in manga style
Luce was designed by illustrator Simone Legno, founder of Tokidoki, with the kawaii look for which he became famous.
Porsche has just opened an inflatable art space in Milan, curated by the Balloon Museum
The Flat by Macan is the new immersive and inflatable experience that will be open in Milan for the next few months, before moving to Rome.
“NEW” is a prototype for the reconstruction of Ukraine, combining Meccano and civic architecture
Scandurra Studio presents its replicable, scalable and sustainable prototype project for the reconstruction of Ukrainian school heritage and community feeling.
The Diller Scofidio + Renfro exhibition in Rome
From the Nagakin Capsule Tower to Zaha Hadid, “Restless Architecture”, curated by the New York-based firm at Maxxi museum analyses the topic of movement in architecture and offers food for thought on building.
Farewell to Alberto Ponis (1933-2024), the architect of Sardinia
Protagonist of a unique season with his projects for Costa Paradiso and the Gallura region, the Genoese architect left us at 91, with the legacy of an architecture born of place and landscape.
Living inside a wind tower, in Brazil
The abstract, truncated pyramid-shaped house designed by Atelier Matteo Arnone is a technological and emotional device that combines passive design with contemplation of the landscape.
For people earning less than 2500 a month, 10,000 new homes in Milan
The mayor of Milan, Giuseppe Sala, has unveiled a new housing plan that includes the construction of subsidised housing for middle-income families. The first areas to be covered are Porto di Mare, Lampugnano, Gorla and Quinto Romano.
8 stories of bunkers transformed into new architecture
Military architecture transformed into homes, museums and parks, in Denmark, Berlin, England, between BIG and RAAF: we explore projects thorugh which bunkers can find a new life.
DRIFT’s luminous flowers dance in the courtyard of Palazzo Strozzi
Until early 2025, the Renaissance courtyard of the palazzo hosts Shy Society, an installation project with music by RZA celebrating the beauty of metamorphosis.
The bicycle as a design object on show at the Adi Museum in Milan
‘Bicyclette: Un altro Giro tra Francia e Italia’ curated by Matteo Ragni will offer a privileged perspective on the world of cycling, with legendary examples and more recent creations.
An ancient mill in Brittany becomes a contemporary winery
In Carmen Maurice Architecture's renovation project, the walls tell of the nearby Atlantic Ocean through their materials, while a French countryside area returns to the winemaking vocation of its landscape.
Should we really be afraid of deepfakes?
From Stalinist photo retouching to social media hoaxes, images generated by AI represent only the latest phase in a long history of visual manipulation.
A new thin skyscraper, just one apartment wide, in Dubai
Designed by RCR Arquitectes, the Muraba Veil is the new 73-storey tower that will add to the emirate's skyline.
FKA Twigs “wears” British artist Allen Jones’s 1969 Green Table
With her latest single, Perfect Stranger, the English pop star turns the dance floor into a place of fantasy and total freedom, where anyone can become whatever they want, be it a work of art or a tea table.