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Architecture/Design
Architect Deborah Berke talks about her new book, and a London designer's recycled furniture causes a stir in Austria and Norway.
Building divisions
70 years after the death of Atatürk, the fate of his namesake Cultural Centre hangs in the balance, symbolising the struggle between Turkey's secular state and the governing Islamist AK party.
National Pride
Security concerns created the bunker-style embassy. But it doesn't have to be that way. Monocle surveys diplomatic designs that nations can be proud of, and imagines one of its own.
Arty party
Everybody who is anybody in the world of architecture goes to the Venice Biennale. So why were there so few good ideas this time?
Architecture/design
Briefing: A Danish bag designer goes back to school, a pair of Japanese brothers fall in love with Bolivia, and a Swedish and an American shoe company cosy up for a collaboration.
Capital idea
Founded 32 years ago, Nigerian capital Abuja was a utopian dream marred by corruption. Today, as cranes return, its new minister is attempting to forge a truly African city.
Hammer time
In rugged Nova Scotia, the Ghost Laboratory summer camp gives architecture students a rare chance to build their own designs. But will this year's intake create liveable buildings or get carried away?
Architecture/Design
Japanese bentwood homewares, Vicente Guallart's Spanish coastline de-clutter and Danish Mountain Dwellings.
You lift me up
As skyscrapers grow taller, the demand for complex elevator systems increases. Leading manufacturer Schindler is investing in double-decker lifts and sky lobbies to meet the challenges of moving thousands of people in minutes.
Architecture
We toast the revamp of Finnish drinks chain Alko, Stockholm's waterfront gets switches on, plus a view to a thrill on Chile's coast.
