Agenda

Doors open! Pick up your badge, get settled, and take in the atmosphere before we officially kick off the week.

Kick off Domus Week with energy, purpose, and momentum.
This is more than a welcome—it’s the spark that sets the tone for everything to come. The Opening Ceremony brings together the voices, ideas, and questions that will shape the week ahead.

If you’re here to explore, challenge, connect—or simply see what’s next—this is where your Domus journey begins.

Planning has become more than a technical process — it’s a political and social minefield. This session explores how public opposition, shifting regulations, and reputational risk are forcing developers and planners to rethink how projects are approved, defended, or abandoned.

As cities around the world grapple with housing demand, land scarcity, and environmental limits, vertical development is becoming the default — but not without consequences. This session explores how architects and urban designers can balance density with dignity, ensuring livability, aesthetic value, and community integration in high-rise and high-density environments.

From Mediterranean coastal towns to fast-growing urban cores, we’ll examine international approaches to vertical urbanism — with a special lens on Malta’s challenges and lessons in scale, heritage, and sunlight.

Step away from the sessions, grab a coffee, and take a moment to chat, recharge, and connect with fellow attendees in a relaxed atmosphere.

A high-level discussion for developers, investors, and decision-makers on what comes next: is the country still ripe for expansion, or is it time to rethink the model? Includes insight into planning bottlenecks, shifting demand, and regeneration opportunities.

This session explores the profound relationship between people and place — how the spaces we design influence our behavior, emotions, and social lives, often in ways we don’t consciously realise. From the layout of a street to the lighting in a room, design choices shape how we feel, interact, and belong.

Blending psychology, architecture, and everyday experience, this talk invites us to see space not just as background, but as a quiet force that shapes who we are — and challenges us to shape it with more care, empathy, and intention.

Enjoy a light lunch while connecting with fellow attendees in a relaxed setting — a chance to continue conversations, share ideas, and build new relationships.

Discover the Domus Expo as doors open to all visitors — explore spaces, materials, innovations, and ideas shaping the future of living and building.