Rowan Moore’s best architecture of 2019
From hemp and cork buildings to energy-efficient council housing, the climate crisis got us thinking laterally
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Rise of £5m-plus mortgage: low interest rates lure super-rich
Global elite take out £1.8bn in mortgages for London houses in year to end of September
Gardens, waterfalls, parks… what is happening to our airports?
From Beijing to Istanbul, exotic new airports are symbols of prestige for strongman leaders. But the environmental cost is massive…
2020 Prada Mode Paris will occupy the legendary Maxim’s Restaurant in Paris
Italian luxury house Prada will present the fourth iteration of Prada Mode, a travelling social club with a focus on contemporary culture that provides members a unique cultural experience along with music, dining, and conversations. The club is organized to augment and extend significant cultural events in various cities worldwide. The first inaugural … Read more
Water-repellent Louis Vuitton 2054: Virgil Abloh’s new codes of urban dressing and activewear
Launched for Spring-Summer 2020, Louis Vuitton 2054, the new performance-inspired and tech line by Men’s Artistic Virgil Abloh, fuses the present century with the year 1854 when the French luxury house Louis Vuitton was founded. Virgil Abloh’s LV2054 collection expresses a vision for a multifunctional wardrobe of the future. Invoking the idea of a … Read more
Accel: Rolls-Royce is building the world’s fastest all-electric aircraft
The electrification of flight has the potential to revolutionise the way we travel and transform aviation for decades to come. Rolls-Royce’s ambitions to build the world’s fastest all-electric aircraft have taken an important step forward with the unveiling of the plane at Gloucestershire Airport. Work will now begin on integrating the ground-breaking electrical propulsion … Read more