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Business

Berth control

On Japan's Seto Inland Sea, one company is using top architects to create a truly bespoke cruise experience with just 19 rooms, a sharp contrast to the industry's mega-ships.

  • The Forecast #8
  • 12 min read
Berth control
Design

A little respect

Japan’s penchant for knocking down old buildings is taking a back seat in one prefecture, where the modernist architecture could, with the right exposure, help boost tourism.

  • The Forecast #8
  • 7 min read
A little respect
Business

The show must go on

Amie Ferris-Rotman reporting from Moscow: The Russian capital’s suburban cinemas crumbled with the USSR – but now two brothers are reviving the buildings and reinventing them as community hubs.

  • The Forecast #8
  • 5 min read
The show must go on
Design

Gaudí regalvanised

The architecture of Antoni Gaudí has branded this city but until now this masterpiece has been off-limits. As it finally reveals its secrets, it’s caught up in a Catalan identity crisis.

  • The Forecast #8
  • 8 min read
Gaudí regalvanised
Residences

Fixed abodes

Welcome to The Sea Ranch. Newcomers are encouraged – as long as they adhere to the aesthetic of this natural wonder

  • Issue #109
  • 9 min read
cabin on a wooded hillside seen through dense trees.
Architecture

Read on

With Finland’s love of libraries well established, we head to a Helsinki haunt that typifies the country’s bookish ways.

  • Issue #109
  • 4 min read
White spiral staircase with dark railings curves through multi-level library with bookshelves and warm lighting
Architecture

Building society

A former construction yard has been brought back to life by businesses that are working together to grow – quite literally.

  • Issue #109
  • 6 min read
Coexisting businesses support each other
Architecture

Architecture

From a small studio in Mallorca to a UK factory that's also a creative space, showroom and museum, we round up the best in global design.

  • Issue #109
  • 6 min read
A low white modular bookshelf filled with books and small decorative objects against a white wall.
Design

Living with a legend

Aarhus city hall was built as a statement of faith in the future during Denmark’s darkest days. Today its stunningly preserved design is still inspiring civic pride.

  • Issue #109
  • 10 min read
Living with a legend
Architecture

Utility room

The Bauhaus’s designs still resonate today because of their functionality: Tecta can see the beauty in that.

  • Issue #108
  • 7 min read
Utility room

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