Architecture
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Riverside revelation
A rebuilt clutch of 1930s-style buildings on the Zürichorn river delta in Switzerland now houses a restaurant complex that can turn heads and tantalise taste buds.
Time to get going
While many were grounded, the travel industry has been gently gearing up. Here are some new developments that you might have missed. We start our tour at a citrus-strewn island hotel in Japan.
Making the headlines
Axel Springer's radical new headquarters in Berlin merges newsrooms, symbolises media's future and reasserts the historic publishing district's role as democracy's bulwark.
People’s palaces
Vienna’s ‘Gemeindebau’ apartment blocks were built out of necessity but an emphasis on social cohesion and affordability means that they might now be the world’s best public housing.
From the ashes
When Nabil and Zoe Debs opened their Beirut hotel, Arthaus, it was destroyed in the port explosion. In rebuilding it from the rubble, they cemented its place as a creative hub.
At the club
Mexican hospitality firm Grupo Habita has brought a down-at-heel villa in the seaside town La Paz back to life. Welcome to Baja Club.
Good authority
Nomad’s debut London opening in a former magistrates’ court and jail is a place where many would be happy to find themselves detained.
Eat and greet
A protected Zürich building has a new lease of life as a Japanese restaurant. Ooki Pavilion’s owners are helping to transform a quieter corner of the city with good food and great design.
Ground force
At the 17th Venice Architecture Biennale, dialogue is focused on the effects of tourism, sustainability and communal living, as well as the lasting impact of contemporary architecture.
Tread lightly
For these discerning Australians, a new place to call home means eschewing outdated ideals and focusing on a more sustainable way of living, as pioneered by one trailblazing Antipodean architect.
