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Culture

’Tis the season

Once a twinkle in Hong Kong’s eye, its festive obsession has grown into an all-out spectacle.

  • Issue #109
  • 3 min read
Hong Kong waterfront buildings lit up with colourful Christmas decorations at night.
Architecture

Architecture

From a small studio in Mallorca to a UK factory that's also a creative space, showroom and museum, we round up the best in global design.

  • Issue #109
  • 6 min read
A low white modular bookshelf filled with books and small decorative objects against a white wall.
Design

Living with a legend

Aarhus city hall was built as a statement of faith in the future during Denmark’s darkest days. Today its stunningly preserved design is still inspiring civic pride.

  • Issue #109
  • 10 min read
Living with a legend
Urbanism

Cities

A tale of two disaster-ready cities, the view on participatory urbanism from Aarhus and LA’s inventive way of dealing with the hot, hot heat.

  • Issue #108
  • 4 min read
Cities
Urbanism

Image conscious

Vienna’s city council is doing a Google and mobile-mapping its streets. The mission? Use public space and get rid of old sweet machines.

  • Issue #108
  • 4 min read
Image conscious
Affairs

The opener

Pedal power in Zürich, Singapore-style workouts, Detroit’s architectural resurgence and an unexpected tea accompaniment in Beijing: we’ve scoured the globe for our news round-up.

  • Issue #107
  • 5 min read
The opener
Affairs

How to mend a city

Detroit is set to witness its first population growth since the 1950s. This is how the city used urbanism to press restart.

  • Issue #107
  • 18 min read
How to mend a city
Affairs

Cities

Municipal regeneration in Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince, the biggest bicycle parking garage in the world opens in Utrecht and the New Orleans Greenway.

  • Issue #107
  • 4 min read
Cities
Affairs

Healthy income

As the fitness business pulls in new and inventive players, how can cities encourage their citizens to live healthier lives?

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  • 1 min watch
Man exercising

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