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Architecture

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

Shore thing

To round-off our whistle-stop rundown of our new book, we make for Spain’s sandy outskirts and visit a few of our favourite seaside haunts.

  • Issue #161
  • 5 min read
Multiple colorful kites flying above kitesurfers on Playa de los Lances beach in Tarifa with mountains in background
Architecture

Tools of the trade

Expectations of buildings are constantly changing. So how can developers keep pace? By arming themselves with forward-thinking architects and an open mind. These projects hammer the point home.

  • Issue #146
  • 11 min read
Tools of the trade
Design

Stairway to heaven

The co-operative apartment block in Valencia that’s a brutalist triumph, casting a spiritual spell on its devoted residents.

  • Issue #115
  • 9 min read
Stairway to heaven
Design

Architecture

Brisbane buildings, Hong Kong’s underpasses and Valencia’s design renaissance.

  • Issue #107
  • 5 min read
Architecture
Food & Drink

Shore thing

Valencianos are rediscovering the breezy joys of coastline cuisine and relaxed eating.

  • Issue #105
  • 11 min read
Shore thing
Politics

Europe

Kicking over the statues in Spain, Istanbul's Tehran trippers and an overdue fix for Balkan rail travel.

  • Issue #81
  • 4 min read
Europe

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