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Architecture

Street view

Installations at Concéntrico, a design and architecture festival in the Spanish city of Logroño, are challenging residents to look at their surrounds.

  • Issue #138
  • 7 min read
Street view
Business

Healthy balance

When we heard that the Swiss pharmaceuticals company Novartis was making plans to open its sparkling, prestige-architect-designed Basel campus to the public, we were keen to take a look.

  • Issue #137
  • 9 min read
Healthy balance
Architecture

Hot property

There's nothing dry about desert architecture. At its best, it channels the spirit of its surroundings and takes inspiration from the light and landscape. We hit Arizona's roads to explore this particular vernacular.

  • Issue #137
  • 10 min read
Modern desert house with dark wood and metal siding, elevated balcony, and large saguaro cactus in foreground
Architecture

Leading by example

Gropius Bau was among the first major museums to reopen after pandemic-enforced closure. Director Stephanie Rosenthal reveals how she did it.

  • Issue #137
  • 9 min read
Curators all together for a photo
Architecture

Current thinking

Douglas Cardinal’s architecture is informed by his upbringing in First Nations territory in southern Alberta. Now based in Canada’s capital, he finds solace navigating that city’s own bit of nature: the Ottawa River.

  • Issue #137
  • 4 min read
Douglas Cardinal navigating his boat on the Ottawa River with Parliament Hill visible in the background
Architecture

Space exploration

Creative businesses need studios where people come together. These three companies show how you can create inspiring projecs and still have money left in the bank. Steal their ideas.

  • The Entrepreneurs #3
  • 10 min read
Space exploration
Architecture

Give us a wave

Eladio Dieste made brick beautiful. Now the Uruguayan’s curved aesthetic is proving to be more relevant than ever.

  • Issue #136
  • 1 min read
Interior view of Cristo Obrero church showing dramatic natural light filtering through curved brick walls and windows
Design

Going for gold

The International Olympic Committee’s HQ is on top of the podium when it comes to office design.

  • Issue #136
  • 7 min read
The iconic Olympic rings in blue, yellow, black, green and red displayed outside a modern glass building

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