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7 architects to know in France in 2026
France has a group of architects building houses from stone, wood and concrete, shaped by natural landscapes. A working list of the studios worth knowing, some already in our directory, some new finds worth watching.
12 Portugal architects to know in 2026
Portugal's contemporary architecture works close to the land, and its best studios still build with the regional material under their feet. This guide gathers twelve of them, from internationally published names to small regional practices, spanning the entire country. Most restore ruins, reuse old farm buildings, or set new houses quietly against the landscape.
12 Mallorca architects to know in 2026
Twelve contemporary architecture studios working in or near Mallorca, gathered for their work with the island's rural vernacular tradition. From OHLAB's international-profile practice in Palma to Munarq's literal use of traditional ballast walls in Binissalem, the selection favours studios engaged with Mallorcan construction techniques and rural landscapes over coastal modernist villas.
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A slow guide to Prerow
Prerow is a small, unhurried resort town on Germany's Baltic coast, between a wild dune beach once named among the world's most beautiful and a historic wooden pier. A simple guide to where to eat, swim and walk, from the harbour ice cream stand to the storm-bent pines of the Weststrand.
A slow guide to Otranto
Otranto is the easternmost town in Italy, a walled old town on the Adriatic with a Norman castle, an extraordinary medieval mosaic floor and some of Puglia's best beaches just outside it. A simple guide to where to eat, swim and stay, with the cathedral as the one bit of sightseeing.
A slow guide to L'Escala
L'Escala is a real fishing town on the Costa Brava, known across Spain for its anchovies and for Empúries, the Greek and Roman ruins right on its edge. A simple guide to where to eat, swim and stay, with a morning among the ruins as the one bit of sightseeing.
Where to go in Paros
Paros is the sweet spot of the Cyclades: the whitewashed towns and turquoise water you came for, without the crowds of Mykonos or Santorini. A practical guide to where to eat, drink, swim and stay, the best beaches and villages, and how to get there, when to go and how many days you need.
A guide to summer houses
In Sweden, the summer house is almost a birthright. A guide to the sommarstuga and its Scandinavian cousins. What is a summer house, where it originated, where people go, and how to get one of your own.
Where to go in Tavira
Tavira is the quiet heart of the eastern Algarve, a town of churches and salt pans on the Gilão river, with some of the best seafood in Portugal and the island beaches of the Ria Formosa on its doorstep.