Arts
The lock of love: how leaving padlocks became a modern-day romantic ritual
Cities as distant and varied as Moscow and Manchester, New York and Newport, Beijing and Blackpool all have one striking
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Arts
Heritage is a hot commodity in Lviv – but it’s time the public had a share in the past again
The Ukrainian city of Lviv has become a popular tourist destination over the past decade, as cheap flights make visiting
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Arts
China’s ‘barefoot architects’ are transforming left-behind rural villages
China is urbanising at breakneck speed. Hundreds of millions of people have migrated from rural areas to cities in search
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Arts
Grassroots projects make urban sustainability a way of life
Urban grassroots initiatives do vital work raising awareness and taking action on sustainability issues. Run largely by volunteers, they fill
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Arts
Five years on from the earthquake in Bhaktapur, Nepal, heritage-led recovery is uniting community
Since the Gorkha earthquake killed almost 9,000 people in April 2015, Nepal has been on a slow and arduous route
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Arts
Wellington’s older houses don’t deserve blanket protection — but 6-storey buildings aren’t always the answer
The proposed blueprint for how Wellington will develop over the next 30 years puts its finger straight on one of
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