Superhouses: the allure of fantasy homes where money is no object
As our homes increasingly reflect identity, financial security and status, a new book about some of the world’s most striking designs taps into our daydreams
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Lexus Hoverboard with magnetic levitation technology shows final testing in Barcelona. Travelling across water included.
Following the unveiling of the Lexus Hoverboard in June, the luxury automotive company completed a full and final reveal of the project concluding a successful testing phase which took place in Cubelles, Barcelona. However, the Lexus Hoverboard remains a prototype and will not be on sale. The Lexus Hoverboard project began 18 months ago through … Read more
Welcome to Astana, Kazakhstan: one of the strangest capital cities on Earth
The flashy buildings of Astana rise up implausibly from the flat plains of oil-rich Kazakhstan to form a city stuck between a Soviet past and an aspirational present
The Stirling prize 2015: the virtues of quiet craft
The shortlist for this year’s Stirling prize is dominated by ‘whispering’ candidates – scrupulous designs of brick and timber
How are protected views shaping cities?
In the battle between heritage and development, we face a ‘crisis of verticality’. But does an approach to planning based on protected views just turn the city into a museum?
Prague, Bodrum, Bratislava and Portopiccolo debut new luxury hotels
The Luxury Collection expanding its European portfolio with hotel debuts in Prague, Bodrum, Bratislava and Portopiccolo. With the addition of Augustine in Prague, Caresse Resort & Spa in Bodrum, Falisia Resort & Spa in Portopiccolo, Italy and Grand Hotel River Park in Bratislava to its illustrious portfolio, The Luxury Collection will surpass 100 hotels globally … Read more