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Sonia Zhuravlyova

Architecture

Worship worthy

When architect Ricardo Bofill discovered a vast, disused cement factory, he transformed it into his firm’s HQ – an office of religious proportions.

  • Issue #120
  • 7 min read
Worship worthy
Affairs

Cities

The future of transport in LA, symphonies for cities and using mobiles for mobility in Vilnius.

  • Issue #120
  • 4 min read
Cities
Food & Drink

With relish

We care more than ever about the provenance of our food but a new batch of saucy entrepreneurs are creating healthier alternatives to everything from hot sauce to ketchup. Hungry for more?

  • Issue #120
  • 8 min read
With relish
Food & Drink

Taste of success

Ever thought of starting a food-focused business? We seek counsel from the lawyers, marketeers and managers turned tea vendors, grocers and restaurateurs who are finding fresh ways to uphold culinary traditions.

  • The Forecast #9
  • 9 min read
Man in white apron stirring salt production using geothermal energy in Icelandic facility.
Urbanism

Cities

Oslo’s governing mayor on how to green a city, a Mexican city gets a rebrand, car-sharing in Slovenia and Berlin’s rooftops are blooming.

  • Issue #119
  • 4 min read
Two men shake hands on stage while exchanging an award at the European Green Capital ceremony, with a woman applauding in the background.
Retail

Shop, read, listen

Unique boutiques offering covetable homeware, exquisite candles and canny storage, plus a few absorbing page-turners and delights for your eyes and ears.

  • Issue #118
  • 15 min read
Shop, read, listen
Retail

Class of their own

Top-flight trainers and upbeat tunes to get you up and out, and tasteful homeware, thrilling reads and film tips if you want to cosy up at home as the evenings draw in.

  • Issue #117
  • 17 min read
Open comic book pages with colorful illustrations showing characters in dialogue and narrative scenes
Business

Let’s talk shops

Is it game over for stores, malls and high streets? Not according to these developers and place-makers who believe they have the formula that makes bricks-and-mortar retail work.

  • Issue #117
  • 24 min read
Illustration of diverse shoppers walking on a busy street with storefronts and plants.

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