Tips for choosing a luxury cruise

  Luxury cruises are expected to grow in 2014, and many new ships are setting sail. Here are some tips from Tour operator Academic Arrangements Abroad. In 2013, luxury cruise markets increased 18 percent, and the premium segment was up about the same level. According to Travel Agent central, luxury cruises are expected to continue … Read more

The watches of 2014 Baselworld. Swiss-Made at its very best. Part V.

Sophistication and robustness. Elegance and performance. Poetry and precision. Basel gets ready for Baselworld 2014. Only 1 day left until Baselworld – The Watch and Jewellery Show, opens its doors in Basel, Switzerland. The trade fair invites us to contemplate intricate mechanisms, jewels of the world, haute joaillerie, the finest examples of craftsmanship, and the … Read more

Italian architect Pier Carlo Bontempi named the recipient of the 2014 Richard H. Driehaus Prize

2014 Richard H. Driehaus Prize Laureate.   The University of Notre Dame School of Architecture announced that architect Pier Carlo Bontempi will receive the 2014 Richard H. Driehaus Prize at a ceremony to be held on Saturday, March 29 at the John B. Murphy Memorial Auditorium in Chicago. Bontempi’s award-winning international work includes a block … Read more

Arctic Harvester. An itinerant agricultural community among icebergs

Innovation and Architecture for the Sea   The project of this floating hydroponic farm in Greenland is the winner of last year’s International Architectural Competition of the The Jacques Rougerie Foundation. Arctic Harvester floating farm imagined by French architecture students uses water from melted icebergs to grow food that would be delivered to the coastline. … Read more

Pradasphere 2014 – an exhibition, a cafe, and an exclusive Prada collection found nowhere else

Harrods brings the Prada universe to life. Qatar’s Harrods launches Prada exhibition in May. The ever-widening ambitions of Prada, Italy’s most influential fashion house, will be presented at London’s Harrods luxury department store owned by Qatar, in a exuberant exhibition called “Pradasphere.” An event not to be missed, the exhibition will catalogue the multifaceted activities of … Read more

Miami’s new vice – an addiction to star architects

The Florida city’s main asset was once a TV police series. Now, with an influx of money and art, it is America’s fastest-changing city. Can it do better than build a series of trophy buildings?