Design
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Urbanism
Sustainable materials, Hollywood campuses and posthumous acclaim for Portuguese designer Daciano da Costa.
Out of the past
For more than 150 years, Danish furniture brand Fritz Hansen has fostered the nation’s gifted designers. Now it is finally building an archive to celebrate its history.
Stepping up
When booming shoe brand Veja needed a bigger HQ, it set out to make a space that was good for both the environment and its staff.
Hidden gems
The small Japanese town of Yame, and its surrounding countryside, is pulling in visitors with its new inn and craft heritage.
Cold war modern
With its vast lobbies and unfussy functionality, the concrete-and-glass Deutsche Oper building was considered an audacious statement of democratic ideals when it first opened in 1961 on the western side of the Berlin Wall.
Human values
The Annex isn’t just a calm, warm environment where politicians work – it’s also Finnish to the core.
Hope floats
On the waters of the North Sea is Floating Office Rotterdam, an carbon-neutral structure that embodies the need to build better.
Setting the stage
Part of the city’s scenery in more ways than one, Vega has risen from its socialist roots to provide the perfect home for all kinds of music.
Domestic harmony
A power couple of Catalan design has commissioned a new home – and the result is a celebration of their scene and its people.
