World Travel Awards Grand Final Gala crowned the finest in the hospitality world

  Portugal has proven that the growing hype about it and its booming tourism is in fact justified after sweeping up an array of awards at this year’s glittering World Travel Awards, held for the first time in the Portuguese capital, Lisbon, last weekend. The finest travel brands in the world have been unveiled at … Read more

Great literary getaways: 10 writers’ retreats for an inspirational break

Follow in the footsteps of George Orwell and nine other celebrated writers to the places that inspired their work

IconSiam, one of the most exciting new developments in Asia, is spending more than US$30 million for the launch

  IconSiam is the largest commercial property development ever to open in Thailand. The luxury development includes two glamorous retail complexes, two magnificent super luxurious world-class waterfront residential condominium, as well as seven, precedent-setting attractions – the Seven Wonders at ICONSIAM. Iconsiam, the spectacular US$1.6 billion landmark development being constructed in Bangkok by the Chao … Read more

Thomas Heatherwick’s Coal Drops Yard – shopping in the Instagram age

Thomas Heatherwick’s ‘kissing’ roofs top a new high-end shopping mall in the old coal sheds. But why does the whole King’s Cross scheme not quite feel real?

102-metre Sinot-designed Balance superyacht: A design which operates in a virtuous circle

  British naval architecture firm Lateral Naval Architects revealed the 102-metre Sinot-designed superyacht concept Balance. Balance is, indeed, at the very heart of this new super vessel which debuted at the 2018 Monaco Yacht Show. Developed in collaboration with Sinot and Oceanco, Project “Balance” by Lateral Naval Architects showcases technical innovation for real-world benefits: more space, … Read more

Party palaces and funky funhouses: Freddy Mamani’s maverick buildings

With pinball machine interiors and animal-shaped facades, Mamani’s wild venues have transformed Bolivian architecture. Now the former bricklayer is taking ‘neo-Andean’ style to Paris