Architecture
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Key to a happy home
Homes today are often about a chilly display of wealth, not creating a place that makes you feel safe. It’s time to campaign for a new, healthy architecture that puts people first.
Part with the furniture
Investing in designer furniture can be profitable. With expert advice on everything from Prouvé to Eames, we reveal how to take your pieces from your home to the auction house and earn a return.
Back to the future
Too many residential towers play by the rules. We are granted rare access to Torres Blancas, a fantastical expression of 1960s modernism that remains as current and desirable as ever.
Calm oasis
Many Sydneysiders – young families as well as up-and-coming creatives – are breathing new life into this idyllic community on the Lower North Shore.
Built to last
Many cities need more housing schemes but fall short of making them characterful and interesting. We visit a Swiss development that has built-in charm and diversity.
Open house
Norway uses soft power to tell its story globally, and one example has stood the test of time: its embassy in Stockholm, a masterclass in expressing national strengths through architecture.
Remade in Korea
Seoul’s traditional tile-roofed hanok homes were in danger of disappearing. Now a modernised 80-year-old house in a central neighbourhood has proved there is still life in the classic Korean design.
Cosy Homes: Die Es
South African architects Gawie and Gwen Fagan designed and built their family home on a dramatic spot between Table Mountain and the Atlantic Ocean. Die Es is an ode to vernacular architecture with a…
On the home front: Edificio Princesa
It was designed by a suspect bohemian, houses a coup plotter and is today favoured by young, liberal creatives. Madrid's Edificio Princesa, once both bunker and luxury home for Franco's loyal cadre, is a…
The perfect workplace
As employers increasingly acknowledge the quality of life of their workers, Monocle's Quality of Life Conference in Lisbon addressed the topic of the modern workplace. In this visual essay, Josh Fehnert explores what can…
