Venetia Rainey
Clean slate
What does it take to breathe life into a neglected district in a long-lasting and meaningful way? We look in on an area in Amsterdam that is doing it right.
Cities
Negotiating new civic spaces in Tirana, how Amsterdam’s calamitous North-South metro line got back on track, and British artist Stuart Semple takes councils to task over hostile design.
Cities
The mayor of Tbilisi moves from the football pitch to transport talk, and Australia opens up college towns.
Food & drink
Food finds, from an Aussie opening and a Beirut round-up to a British dairy and a Chicago bar.
Made with care
Got a civic project that not only needs to look smart but also have people’s best interests at heart? You need a Dutch architect.
Talking points
From US midterms to political trouble-makers, we look at the events, nations and people poised to influence and define 2018.
The vision thing
From a state-of-the-art concert hall to an international court and the murkiest waters of diplomacy, we meet the leaders who trust their instincts in tricky times.
Cities
Municipal regeneration in Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince, the biggest bicycle parking garage in the world opens in Utrecht and the New Orleans Greenway.
Diplomacy
How the Dutch manage their waterways and a chat with Johannes Hahn, the European commissioner in charge of enlargement.
Travel
Whether you want to be free and easy in Los Angeles or relax in the lap of Amsterdam’s luxury, our overview of comely lodgings and guesthouses will point you in the right direction.
