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From underwater art installations to mountaintop museums; creative communities in the Arctic Circle to high rises bursting with greenery in Milan: today’s most audacious architects are taking a space age approach to design. Lisa Davidson takes us on a guide through the world’s most extreme architecture.

Visual language: it's the brain-ache of high-end travel brands. James Davidson explores the importance of meaning and purpose behind a brand's aesthetic.

Who knew used toilet paper could be transformed into decorative bowls? Dutch designer Nienke Hoovliet sets an inspirational example for us all by finding beauty in the contents of your dustbin.

Juliet Kinsman spotlights the direct-action disruptors and forward-looking travel brands eschewing a softly-softly approach and asking travellers to get their hands dirty.

Today's food-loving travellers want more than steak frites – they're after heritage on a plate with contemporary flair. Discover the lesser-known culinary destinations that can deliver...

Be Good is a series that uncovers travel projects that are not simply paying lip service to the growing importance of doing the right thing. First up is a man who's fighting against marine pollution by making ‘bottle boats’.

Let's put the wild back into the wilderness: Alladale founder Paul Lister is on a rewilding mission to restore balance to the fragile Scottish ecosystem – he explains why support from tourism is a crucial tool in turning his dream into a reality.

James Davidson explores how the co-working (and co-living) revolution is redefining what a hotel can be, as well as taking its nomads back home.

Out of the skies and on to the tracks: train travel is due to boom. Understand its growing appeal and take a peak at the lush trains that are paving the way for the development of this trend in luxury travel.

Stanley Stewart describes his extraordinary encounter with a shaman in Guizhou: it appeared that ghost ducks and small spiders were on the soul revitalisation menu...

The boom of Chinese farmhouses in countryside regions echoes a new societal phenomenon similar to the Brooklyn-isation of the Western World, as younger generations seek a different lifestyle away from the urban tempo.

From blockchain-assisted transport to itineraries curated by artificial intelligence, James Davidson outlines how tech is revolutionising the high-end travel industry from behind the scenes.