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Social climbers
Staircases can trigger conversations, provide a sense of arrival and dazzle with ingenuity. So why are they neglected in the design of so many new projects?
Sign language
If you’ve been to the US, it’s likely that Donald Meeker gave you directions. He’s the graphic designer whose wayfinding systems keep millions of people on track every day.
Edi Rama
The prime minister of Albania sits down in his office dining room to talk politics, relationships and his dream dinner.
Digging deep
Could the world’s longest undersea tunnel linking Japan and South Korea be built by the ‘Moonies’?
Linking up
The chairman of global rail operator MTR has built a career out of making good connections.
Fitter, happier
Technogym’s passion for health extends beyond gym equipment. Its open-plan, light-filled headquarters is a shrine to employee wellbeing, with a focus on fitness, nutrition and thoughtful design.
Louder than bombs
US armed forces have a secret weapon: a jazz band that knows how to take a nation by storm.
Editor’s letter
Our editor in chief on what makes a successful travel hub and how cities can help us all go with the flow.
Parc de Belloch: the home of Catalonian design
Show-stopping design firm Santa & Cole takes inspiration from the Catalonian countryside and being just far away enough from bustling Barcelona.
Time to reboot?
With political turmoil unexpectedly yielding stable economic conditions, Italy is a land of nothing if not confusion.
