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City secrets

Beneath Hamburg's waterfront, a 1911 art deco tunnel still ferries pedestrians under the Elbe; in Los Angeles, a concrete building designed for those who cannot fully see it challenges every assumption about architecture.

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City secrets
Culture

Hot picks

Fill those endless days with the best in sight and sound, thanks to our sunny selection.

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Hot picks
Design

Close to home

A life’s worth of travelling informs this South Tyrolean haunt – but it finds inspiration on its doorstep too.

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Close to home
Arts

Christoph Niemann

The illustrator and artist discusses food in his work, his talent for frying and the German capital’s gentrification – and doodles a quick portrait with the help of some salt and pepper, of course.

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Christoph Niemann
Design

Play it cool

We visit the cities making space for people (of all ages) to get out and about and have some fun.

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Play it cool
Design

Sea change

Israel’s third city is defined by its port but its urbanist mayor is helping to build a smarter future.

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Sea change
Design

Into the woods

One of Tokyo’s leafiest neighbourhoods is the setting for a charming house that’s been carefully renovated and kitted out by the furniture maker and designer who owns it.

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Into the woods
Design

Shaping the city

Warsaw’s graphic-design industry has emerged from the 1990s, inspired by a new sense of identity.

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Shaping the city
Design

Rework it

Renovation can be a delicate balancing act between modern comforts and maintaining historical charm. We visit three European cities where carefully considered restorations are bringing buildings back to their former glory.

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Rework it
Design

Architecture

Raf Simons discusses a new range of furniture fabrics, plus the concrete creation rising from the Jordanian desert.

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Architecture

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