Domus Srilanka Magazine - January 2015

In this issue

Be it the sensuous curves of lines or the vibrant geometry of tapestries or the human element of architecture, there remains in Tilak Samarawickreme’s work a communicative force. A body of work that varies and expands in dimension, eclectic influences revitalize his cultural roots interpreted in contemporary language.

Urban space is architectural space: this is the principle that underpins the German architect’s teaching, keying into the long and highly acclaimed research tradition established by the Architecture and Urban Planning course at the Technische Universität in Dortmund.

The first project made through a cultural exchange programme between Austria and Japan is a Nipponese maestro’s design for an elementary guest house that contains all the great character of his poetic approach.

The houses built by the British studio in the town north of Amsterdam, alternating with those by the architects Geurst & Schulze, make up a compact urban block with a distinctly domestic character, typical of the high tradition of Dutch Modern.

An architect by training and an industrial designer by profession, Stefano Giovannoni tells us that everything he does is aimed at producing objects that communicate something special, where what really matters is the project’s evocative content.