Brutalism in Tenerife: the House of Architects photographed by Roberto Conte
In this exclusive feature, the Italian photographer tells Domus about a little-known Brutalist gem he recently portrayed.
Who are Boomers, Millennials and Gen Z? And why are we talking so about it?
Much is owed to a 1990s novel, but also to the obsession with youth typical of our times.
Mexico, where history becomes art
Today, October 4th, Mexico celebrates its birth. A powerful art movement emerged from this land of contrasts in the 20th century. Rivera, Orozco, and Kahlo – the Muralists – tell the story of a people seeking redemption through colors, passions, and history.
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Renovating rather than building: Laparelli on “fast architecture”
We spoke to Ippolito Pestellini Laparelli, founder of 2050+, who, through his projects - and those of others - tells us about one of the best practices we need.
Norman Foster explores the future of the workplace
The October issues focuses on the new sustainable and flexible workplaces that enhance human interaction while adapting to technological and social change.
Mendini’s corkscrews for Alessi reinterpreted by Arthur Arbesser
30 years of Anna G. – forming an iconic duo of corkscrews with Alessandro M. – are celebrated, and the Viennese-Milanese fashion designer has collaborated with Alessi to create a new look.
Who is Hedi Slimane, how he changed Celine and why he is being talked about
Hedi Slimane is no longer the creative director of the LVMH brand. But who is he? And what will become of Celine?
Trees shape a patio house on the heights of Guadalajara
For this Mexican house, Taller Tequio started from the site conditions to design an architecture that lets the landscape break through its elements.
Norman Foster talks about the compact city
Norman Foster @ SEED Perugia
Maybe the Centre Pompidou is coming to New Jersey
The city council has voted for a new plan: the museum will be located at 808 Pavonia Avenue in the Journal Square neighbourhood, occupying 9.000 square meters.
Flos captures its icons in the Milanese entryways
The Icons project transforms 12 of the brand’s iconic lamps into instruments of contemplation, set within Milanese architecture created by the great masters of Italian architecture.
Ora ïto’s electric restomod for the Renault 17
The French designer reimagined the historic car with a nod to cinema and Sci-Fi. The one-of-a-kind restomod will be on display at the Paris auto show in mid-October.
Christo and Jeanne-Claude’s Surrounded Islands to be revived in Florida
The NSU Art Museum in Fort Lauderdale will become the permanent home of the Surrounded Islands Documentation Exhibition, an overview of the duo’s iconic work.
A growing family transforms a Victorian house in Toronto
To free up a series of highly compressed rooms, Reign Architects reduced all physical divisions in the interior, playing with the form of the historic architecture.
The new Zurich Children’s Hospital designed by Herzog & de Meuron has been completed
The hospital emphasizes a holistic vision of care, highlighting the contribution of architecture to well-being.
The rise of AI gadgets: solutions in search of a problem
Here are 7 much discussed gadgets with artificial intelligence on board: supposed to be the next big thing in tech, so far most of them just make us say “this could have been an app”.
A concrete façade shaped by light and Mexican winds
Brutalist and expressionist memories creep into a housing estate in Ciudad Juarez, through plastic and massive volumes that play with chiaroscuro and emotional perceptions.
7,000 new homes will transform the Bronx
Some see the plan, which includes new public transport stations, as the first step towards gentrifying the area.
These photos of Berlin in the 1990s show a vanished city
Between square parties and horses on Potsdamer Platz, occupied buildings and street style, the photographers of Ostkreuz recount an almost unrecognisable Berlin with an exhibition at the C/O.
A conversation with Bruno Sacco (1933-2024), who made Mercedes look like Mercedes
Identity and continuity: in 1986 Domus met the Italian designer behind legendary models such as the S-class and SL spiders, to discover how the soul of a brand is born and renewed.
Inhabiting the forest in Chilean Patagonia
The house designed by Ignacio Correa Arquitecto in the Región de Los Lagos is a machine for discovering the landscape, born of a dialogue with the existing trees.
Re-imagine London in Fortnite with Zaha Hadid Architects
The online gaming platform developed by Epic Games is collaborating with the architecture firm in creating a new cooperative multiplayer experience, inviting people to experience urban design.
Restoring the modern in a 1970s Mexican house
The renovation of a house inspired by the lexicon of the International Style enhances the original features of the building, with strict geometries and large windows.
10 Airbnb stays to celebrate World Architecture Day
Airbnb’s Design category offers architecture and interior design lovers more than 35,000 themed stays. Here are ten to get inspired by.
London at night through the pictures of Holly-Marie Cato
Using the new Xiaomi 14T smartphone, Leica photographer Holly-Marie Cato explored her birthplace, London, after sunset, capturing the city's unsung night heroes.
Salvador Dalí as an interior designer: rediscovering surrealist furniture
From the Saliva sofa to Chupa Chups with their pop logo, the projects with which the most famous figure of surrealism played with furniture and design went on show in Paris.
ArkDes reopens in Stockholm: why it's worth a visit
The museum of architecture and design on Stockholm’s Skeppsholmen Island reopens its doors.
Five ways to innovate ceramics from Cersaie 2024
Material research, three-dimensionality, technological innovation, sustainability, and craftsmanship: the new ceramic proposals.
The unmistakable Brutalism of a bar in São Paulo
Studio MNMA transforms an anonymous street corner with exposed structure and raw materials, revealing the Brutalist soul of the building.
Degas, the legacy of a master 107 years after his passing
On September 27, 1917, Paris lost Edgar Degas, the artist who defied conventions. With his dancers, his studies of movement, and his bold compositions, Degas captured the essence of modern life, leaving behind an artistic legacy that continues to inspire and captivate.
What is the aluminum-ceramic material everyone’s talking about?
Ceraluminum, a new material developed after four years of research, was unveiled by Asus at both technology fairs and the London Design Festival. Chief Design Officer Mitch Yang shared insights about this innovative material.
When Mastroianni showed the world that Milan is a modern city
100 years after the birth of Italian cinema icon Marcello Mastroianni, we follow him, Jeanne Moreau and Monica Vitti in La Notte, a film that is an architecture textbook, between Gio Ponti, Vico Magistretti, and the towers of an evolving Milan.