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Architecture

Observation: Building support

Casablanca does a fine line in conserving its colonial architecture but is more inclined to neglect its more recent gems. Meet the duo fighting for modernism.

  • Issue #126
  • 3 min read
Art deco AXA Insurance building with distinctive curved balconies and geometric patterns
Culture

Making amends

Rather than erase all evidence of Georgia’s Soviet past, the country’s architectural community is keen to preserve its history and give the once-foreboding buildings another – happier – lease of life.

  • Issue #123
  • 10 min read
Making amends
Architecture

Beauty and the beast

If the forces of mediocrity aren’t challenged then ambitious architecture is too easily threatened with eradication, as the case of 15 Clerkenwell Close only too sadly shows.

  • Issue #120
  • 4 min read
Beauty and the beast
Architecture

Back to the future

There's more to the City of Angels than dive joints and cocktail clubs. The 1933 Group is safeguarding the future of Los Angeles' bar scene by preserving its past.

  • Issue #117
  • 5 min read
Elegant chandelier hanging over seating area at Highland Park Bowl
Design

Counter culture

LA’s diners serve a healthy dollop of nostalgia but their architecture has modern relevance.

  • Issue #117
  • 11 min read
Counter culture
Architecture

Hidden charm

Delve a bit deeper into Kyoto’s urban fabric and it is possible to find a historic architectural gem that can be repurposed and revitalised for the 21st century.

  • The Forecast #5
  • 5 min read
Hidden charm
Architecture

Final check out

News that Tokyo’s iconic 1960s Hotel Okura is to be reconstructed has been met with outrage. While Tokyo's changing skyline is what makes it special, such demolitions threaten its architectural history.

  • Issue #75
  • 9 min read
Final check out

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