domus 1970-1979

Domus is the world's most influential architecture and design journal, founded in 1928 by Gio Ponti. This fresh reprint of the 1970s coverage brings together the most important features from an era marking seismic changes in architecture and design. It features work by Shiro Kuramata, Verner Panton, Joe Colombo, Richard Meier, Foster Associates, and the Centre Georges Pompidou by Renzo Piano and Richard Rogers. Each edition comes with an appendix featuring texts translated into English, and a comprehensive index listing both designers and manufacturers' names.

Format: Hardback
Length: 640 pages
Publication date: 20 February 2023
Publisher: Taschen GmbH

Domus, founded in 1928 by the renowned Milanese architect and designer Gio Ponti, is widely regarded as the world's most influential architecture and design journal. With a blend of style and rigor, it has extensively covered the major themes and stylistic movements in industrial, interior, product, and structural design. This new reprint of the 1970s Domus coverage brings together the most significant features from a period marked by seismic changes in architecture and design. It was a time when individualism gained momentum as a novel style, and the first postmodernist tendencies emerged. Architects and designers responded to the global energy crisis by infusing their methods with a renewed ecological awareness. To be featured in the magazine, work had to offer functionality, spatial clarity, intellectual persuasion, relevant originality, and/or grace.

The groundbreaking projects and practitioners that made the cut include Shiro Kuramata, Verner Panton, Joe Colombo, Richard Meier, the modernist structures by Foster Associates, and the Centre Georges Pompidou by Renzo Piano and Richard Rogers. Domus, spanning seven volumes from 1928 to 1999, comprises over 4,000 pages showcasing influential projects by the most prominent designers and architects. Original layouts and all covers are preserved, with captions providing navigation and context. Introductory essays by renowned architects and designers accompany each edition. Additionally, an appendix features texts translated into English, many of which were previously only available in Italian. A comprehensive index in each volume lists both designers and manufacturers' names, making it an invaluable resource for architecture and design enthusiasts.

Weight: 2002g
Dimension: 255 x 196 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9783836593861