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With Finland’s love of libraries well established, we head to a Helsinki haunt that typifies the country’s bookish ways.

  • Issue #109
  • 4 min read
White spiral staircase with dark railings curves through multi-level library with bookshelves and warm lighting
Affairs

City saviours

It takes just one passionate patron or business owner to start turning round a city’s fortunes. From encouraging back rare birds to battling poverty, meet our crack squad of urban fixers.

  • Issue #105
  • 12 min read
City saviours
Affairs

Asia Pacific

Shibuya’s new nursery, Shanghai’s flight delays and recreational activities in Jakarta.

  • Issue #105
  • 3 min read
Asia Pacific
Design

Into the woods

A spirit of unruly fun presides over the Good Neighbors Jamboree. The open-air celebration of retail, food and music attracts thousands of visitors from across Japan to this remote region.

  • Issue #97
  • 7 min read
Into the woods
Business

Start-up community: Shared ambition

Creative types in Istanbul are banding together in new shared working spaces. By pooling skills, these entrepreneurs are building a strong community and a hopeful future to counteract the city’s recent turmoil.

  • Issue #96
  • 6 min read
Start-up community: Shared ambition
Affairs

Willing and able

We meet the volunteer firefighters in Tokyo, coastguards in Stockholm and medical workers in Jerusalem who provide their enthusiastic and expert services for the common good, keeping their fellow citizens safe.

  • Issue #95
  • 10 min read
Willing and able
Architecture

The high life

The 1958 Bretagne Building in São Paulo has aged gracefully. Loved for its design, its biggest success is the sense of community it fosters among residents, making it a truly unique place to live.

  • Issue #95
  • 8 min read
The high life
Society

Core values

The southwest corner of Adelaide’s city centre is tempting first-time buyers.

  • Issue #94
  • 5 min read
Core values
Society

Village voices

We take a tour of the most innovative and enticing compact communities around the world.

  • Issue #93
  • 5 min read
Village voices

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