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The Faster Lane
Week of contrasts as Lisbon’s airport chaos leads to special night in Ottawa
Lisbon It’s Saturday midday and our Emirates 777 is making an approach from the south to Lisbon’s Humberto Delgado Airport. It’s a stunning clear day and there is no holding or zigzags; we touch down…
Architecture
Current thinking
Douglas Cardinal’s architecture is informed by his upbringing in First Nations territory in southern Alberta. Now based in Canada’s capital, he finds solace navigating that city’s own bit of nature: the Ottawa River.
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Capital punishment
The world’s most powerful cities are often its least interesting. From Brussels to Washington DC, we explore why capital cities can be so dull and what, if anything, can be done about it.
