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Taiwan’s turning tide

Under the leadership of a progressive mayor, Kaohsiung in the south of Taiwan is no longer the neglected sibling of the capital Taipei. With its harbour being redeveloped and refreshed infrastructure within the city,…

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Business

Clean break

This Tennessee city used to be known for smog. Now, Chattanooga has cleaned up its act, establishing itself as a technology hub and home to Volkswagen’s only US factory. How did it happen?

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Billy Woodall and Rodney Simmons standing in an upscale interior with vintage wooden cabinetry and large windows.
Design

Rebuilding process

After the 2011 attack on Utøya, a positive story emerges from the tragedy. We meet the Norwegian architectural firm, Fantastic Norway, tasked with redesigning the island for a hopeful future.

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Rebuilding process
Urbanism

Stall orders

A new food hall in an old ironworks is helping change the face of both the docklands and the city’s food scene.

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Stall orders
Culture

The outsiders

Munich is setting a new focus on public art for 2013. The Bavarian city has invited renowned artist duo Elmgreen + Dragset to playfully carry out a most serious, city-wide artistic mission.

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The outsiders
Affairs

Harbour dreams

The city of Kaohsiung in southern Taiwan is considerably more relaxed than the capital Taipei. But behind city hall doors, a formidable team is seeing through some ambitious plans.

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Harbour dreams
Urbanism

Collingwood

Creative industries and individuals from near and far are flocking to the renovated factories and warehouses of Collingwood.

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Collingwood
Business

Asia

New flights from Tokyo to Yangon, why the French are lighting up Cambodia, and Japan gets creative.

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Red Toyota Prius hybrid taxi on display at a press event in Hong Kong with Chinese signage and Toyota branding visible.
Urbanism

Oceania

Canberra celebrates its centenary, New Zealand gets building and Tonga gets broadcasting (in Chinese).

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  • 5 min read
Oceania
Urbanism

The Junction

With its well-preserved streets and redbrick housing, the Junction is home to small shops and galleries and a new generation of residents.

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The Junction

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