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Design

Singular visions

Five decades after rejecting architecture's conventions, Elizabeth Diller remains stubbornly curious — the counterculture nonconformist who accidentally built New York's most beloved public space.

  • Issue #118
  • 16 min read
Singular visions
Design

Prickly clients

A garden of succulents near Madrid uses architecture and good design to support its plants, quietly showing them off to their full potential.

  • Issue #118
  • 6 min read
Prickly clients
Design

Day and night

To celebrate the launch of A. Lange & Söhne's limited-edition timepiece Datograph Up/Down Lumen, we speak to architect Joe Morris and photographer Polly Tootal about their creative processes – and how light informs their…

  • Film
  • 4 min watch
Architecture creative processes
Architecture

Back to the future

There's more to the City of Angels than dive joints and cocktail clubs. The 1933 Group is safeguarding the future of Los Angeles' bar scene by preserving its past.

  • Issue #117
  • 5 min read
Elegant chandelier hanging over seating area at Highland Park Bowl
Architecture

Brave new world

For decades the Belice Valley was a byword for bureaucratic bungling in the face of disaster. Now, 50 years after a devastating earthquake struck the region, the bold aesthetic legacy is finally getting attention.

  • Issue #117
  • 7 min read
Symmetrical sand-colored stone colonnade with arched openings flanking a geometric paved courtyard under pale sky
Design

Smarter homes

Meet the architects and businesses who are creating housing that’s affordable, sustainable and a pleasure to live in.

  • Issue #117
  • 15 min read
Smarter homes
Art

Making a scene

Palermo’s patched-up palazzos make the city the perfect backdrop to the stirring artwork on display at Manifesta, the roving biennale.

  • Issue #116
  • 10 min read
Large crowd of people walking through a historic Palermo square lined with neoclassical buildings during the Palermo Procession event.
Architecture

Height of taste

Japan’s capital is home to a new restaurant from the team behind Noma. We tested the flavour of its aesthetic fusion.

  • Issue #116
  • 8 min read
Inua restaurant kitchen team of chefs in blue aprons posing together, led by head chef Thomas Frebel in front right.
Architecture

Architecture Briefing

The US firm moving beyond desert modernism, plus an artistic spot in the English countryside and a starkly dramatic Algarve capital.

  • Issue #116
  • 6 min read
Amangiri Hotel's concrete pavilions with yellow and black accents set against Utah desert rock formations.
Design

In praise of balconies

Look up as you stroll Zürich’s streets and you’ll see these outdoor living rooms everywhere. Monocle Films visited the city to outline this architectural feature and how it improves quality of life.

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In praise of balconies

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