Reimagining Hong Kong’s public places
— April 6, 2018A hot sauna and a cool pavilion are the starting points for an architectural dialogue about public space
Continue Reading ...
-
Rob Wagemans
— June 28, 2017Founder Rob Wagemans’ designs are changing perceptions of how hotels, shops and now a Hong Kong residential
Continue Reading ... -
London property prices start to slide
— June 22, 2016Experts suggest Brexit, and a likely devaluation of sterling, could inadvertently make the city’s luxury
Continue Reading ... -
The light fantastic
— March 1, 2015Paris remains the City of Light – and the ultimate place to have a pied-à-terre. The opportunities
Continue Reading ... -
Property: A Powdery Panacea
— November 1, 2014Luxury ski properties abound wherever there is a slope and some snow. They have become status symbols
Continue Reading ... -
Palladio’s Protege
— October 1, 2014It’s a long way from his native Italy, but Federico Masin has brought Venetian drama and sensibility
Continue Reading ...
-
Luxury on the waterfront
— June 27, 2017Hongkongers will be familiar with The Upper House, the hotel in Pacific Place that opened in 2009 and
Continue Reading ... -
Living in the wild
— April 1, 2015For the ultimate ‘home safari’ experience, consider residing intimately close to nature in these
Continue Reading ... -
Top of the heap
— January 1, 2015The highest floor of a prestigious building in one of the world’s top cities is the ultimate discretionary
Continue Reading ... -
Getting Surreal
— October 1, 2014The design world can’t seem to get enough of Joyce Wang. Her aesthetics are so familiar yet so
Continue Reading ... -
Mind Your Manors
— September 1, 2014Country properties in the UK are attracting Asian buyers for various reasons, from contract farming and
Continue Reading ...
Random Articles
-
Barhopping through Shanghai’s hard-to-find speakeasies
— November 24, 2013Speakeasies are springing up all over Shanghai.
-
Hong Kong’s literary festival offers a packed programme of foreign and local writers
— October 25, 2014Hong Kong’s literary festival offers a packed programme of foreign and local writers. Kate Whitehead
-
Dangers of plastic waste adrift in the ocean
— November 28, 2013An adventurous environmentalist is raising awareness of the dangers of plastic waste, especially the
-
He survived an abusive childhood. Now his NGO trains teachers and parents to treat children with compassion
— July 17, 2023Raymond Yang co-founded NGO Just Feel to train schools and families in compassionate communication. He
-
Video game addiction
— February 16, 2019The Cabin in Chiang Mai offers a rehab programme for young male addicts but, at US$15,000 a month, it’s
-
Drabble on marriage and personal space
— December 13, 2015The British writer, headline author at the Hong Kong Literary Festival in November 2015, talks to Kate