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Outer space

By adding satellites to its distinctive 1960s spaceship design, Nouvelles Galeries has reestablished connections with its host city.

  • Issue #164
  • 7 min read
Modern interior with curved metal sculptural installation overhead and people walking through bright open space
Architecture

By the book

The completion of a 15-year library renovation is the end of a chapter for the team behind it – but the bonds they’ve formed are an ongoing story.

  • Issue #162
  • 4 min read
Group of eleven people posing together in ornate library with domed ceiling and circular bookshelves
Architecture

Labour of love

Nowhere captures the spirit of Gio Ponti more than a secluded villa that the architect constructed with real affection for his friend.

  • Issue #148
  • 7 min read
Elegant living room with blue velvet sofas, white fireplace, built-in shelving, and modern furnishings
Travel and restaurants

Destination: Bordeaux

After decades of decline, a museum celebrating the French city’s love of wine, markets offering fresh seafood and canny commercial investment have transformed the once-seedy banks of the Garonne.

  • Issue #125
  • 6 min read
Hands holding seafood and wine glasses at an outdoor waterside meal in Bordeaux.

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