Architecture
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Outer space
By adding satellites to its distinctive 1960s spaceship design, Nouvelles Galeries has reestablished connections with its host city.
Telling storeys
Themed ‘The Laboratory of the Future’, the International Architecture Exhibition returns to Venice this year. We meet the professionals breaking new ground
Back on track
Launched in 1960 Rome, the ETR 252 “L’Arlecchino” embodied jet‑age luxury with panoramic windows and all‑First Class seating. Monocle boards its refurbished Naples run, exploring how this retro‑futuristic icon meets modern travel demands.
Design
Mexico City’s “green lungs” and architectural photographer Hélène Binet heads to Milan.
Building a story
No longer just dry industry texts, architecture books are a powerful medium for sharing fresh ideas.
By the book
The completion of a 15-year library renovation is the end of a chapter for the team behind it – but the bonds they’ve formed are an ongoing story.
Stepping up
When booming shoe brand Veja needed a bigger HQ, it set out to make a space that was good for both the environment and its staff.
Cold war modern
With its vast lobbies and unfussy functionality, the concrete-and-glass Deutsche Oper building was considered an audacious statement of democratic ideals when it first opened in 1961 on the western side of the Berlin Wall.
Human values
The Annex isn’t just a calm, warm environment where politicians work – it’s also Finnish to the core.
