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Mary Holland

Business

Building societies

From filling city skylines with farmland to rolling out comfortable flat-pack homes, here are 10 visionary schemes that could transform how our urban environments take shape.

  • Issue #141
  • 14 min read
Colorful modern prefab house with geometric design surrounded by trees and mountains
Business

All in place

Thinking of relocating? We explore areas offering fresh opportunities, from a building boom enabling architects to get creative to well-connected rural communities where entrepreneurs support each other. Where will your next move take you?

  • The Forecast #11
  • 14 min read
All in place
Travel and restaurants

Going places

Be it a beach club in Stockholm, a design-led Athens retreat or a tasteful Mexican restoration, there are plenty of recent openings with bright futures. We round-up a few of our favourites.

  • Issue #138
  • 1 min read
Going places
Politics

Holding sway

Can local media sway undecided voters? We ask journalists how their coverage impacts key election outcomes.

  • Issue #138
  • 19 min read
Holding sway
Urbanism

Test match

The need to trial initiatives in our cities has never been greater – and finding the right test bed is key.

  • Issue #138
  • 7 min read
Test match
Food & Drink

Gabriela Cámara

The famed Mexican chef on her early culinary influences, rediscovering traditional Aztec ingredients and introducing seasonal produce and fresh seafood to Mexico City with her revolutionary restaurant Contramar.

  • Issue #137
  • 5 min read
Chef Gabriela Cámara smiling while dining at a restaurant table with Mexican dishes and white wine
Business

That’s settled then

As the world gets moving, we profile new openings and time-tested hotels that still mean business. These stopovers are ideal settings for talking shop – and having a good kip when you're done.

  • The Entrepreneurs #3
  • 5 min read
That’s settled then
Travel and restaurants

Make a meal of it

We trade video calls for the dining room in a homage to the joys of the business lunch. It’s the best place to get to know a partner. Deal? We’ll drink to that.

  • The Entrepreneurs #3
  • 5 min read
Make a meal of it
Entrepreneurialism

Remote working

Entrepreneurs are relocating to rural outposts, drawn by community and desirable living spaces. From Upstate New York to Norway, under-the-radar creative hotspots are providing a higher quality of life.

  • The Entrepreneurs #3
  • 1 min read
Remote working
Urbanism

Little by little

Think you need a metropolis for big ideas? Not so. These compact cities make up for their size with entrepreneurial flair. We meet the folk whose ideas have taken root in smaller cities.

  • The Entrepreneurs #3
  • 10 min read
Little by little

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