Hayley Curnow reporting from Melbourne: A crop of talented graphic-design firms are winning commissions across Melbourne’s property and hospitality industries, providing their clients with elegant branding and the city with…
Many cities need more housing schemes but fall short of making them characterful and interesting. We visit a Swiss development that has built-in charm and diversity.
Faced with the curses and blessings of gentrification, Porto’s mayor is renovating derelict buildings in the historic centre to create social housing and ensure the city does not lose its flair.
Social housing is often regarded as the architectural afterthought of governments tackling home shortages. But four innovative new developments, from London to Tokyo, are showing how good design and collaborative ideas can…
We dropped in on a Danish coastal city where imaginative rejuvenation projects are making it a rival to the country’s capital. But don’t mistake its progress for gentrification; this is a fresh approach sprinkled with…
Global property markets may be undergoing a brutal shakedown but big corporations and sovereign wealth funds have not stopped shopping. And
they each seem to have a favourite city to invest in. That’s why LA’s skyline is…
The UK government has plenty of social issues to deal with this year, with one of the biggest being the national housing shortage. Prime minister Theresa May kicked off 2017 with an announcement to develop a series of…
Rahm Emanuel is coming to the end of his second and final term as Chicago mayor. It hasn’t always been smooth sailing but his dedication to social-development projects and urban infrastructure is something to be celebrated…
San José gets its first intercontinental flight, Montréal needs a new bridge and El Salvador gets a new president (maybe). We also talk to the US housing and urban development secretary about rebuilding after hurricane…