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Travel and restaurants

Under cover

Our latest guidebook reveals Spain's finest boutique hotels, from a colonial palace in Lanzarote's former capital to an artist's retreat on Cataluña's dramatic coast.

  • Issue #161
  • 6 min read
Outdoor terrace at Hotel Palacio Ico with wicker furniture, palm trees, and white colonial architecture
Affairs

London: a runner’s perspective

Traffic-clogged and polluted London may not seem like a runner’s paradise. But there’s more to the city’s offerings than first meets the eye, with its windy streets, architectural variety and abundant greenery. We followed…

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Culture

All falling into place

Fifty architects and planners from around the world reveal the secret ingredients behind spaces that truly work, from Copenhagen cathedrals to bustling restaurants.

  • Issue #160
  • 4 min read
Man in glasses and blue jacket peering into cross-section of house showing people in different rooms
Culture

Culture

Arabic news in Sweden, a bold Swiss art atelier and San Diego’s groundbreaking acoustic design.

  • Issue #160
  • 8 min read
Culture
Culture

Broadcast views

Italy’s largest rolling news channel now sits within a Renzo Piano-designed ‘workshop’ TV studio.

  • Issue #160
  • 6 min read
Broadcast views
Culture

Golden touch

Newly renovated and redesigned, 195 Piccadilly gives Bafta the space the academy has always deserved.

  • Issue #160
  • 6 min read
Golden touch
Culture

Let’s dance

In the depths of rural Italy, Orsolina28 is rethinking dance education. It’s a smart move.

  • Issue #160
  • 4 min read
Let’s dance
Art

Original vision

Pioneering photographer Ming Smith, who broke down barriers as a black female artist, earns a well-deserved exhibition at Moma.

  • Issue #160
  • 4 min read
Ming Smith in her Harlem apartment examining photographs while holding a loupe
Architecture

Setting the stage

Part of the city’s scenery in more ways than one, Vega has risen from its socialist roots to provide the perfect home for all kinds of music.

  • Issue #160
  • 4 min read
Interior view of Vega concert hall during performance showing packed audience, multi-level seating, and stage lighting

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