Top ten global retail rents. Luxury retailers are in the sweet spot

Luxury Retailers are thriving throughout top global markets, according to Colliers International‘s latest global retail report. Among the top 10 global retail rents for the year (per square foot in USD), New York’s Fifth Avenue is the pinnacle, with NYC’s Madison Avenue also on the list, while Hong Kong holds three spots. The list is … Read more

Thomas Heatherwick plans $170m hovering miracle island for New York

The designer has dreamed up a Disneyfied island on stilts that boasts woodland, performance spaces and places to ‘wander and wonder’. But is this fairytale of urban planning too good to be true?

Zaha Hadid’s Tokyo Olympic stadium slammed as a ‘monumental mistake’ and a ‘disgrace to future generations’

The 2020 Olympic stadium has faced two years of widespread criticism and budget cuts. Now prominent Japanese architect Arata Isozaki has launched a blistering attack on the designs

Slower, but steady: that is the ‘new normal’ for the global luxury market in 2014. Study.

The 13th edition of the “Luxury Goods Worldwide Market Monitor” Not only will ‘Luxury 2025’ consumers be at the center of the customer experience; they will be the center of luxury itself – a critical part of the ideation, creation, and sales of luxury, says Bain & Company 2014 annual global luxury study. According to … Read more

Sydney’s One Central Park wins world’s best tall building award

An apartment block in Chippendale impressed jurors for its sustainable design concepts, including green walls and water recycling program

The world’s best tall buildings of 2014 – in pictures

$195 million Palazzo di Amore is America’s highest priced home

The most-expensive residential property currently for sale in the United States is over 35,000 square feet, including a finished wine cellar, while the entire estate offers more than 53,000 square feet of livable areas. This includes the entertainment complex, along with a separate guest house that offers a private retreat. The $195 million elite estate … Read more