Janek Schmidt
Getting schooled
As Brexit drives bankers and their families out of London, Frankfurt’s headmasters and headmistresses are waiting with open arms. Time to take the register?
Going up
Rome finally gets its own grand department store: a €250m gamble by Thailand’s Central Group that turns archaeology, ambition and 800 brands into the city’s newest must-visit address.
Power up
Traditional bike sales have peaked, but electric bike sales are gaining momentum. With increasing industry innovation, it seems the market can only go in one direction: up.
Brief encounter
Munich's Zwischennutzung movement finds its most ambitious expression yet: a former Royal Bavarian State Bank, stalled in legal limbo, reimagined as The Lovelace — a temporary hotel of genuine architectural distinction.
Up your Strasse
Mobility movers and shakers prefer built in Bavaria to talked about in Silicon Valley.
Beauty and the beef
How do you balance the welfare of livestock with an architectural aesthetic that befits bucolic surroundings? We pulled on our wellies to find out.
Europe
A third constitutional referendum in 15 years for Italy, plus the special bond between Québec and Bavaria.
Upward mobility
As some borders tighten, many cities are opening their doors to lure ambitious businesses. We profile the global hubs holding their doors open and meet the entrepreneurs who accepted the invite.
