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Lisbon’s abandoned commercial spaces are offering creative solutions to the housing crisis
In a city centre that’s short on space, architect José Guimarães is betting that the answer isn’t to build more but to revamp what already exists.
Munich’s Arabellahaus could become a model for saving Germany’s ageing housing blocks
When the owner of Munich’s Arabellahaus announced in 2018 that the building would have to come down, residents were furious. Completed in 1969, the enormous, skinny, rectangular structure long functioned as a miniature city,…
Inside Tengah, Singapore’s first purpose-built eco-friendly town reshaping public housing
We visit Singapore’s ecologically sustainable, tech-enhanced neighbourhood of Tengah to find out how the new town is bringing a community together.
New South Wales unveils a smart approach to affordable architectural designs amid Sydney’s housing challenge
The Australian Dream, to own one’s own quarter-acre block complete with picturebook home, verdant garden and Hills Hoist rotary clothesline, has shifted in recent years. But the desire to own one’s own residence, their…
Ten building blocks to solve the housing crisis
Constructing more homes is just part of the answer. Here, our manifesto presents creative solutions to society’s bricks-and-mortar problem.
Bright ideas, big cities
From rising rents to loneliness, five writers discuss Ed Stocker /the challenges facing modern urban areas – and explore the innovative solutions that are required.
Politics
A cabinet reshuffle in Peru and how environmentalism could shake up the EU elections.
Blooming marvellous
Inside Japan's most precise weather operation, a dedicated team deploys 13,000 observation points and 10,000 citizen photographers to predict when cherry blossoms will bloom — and how climate change may silence them forever.
State of the nation: Canada
Standing firm in the face of a flailing US president, Canada’s immigration policies, burgeoning economy and soft-power initiatives set a far more positive tone.
