Domus Srilanka Magazine - February 2015

In this issue

Departing from a completely modernistic approach to design, Ismeth Raheem’s art and architecture are underscored by a variation of the vernacular. His work expresses sensibility towards the local climate as well as a deep appreciation for history and heritage. The results are buildings and spaces that have prevailed through time and in the minds of inhabitants.

Walter Benjamin’s theory on the mechanical reproducibility of the work of art forms a basis for Montani’s analysis of the weight that digital technology has in configuring the scenarios of our habitat. It is up to the interpreters of this architectural alliance to guide it toward giving us creative and surprising new possibilities.

The research on space and form conducted by the Japanese master Toyo Ito finds a stupendous application in the theatre complex of Taichung, where a thin concrete membrane artfully defines a hollow body to create a veritable “sound cave”.

The lights and materials of the contemporary city transform the spaces of retail into a new metaphysical cityscape, the result of innovative interpretation by this Swedish designer who creates a tight bond between architecture and fashion.

The construction of an important waterworks on the slopes of Mount Pizzuto was an opportunity for Paladino to rehabilitate the flank damaged by excavation. His artistic proposal is a structure that reshapes the area with a textural coat of bright blue glass, marked by the mythic figure of a water-finder.