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Design

Ground force

At the 17th Venice Architecture Biennale, dialogue is focused on the effects of tourism, sustainability and communal living, as well as the lasting impact of contemporary architecture.

  • Issue #145
  • 6 min read
Ground  force
Design

Tread lightly

For these discerning Australians, a new place to call home means eschewing outdated ideals and focusing on a more sustainable way of living, as pioneered by one trailblazing Antipodean architect.

  • Issue #145
  • 5 min read
Modernist living room with timber-lined built-in sofa, brick floors, and large glass doors opening to garden.
Sport

On top of their games

As Tokyo gets set to host the Olympics and Paralympics after 2020's false start, a multitude of behind-the-scenes players have long been exercising their minds to ensure a gold-standard Games.

  • Issue #144
  • 16 min read
Man posing with the two Tokyo Olympics mascot robots in a factory.
Fashion

Local champion

Combining enduring traditions with contemporary style, Kestin Hare’s foray into menswear is an innovative offering that champions UK production, with an emphasis on prioritising people before profit.

  • Issue #143
  • 4 min read
Kestin and Gemma Hare sitting together on a wooden bench outside a stone building
Food & Drink

Growth spurt

The roots of success for Portugal’s best restaurants lie in the country’s agricultural heart. We meet the farmers putting the finest produce on the menu.

  • Issue #143
  • 9 min read
Growth spurt
Business

Building anew

Diane Hoskins is co-CEO of the world’s biggest architecture firm and is at the forefront of the movement to build better places to work. And yes, she believes in office life.

  • Issue #143
  • 7 min read
Building anew
Fashion

Upward trends

The keepers of five game-changing fashion brands reveal the targets for their own labels and what they expect from the wider industry in 2021.

  • Issue #142
  • 17 min read
Upward trends
Design

Good form

We explored the world of product design and asked the best in the business what it’s like to envision new things that excel in form and function.

  • Issue #142
  • 19 min read
Good form
Affairs

Turning the tide

Clean-ups organised by Sustainable Coastlines have rid New Zealand’s beaches of hundreds of tonnes of waste – and it’s just getting started.

  • Issue #141
  • 2 min read
Sustainable Coastlines team members pose on a beach at sunset with bags of collected litter and a pickup truck
Affairs

Changing gears

This year proved that we can do things better, says editor in chief Andrew Tuck. Here’s how.

  • Issue #141
  • 3 min read
Changing gears

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