Architecture
After 144 years, the ‘greatest modern building on Earth’ passes a new milestone
Here it is as if architectural modernism never happened, and we kept creating places with joy, natural patterns and a whiff of the sacred.
- Nicholas Boys Smith
The world’s most fascinating abandoned and repurposed airports
Some have been repurposed in interesting ways while others have been left as odd memorials, attracting hardened urban explorers.
- Christopher Beanland
Inside the ancient walls of a city unlike anywhere else in Europe
The tide has carried explorers, traders, conquerors and crusaders to Cadiz, and each empire has left an indelible mark.
- Shaney Hudson
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The world has hundreds of stunning arcades. Australia’s are under threat
The great age of arcade building in Europe occurred between 1786 and the late 1930s, and influenced Australia’s shopping landscape. Now it’s under threat.
- Lee Tulloch
Built to keep people out, transformed castle now the UK’s most welcoming
A five-year renovation has transformed an 11th-century castle into the UK’s most accessible heritage attraction.
- Rob McFarland
10 engineering marvels that need to be seen to be believed
If you want to bring your travels up to date, consider the world’s more recent yet often overlooked engineering wonders.
- Brian Johnston
The Sydney Opera House’s little sister and the other jewels of Antwerp
Belgium’s second city Antwerp comes first in the realm of boldly embracing old and new architecture.
- Julietta Jameson
Banishing bland: The most stylish hotel and airline cabin designs in 2025
From an 1881 merchant’s house transformed into a boutique hotel in Athens, to Mondrian’s entry into Australia on the Gold Coast, we celebrate the brands getting creative and banishing bland.
- Traveller Team
Born again: The greatest revamps and reinventions in travel this year
These award winners show how taking something inherently beautiful or unique and adding zeitgeisty features can double the joy.
- Traveller Team
The US suburb dominated by one of the world’s greatest architects
In the Chicago suburb of Oak Park lies a trove of work in the Prairie Style that is a delight to behold.
- Caroline Gladstone