Zaha Hadid Architects’ skyscraper in Tbilisi marks a first
ZHA's first construction in Georgia, the Cityzen Tower, is a skyscraper that contorts itself by expanding upwards the surrounding natural landscape.
Ghost skyscrapers: 9 abandoned towers from Bangkok to New York
The largest in the world is in China, the one hanging is in New York and is less than 10 years old: Domus reveals some iconic skyscrapers abandoned due to the capricious winds of history, the market and neglect, now waiting to be resurrected.
Nick Cave has taken up ceramics too: his ‘devils’ on display
Seventeen glazed ceramic figurines created by the Australian musician tell the story of a Devil—far more human than one might think— in “The Devil – A Life,” now on view at Museum Voorlinden, in the Netherlands.
Domus 1099 hits the schelves
The third issue of Domus, edited by guest editor Bjarke Ingels, is dedicated to concrete, the anti-hero of architecture who takes his revenge.
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Zaha Hadid’s architecture in 8 key works
We review the work of the great Iraqi-British architect, 2004 Pritzker Prize winner and master of deconstructivism: from China to Italy via Dubai, a perfect alchemy of form and function, of vision and complex technology.
The details of minimalist architecture
The new Schüco LivIng Free Light system is a PVC window frame that minimises the exposed section of the window frame, enlarges the glazed area and creates an elevation with an essential character.
Tortona Rocks: what to expect at Fuorisalone
To celebrate its tenth anniversary, Tortona Rocks sheds any pre-established theme and embraces the endless possibilities of design with “Unframed Design”, a tribute to boundless creativity.
When fashion design takes over video games: 5 striking examples
Collaborations between fashion and video games are becoming increasingly common. From Louis Vuitton x League of Legends to Gucci x Roblox, via new fashion games, the encounter between these two worlds is an established phenomenon. Here are five examples of fashion design playing a starring role in gaming.
Superstudio Più turns 25: what we'll see at the Fuorisalone
With a special edition dedicated to happiness, including immersive installations, design icons and new visions from Asia, Superstudio Più explores the relationship between well-being, technology and innovation for Fuorisalone 2025.
FAI spring days 2025: ten venues not to be missed
From Terragni to Libeskind, from reinvented Roman amphitheatres to centuries-old unchanged forests, Domus has selected ten unmissable places that FAI will open to the public on 22 and 23 March to celebrate spring, the country's rich cultural heritage and its fiftieth birthday.
In Mallorca, a project unites two houses with a long patio
Isla Architects have translated the local character of the Balearic Islands into a dialogue of earth, stone and white interiors gathered around a linear open space
FADE Family is the new approach to outdoor living
The latest addition to the PLUST Collection is a line of furniture inspired by the texture of white stone, which illuminates as evening falls.
MACAAL, the North African country’s largest museum, reopens after renovation
This private museum in Marrakech celebrates contemporary African art in its plurality of themes and materials, while exploring its historical context.
Palaces, castles, villas: The Sicilian architecture of The Leopard
From Visconti’s 1963 film to Netflix’s new series, The Leopard remains deeply tied to its settings—here’s an exploration of them.
The first electric Volkswagen affordable to everyone
The German company announced a new concept for a 20000€ electric car, the ID. EVERY1, "made in Europe for Europe," with the production version arriving in 2027.
An urban park was designed around a mountain in China
In downtown Suzhou, the Lion Mountain was surrounded by the remnants of a declining amusement park. TLS Landscape Architecture completed a regeneration project for the site.
An early 20th century apartment in Milan revives its original elements
The renovation by Noe9 reinterprets historic textures and materials to create a contrast of optical geometric textures, neutral surfaces and design icons.
Pictures from Desert X 2025, the art show set in the Coachella Valley Desert
The event that transforms the desert into a stage for contemporary art and offers alternative perspectives on the vital issues affecting our communities and the environment.
The history of the Monobloc: the world’s best-selling chair
Everyone knows it, yet few remember its name. This is the story of an iconic chair – one that embodies democratic design.
Bathed in light
Drawing from its more than 30 years of experience, SICIS introduces backlit pools in Vetrite, a patented solution that combines design, technology and function.
The rise of Camp Snap: like a disposable camera, but digital
The project rides on the Gen Z revival of digital cameras in the early 2000s and the rising trend of disposable cameras: it was born, however, with a completely different target in mind.
3 other Chinese architects who could win the Pritzker Prize
After Ieoh Ming Pei (1983) and Wang Shu (2012), with Liu Jiakun, the Pritzker Prize has returned to China—a country that serves as a vast experimental laboratory, home to many significant yet often unknown names in the West.
After Parasite, Mickey 17 brings the architecture of inequality into space
In Bong Joon-ho's cinema, design and architecture visually reinforce social stratification: this also happens in his new film, a sci-fi story with a protagonist who is the ultimate symbol of institutionalised contempt.
Farewell to Ricardo Scofidio (1935-2025)
After a long career of memorable projects, the architect and founder of American firm Diller Scofidio + Renfro has died at the age of 89.
20 years of Halley, Richard Sapper’s LED pioneer lamp
A photo campaign by Mattia Balsamini celebrates two decades of a lamp bearing the name and nature of a comet, created to integrate a dawning technology with maximum freedom of movement.
Hundred buildings of Italian Brutalism on show
Radical, experimental, postmodern, and expressive: in Berlin, Italian Brutalist architecture is portrayed in the photographs of Roberto Conte and Stefano Perego, telling the story of both the future and the past of concrete.
Sunnei’s anti-concept store: “We’ve always done everything backwards”
We visited the new Milan flagship store with founders Loris Messina and Simone Rizzo, together with the 2050+ studio that designed it.
The Wilds is a residential forest under construction inside Dubai
The project proposes new homes within a natural ecosystem rich in wildlife and plants in the urban area of the Emirate.
The lounge moves outdoors
Pedrali presents a collection of padded outdoor furniture designed to transform exterior space into elegant and functional extensions of the home.
Bjarke Ingels: Concrete, the anti-hero of architecture
In his editorial, Guest Editor 2025 introduces the theme of the March issue, which is all about concrete, a material that came to us from the ancient Romans and is both the protagonist and the subject of discussion in contemporary architecture.
When Liu Jiakun brought Domus inside his Hu Huishan Memorial
The Pritzker 2025 winner has always worked on the evocative value of his projects: in 2009 he could tell us a story, through the space he dedicated to a victim of the Sichuan earthquake.
Foster, Colomina, and Obrist among the curators of the 2025 Triennale, opening in May in Milan
The International Exhibition returns for its 24th edition with a program that, through architecture, art, and design, shines a spotlight on the inequalities of contemporary society.
A new Rome: the Jubilee has transformed the city with 9 keyworks
The Jubilee's strategic interventions express the enthusiasm and complexity of the ongoing urban regeneration process, looking to the future.
Understanding Liu Jiakun, Pritzker Prize 2025 Laureate, through 5 main projects
The Chinese architect has been awarded the highest honour in the field of architecture. Here is a selection of his most important designs.
This 1930s house, renovated in the 1980s, is starting its third life
In Zurich, studio Ductus’ project valorizes a rational architecture by incorporating a 1980s renovation and bringing together satin-finished metals, white tiles and sculptural fireplaces.