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Canny property developers can create spaces that profit communities as well as their bottom lines. We visit a school, shop and housing project that are built to last.

A residents-funded revamp of a magnificent modernist tower block has given it the kiss of life – and attracted an array of creatives.

The apartment near Lake Zürich that shows how even a concrete new-build can be warm and cosy.

A wooden house made in Sweden but set in a Japanese forest. What could be more idyllic?

Our favourite designs to fill a calm and comfortable home.

The home of one of Portugal’s leading architects now belongs to a family friend and is a much-treasured modernist masterpiece.

When a designer decided to rebuild his own home in Maastricht, it turned out to be a great career move.

A childhood LA home, designed by maverick architect RM Schindler, has been brought back to its modernist glory.

Upgrading premises to cater for growth can be painful but one Swedish architect has moulded a 1930s apartment into the ideal replacement for his firm’s much-loved former home.

The house that Japanese architect Tsutomu Abe built for himself 42 years ago says as much about his thoughtful design process as it does about his humble character. He takes us on a tour and discusses the vital relationship…

Hidden in a leafy, historic corner of São Paulo, Casa CSF has stood as a quiet expression of Brazilian modernism since the 1940s. Now it is experiencing a new lease of life as young architect Felipe Hess combines original…

Dubai wants to be known for more than its artificial islands and ‘megatall’ skyscrapers. We visit the city’s design district and meet the makers trying to turn it into a bastion of Middle Eastern craft and creativity.

Christopher Descours, the president of luxury group EPI, explains why he’s building the firm’s property portfolio, how to keep large companies feeling personal and the best way to put down international roots while keeping…

If a nation’s embassy is about projecting its character onto the world stage, Denmark’s London mission is a masterclass. It combines modernity and an outward-looking philosophy while offering visitors just the right amount…

When a husband-and-wife team decided to transform their apartment behind Madrid’s Paseo de Prado into a space in which they could live and work, little did they know that the project would provide so much comfort.