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Nic Monisse

Urbanism

Dream on

When Milton Keynes – the UK’s biggest New Town – was built, it aspired to perfection. Nic Monisse stays the night.

  • Issue #128
  • 4 min read
Pauline Ikin and a young man stand in the doorway of her Milton Keynes home.
Hospitality

Host with the most

Eating together is a primal pleasure but dinner parties have evolved. We asked culinary experts what’s changed and how to create the perfect evening.

  • Issue #128
  • 7 min read
Host with the most
Business

Rip up the business plan

The start-up landscape is always shifting and the latest crop of business owners will surprise you. We meet the people changing the game and look at the sectors reshaping business.

  • The Entrepreneurs #1
  • 15 min read
Illustration of a woman holding a loaf of bread on a notebook with a pen.
Affairs

Cities

Copenhagen’s mayor explains why even the best cities should focus on improving top-notch transport and Kobe bans high-rise residents in its urban core.

  • Issue #127
  • 4 min read
Cities
Design

Architecture

The brave design of a new beachside pavilion in Melbourne and a school in India using good architecture to enhance its students education

  • Issue #127
  • 6 min read
Architecture
Affairs

Africa/Middle East

Regeneration in Tehran, Swiss-sponsored bike lanes in Beirut and a park transformation in Johannesburg.

  • Issue #125
  • 4 min read
Africa/Middle East
Travel and restaurants

50 steps to improving your city

Elevating the urban environment needn’t call for grand blueprints from city planners, nor sweeping regeneration. Small projects and individual details can make a difference. Here are a few starters from our editors.

  • Issue #125
  • 22 min read
50 steps to improving your city
Affairs

Cities

A multipurpose hospital in Milan, New York’s glass-skyscraper ban and Belgian bicycle taxes.

  • Issue #124
  • 4 min read
Cities
Design

Architecture

Raf Simons discusses a new range of furniture fabrics, plus the concrete creation rising from the Jordanian desert.

  • Issue #124
  • 6 min read
Architecture
Design

Well built

Our pick of superlative designs that are functional, beautiful and made to last.

  • Issue #123
  • 18 min read
Well built

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