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The Edit
Western governments and their complicit mainstream media have successfully desensitised many to the lives of those who inhabit 'that part of the world'. Cities like Baghdad and Tripoli are bywords for darker concepts, and the realities are...
Publications
'Eyesores' and 'not to everybody’s taste' were just some of the off-handed comments sent towards Brutalist buildings over the years. There may still be many a hater, but those who recognise the beauty in these concrete structures are definitely on...
Dispatches
A’ Design Award and Competition — the gargantuan awards roll-call that believes our collective futures will be shaped by arts, design, and technology; and recognises creativity that masters those sectors — have announced this year's winners, a...
Cape Town
Occupying a spot in the grain elevator portion of Cape Town’s historic Grain Silo building, The Silo Hotel is the latest project for renowned brand The Royal Portfolio; a singular property taking up residence in an even more singular architectural...
Publications
Revered the world over for flamboyant boulevards and ornate architecture, it will never be first off the tongue when one is prompted to name a city with a distinctive legacy of brutalist architecture. Paris, though, certainly has it’s own...
Publications
With Palm Springs's annual Modernism Week underway, focus is again on the desert oasis of unrivalled mid-century architecture. Becoming a fashionable resort in the early part of the 1900s, the Californian desert town began taking real shape when the...
Journal
Having made an impression with London's Bibigo, and Evelyn’s in Manchester’s Northern Quarter, Central Design Studio are a young studio with an expanding portfolio that belies their years; dominated by clean interiors where pattern, vintage...
Dispatches
As reported last week, the highly-coveted A’ Design Award and Competition is open for submissions. But not for long. In just over two weeks — 28 February, to be precise — the doors will shut tightly closed for another year; meaning your chance...
Journal
The rollercoaster tale of the Ringlings, the art-crazed circus master who became the architect of contemporary Sarasota, goes a long way to defining the importance of culture to this corner of Florida. The opulence of their 36,000 sq ft waterfront...
Lillehammer
Norway’s Lillehammer Art Museum and Lillehammer Cinema have undergone a second expansion at the hands of revered Oslo-based architects Snøhetta; integrating art, architecture, and landscape within and around the 1964 Erling Viksjø-designed...
Rio de Janeiro
Quite the hotspot of the 1970s and '80s, Rio de Janeiro's Hotel Nacional was frequented by the likes of Liza Minnelli, BB King and James Brown; and was the venue of choice for the esteemed Rio Film Festival. Built in 1972 by Brazilian starchitect...
Publications
Once largely abandoned and populated solely by maintenance workers — occasionally the odd Hollywood action hero leaping from one to another — city rooftops have enjoyed a renaissance period of late; as outdoor space becomes more difficult to...
City Notes
“A masterclass in conceptuality,” a hotel that “takes you on a fuzzy trip of vague recollection,” and “a paradise of inimitable escapism.” That’s what we said about Port de Sóller’s impressive Bikini Island & Mountain Hotel three...
City Notes
Hidden in the quiet heart of rural Spain, La Torre del Visco Hotel offers unrivalled luxury and adventures walking in a shepherd’s footsteps across the ancient Aragonese landscape that once inspired Picasso… In the early 20th century,...
City Notes
The world’s first StandardX hotel has opened in Fitzroy, Melbourne, the offshoot of the renowned global The Standard hotels, officially touted as the brand’s “rebellious younger sibling” with an offering of “intuitive hospitality without...
Stuff Crush
See captivating, never-before-published photographs of 1970s and '80s USA cultural hotspots including New York City, San Francisco, Las Vegas, New Orleans, Miami Beach and more in Street Walker, a new publication from revered street photographer and...
Dispatches
Stand-up comedy has given several up-and-coming performers their way from the legends. Examples of famous stand-up comedians who honed in their craft for success at top comedy clubs are Richard Pryor, Steve Martin, Bill Burr, Chris Rock, Taylor...
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The purpose of nursing homes is to provide older people at risk with the care and attention they require in a secure setting. For some residents, however, the truth is unsettling: abuse by doctors and other medical professionals. Nursing home...
Dispatches
China, the United States of America, and Japan do it again, the three powerhouses ranking 1st, 2nd and 3rd for the fourth consecutive year in the A’ Design Awards' World Design Rankings. Using a slick methodology for ranking countries, the...
Dispatches
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