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Design

Who we’d hire

Our wish list of firms to commission for the perfect HQ, home or hotel. We profile the studios on the up, furniture firms to tap and developers to know in the UAE.

  • The Entrepreneurs #7
  • 13 min read
Who we’d hire
Affairs

Lasting impressions

Expo 2020 Dubai proved the UAE can host a global event. The site’s sustainability ambitions are now helping it to secure a future as a vibrant business and residential hub.

  • The Entrepreneurs #7
  • 5 min read
Lasting impressions
Hospitality

Growing strong

Minagarten, a green retail and residential development, offers locals and visitors everything from delicious pastries to calligraphy workshops.

  • Issue #165
  • 8 min read
Six people in aprons standing together outside glass greenhouse-style building at Minagarten development
Architecture

Outer space

By adding satellites to its distinctive 1960s spaceship design, Nouvelles Galeries has reestablished connections with its host city.

  • Issue #164
  • 7 min read
Modern interior with curved metal sculptural installation overhead and people walking through bright open space
Property

Building connections

Cautious investors, climate change and the shifting nature of work are challenging the property industry but at trade fair Mipim on the Côte d’Azur, the mood is – mostly – optimistic.

  • Issue #163
  • 13 min read
Aerial view of white exhibition tents and crowds at the Palais des Festivals et des Congrès in Cannes with bay in background
Architecture

Expo: Building optimism

Two Tunis architects rescue a crumbling 1930s art deco villa, transforming it into a contemporary showcase that celebrates the Mediterranean city's layered architectural heritage.

  • Issue #156
  • 10 min read
The Central Bank of Tunisia building with modernist architectural features
Affairs

Changing tides

Dallas has gone from a deserted downtown to a place where people want to be – but it didn’t happen overnight. Here we look at how this urban turnaround was made.

  • Issue #155
  • 6 min read
Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson in a dark suit and blue shirt standing against a concrete wall
Property

Firm foundations

Mipim, the annual property summit in the South of France, returns as developers and city mayors gather to map out the future.

  • Issue #153
  • 11 min read
LEGO architectural model of residential apartment building with orange and white facade displayed at property conference
Hospitality

Into the woods

We visit a new members’ club and resort that’s offering a slice of the Lower East Side in the Catskills.

  • Issue #151
  • 6 min read
Two people sitting in white outdoor furniture around a fire in snowy landscape with rolling hills

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