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The good life
From communal evening strolls to languorous lunches with family and friends, Madrileños seem to hold the key to a long and happy life in Europe's capital.
Happy space
City dwellers pine for attractive and usable public spaces and city planners are taking note. We visit places where poetic verses are daubed on streets and ‘playable pavements’ allow children to let off steam.
Shifting sands
From advertising to the transformations of Tokyo, Beijing and Madrid, we lift the curtain on the issues and events shaping the world, set to resonate in 2019 and beyond.
Waste not
The founder and president of Ecoalf has created a sustainable fashion brand using other people’s rubbish.
Prickly clients
A garden of succulents near Madrid uses architecture and good design to support its plants, quietly showing them off to their full potential.
Culture Briefing
Carsten Höller’s dream works, a Danish art fair to watch and Madrid reclaims its airwaves.
Business
Staying safe on Kampala’s roads and we give €5,000 to a stationery-shop entrepreneur.
Retail therapy
From covered arcades to century-old curtain shops, Osaka's shoppers favour face-to-face commerce over convenience — proof that Japan's second city still prizes conversation as much as consumption.
Future thinking
In his foundation, Norman Foster has brought together an enthusiastic team of architects, urbanists and designers who share his energy and passion.
