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Property

Building connections

Cautious investors, climate change and the shifting nature of work are challenging the property industry but at trade fair Mipim on the Côte d’Azur, the mood is – mostly – optimistic.

  • Issue #163
  • 13 min read
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Culture

The Opener

Deceptive dinosaurs and desperate Australian estate agents. Plus: why some of Jair Bolsonaro’s fans are appealing to a higher authority.

  • Issue #160
  • 8 min read
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Affairs

Changing tides

Dallas has gone from a deserted downtown to a place where people want to be – but it didn’t happen overnight. Here we look at how this urban turnaround was made.

  • Issue #155
  • 6 min read
Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson in a dark suit and blue shirt standing against a concrete wall
Property

Firm foundations

Mipim, the annual property summit in the South of France, returns as developers and city mayors gather to map out the future.

  • Issue #153
  • 11 min read
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Business

New frontier

A flurry of young, dynamic industries and high-spirited entrepreneurs is breathing new life into this booming western outpost.

  • Issue #151
  • 11 min read
New frontier
Architecture

Wood intentions

A greater embrace of timber and the use of digital efficiency simulacra were among the constructive ideas for greener property at the latest Expo Real trade fair.

  • Issue #149
  • 9 min read
Illuminated architectural model of city development with miniature buildings and LED lighting displayed at exhibition
Property

The Opener

Snakes on a plane, robotic delivery drivers and feng shui failures.

  • Issue #148
  • 9 min read
Pink Coco delivery robot with four wheels on sidewalk pavement
Architecture

Pillars of community

As property developers react to changes in how we want to live, many are breaking new ground with multi-use neighbourhood projects. We call in on the current schemes of three imaginative firms.

  • Issue #146
  • 1 min read
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Urbanism

Sunny outlook

US entrepreneurs might be spoilt for choice but established hubs like New York can’t compete with Miami. Start-ups reign in its warm embrace, with artists, designers and big-name brands also moving in.

  • The Entrepreneurs #4
  • 5 min read
Sunny outlook
Business

Platform economy

With rail-passenger numbers predicted to fall, retail is keeping operators’ finances on track.

  • Issue #132
  • 12 min read
Platform economy

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