Chicago’s momentum shows no sign of slowing after its first architectural biennial last year: firms Davis Brody Bond and Marks Barfield just unveiled a new design for sleek cable cars that will traverse the city. The gon…
Sandstorms, strong winds, minus 40C temperatures and high altitudes won’t be a problem for CRH2G, a high-speed train designed for severe weather. The National Railway Administration in China has approved CRRC Corp, the…
High-speed travel in India could be possible as early as 2023 with the help of Japan. The two countries are poised to sign a deal that will see India adopt Japanese bullet-train technology for a high-speed rail project. The…
You may not expect a country such as Canada to be plagued by an absence of high-speed internet but such is the case for parts of rural Ontario. Telecommunications companies have so far resisted laying fibre optic or even…
Istanbul’s Coffee Festival, which ended this weekend, was a success before it began: tickets sold out on the opening day. It was a sign that the flourishing of mini-roasteries and smart new blends across the city is getting…
Since the late-March launch of the Hokkaido Shinkansen, Japan’s national newspapers have made much of the new high-speed train’s empty seats. Why spend more than four hours getting from Tokyo to Hakodate by train when…
It could be the world’s first underground park, cleverly refracting light from above ground to an abandoned subterranean space. Such is the plan for New York’s Lowline – a counterbalance to the much-publicised High Line …
A New York artist has spent the past year stacking books across the city and urging passers-by to take from the pile. The elaborate book share, known as The Reading Project, has seen piles of books left in lifts or on…
The 2017 LA Art Show opened this week with its most diverse global line-up to date. Upon the fair’s inception in 1995, producer Kim Martindale’s goal was to bring the international art world to Los Angeles. But as the…
Singapore’s Tanjong Pagar Railway Station was built in 1932 but services stopped in 2011 and this art deco and neoclassical landmark found a second life as a venue for exhibitions. The station doors do finally close on…
One of Brazil’s most notable architects, Isay Weinfeld, is poised to make his mark on New York come 2017. The architect’s first building for the city, Jardim (Portuguese for “garden”), was announced last year; he is desi…
Swinging through Barcelona for a day trip may be about to get a little more expensive. A city councillor for the Catalonian hotspot is advocating imposing a tourist tax on visitors who only spend the day. (The city already…
Japan is not a country to shy away from grand infrastructure projects, regardless of gloomy talk about rising costs and shrinking demographics. Central Japan Railway Company (known in Japan as JR Tōkai) held a groundbrea…
With the world of fitness becoming an increasingly luxurious marketplace it should come as no surprise that LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton is racing towards buying Italian bike brand Pinarello. Originally hand-assembled…
As campaigning for Brisbane’s mayoral election next month goes into full swing, it seems commuters will be the winners regardless of the result. Public transport is taking centre stage in the debate: current mayor Graham…
Good design can do great things but can it propel Turkey and its economy beyond a tumultuous summer? That would seem to be the hope as the first Turkey Design Week kicks off tomorrow. Hong Kong-based Michael Young is flying…
