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Standing tall

The Spanish city’s first residential high-rise signalled that Valencia was on the up. Six decades later, it remains a status symbol.

  • Issue #165
  • 11 min read
Torre Ripalda's distinctive curved brick facade with repeating horizontal bands photographed from below against blue sky
Travel and restaurants

Under cover

Our latest guidebook reveals Spain's finest boutique hotels, from a colonial palace in Lanzarote's former capital to an artist's retreat on Cataluña's dramatic coast.

  • Issue #161
  • 6 min read
Outdoor terrace at Hotel Palacio Ico with wicker furniture, palm trees, and white colonial architecture
Residences

Domestic harmony

A power couple of Catalan design has commissioned a new home – and the result is a celebration of their scene and its people.

  • Issue #160
  • 7 min read
Modern roof terrace with glass pavilion, concrete surfaces, small pool and urban Barcelona backdrop
Design

Keep cool

In the island sun sits an innovative new apartment block that could reshape the city’s design ambitions.

  • Issue #155
  • 8 min read
Keep cool
Travel and restaurants

Out of the past

Madrid's legendary Palacio de Anglada emerges from extensive renovation as Rosewood Villa Magna, trading aristocratic exclusivity for warm hospitality while preserving centuries of opulent heritage.

  • Issue #150
  • 5 min read
Elegant hotel lounge with fireplace, upholstered chairs, and decorative vases on mantel
Architecture

Aiming high

For Catalans, Gaudí’s Sagrada Família isn’t just a church: it’s an icon of identity and innovation.

  • Issue #126
  • 8 min read
Sculptor Xavier Medina Campeny works on an ornate white stone carving in his workshop studio.
Design

Repeat after me

An inspiring school with high ideals created a space in which its pupils could foster their own creativity. No wonder so many of its alumni have become designers.

  • Issue #123
  • 10 min read
Repeat after me
Design

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.

  • Issue #118
  • 6 min read
Prickly clients

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