Ed Stocker
Design: Hall orders
Designing a new Grand Hall for the League of Arab States demanded experience, flair and respect for tradition. Enter Lebanese architect Nada Debs.
Business
Rethinking Japanese express-train design and the Swiss app conquering paperless ticketing.
Breakout space
Long overlooked by travellers, the southern half of Mexico’s westernmost peninsula is now luring independent-minded visitors, making it fertile ground for savvy hoteliers looking to tap into its relatively untrodden terrain.
Building anew
Diane Hoskins is co-CEO of the world’s biggest architecture firm and is at the forefront of the movement to build better places to work. And yes, she believes in office life.
The opener
Our pack of far-flung correspondents weigh in with a sampling of weird and wonderful things happening across the world, from a 100-year-old Canadian landscape designer’s achievements to some mind-beagling treats for your pooch.
Taking the lead
From plant-based dog food to televets and smart collars, the ever-growing market for pet paraphernalia has the wind in its tails.
Business
A letter from London on the temperature of the UK’s post-Brexit creative industries. Plus: news reports and Q&As from Hong Kong to the US.
Politics
The man who might be Germany’s next chancellor; the end of Brazil’s anti-corruption task force; an election in Ecuador.
Business
Indian real estate’s green shoots, saltwater farming in the US and circular economies.
True colour
Turin's Green Pea mall challenges conventional retail with energy-generating floors, storm-salvaged timber and 88 per cent renewable power in an ambitious sustainability experiment.
