DOMUS VOL. 7 1970–1974

domus - The quintessential works of Modernism Volume VII — 1970-1974 For more than eight decades, domus has been the world's most influentialarchitecture and design journal. Founded in 1928 by the great Milanesearchitect Gio Ponti, it has consistently highlighted the characteristicstyles of each age, from Art Deco, Modernism, Functionalism, to Pop,Postmodernism and Late Modern. Beautifully designed and documented, domuspresents the most exciting design and architecture projects from aroundthe world. Each volume of TASCHEN's domus reprint collection reproduces a selectionof the magazine's original pages, packed with articles tracing the historyof modern design and architecture. Available as 12 separate volumescovering 1928-1999, this series is a major publishing event and amust-have item for design and architecture institutions and practices,architects, designers, students, and anyone who loves design. 1970-74: Individuality reigns supreme The early '70s saw seismic changes in architecture and design, as a trendtowards individuality manifested in novel styles and construction methods.Futuristic work by Luigi Moretti stood in contrast to practical designs byRenzo Piano or Richard Rogers; elsewhere the first postmodern tendenciescould be detected. Japanese architect Kisho Kuramata created metabolicbuildings and city planning, while the living landscapes of designersVerner Panton and Joe Colombo opened new vistas. Also available: Volume I —1928-1939: Birth of the International Style Volume II —1940-1949: Destruction and reconstruction Volume III —1950-1954: Architecture of the avant-garde Volume IV —1955-1959: International affairs Volume V —1960-1964: Design goes pop Volume VI —1965-1969: Looking to the future Volume VIII —1975-1979: The rise of ecological awareness Volume IX —1980-1984: Postmodern preoccupations Volume X —1985-1989: The Eighties in full force Volume XI -1990-1994: The next generation Volume XII —1995-1999: Leaving the 20th century