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Oodi, the future-facing Helsinki new public library

A true democratisation of resources.

Living

This is solving unexpected environmental problems

The art of reusing shipping containers.

Green News

The city of pesto and focaccia

A guide to old and new in Genoa, Italy

World News

IMMERSIVE STORY: Moscow's Metro aka the 'subterranean palace' in 360

IMMERSIVE STORY: Moscow's Metro aka the 'subterranean palace' in 360

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Taiwan

Taiwan now home to 'world's largest performing arts centre'

Taiwan’s National Kaohsiung Centre for the Arts is said to be the largest performing arts centre in the world.

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India inaugurates world's tallest statue to celebrate independence hero

India on Wednesday (October 31) inaugurated the world's tallest statue, a $400-million effigy of independence hero Vallabhbhai Patel that towers nearly twice the height of New York's Statue of Liberty.

World News

Watch: World's longest cross-sea bridge opens on Tuesday

The Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge, in Zhuhai city, that connects the east and west sides of the Pearl River Delta in South China will officially open on Tuesday.

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Cementing the future: the EU's ECOBINDER project takes a hard look at concrete

Cheaper to manufacture, less damaging on the environment, and with better insulating properties - these are the aims of European research into the world's number one building material.

Turkey

Watch: Locals push to save Europe's largest wooden building from ruins

Built as a casino and hotel in 1899, the building later became an orphanage which housed about 5,800 minority Greek children before closing its doors in 1964.

Turkey

Push to save historic orphanage in Turkey

It looks more like the set of a horror movie than the majestic hotel and casino it was intended to be. Now there's a push to save it.

World

Marwan Zgheib speaks of a crisis in global architecture

Whilst building towers of record breaking height was once a priority for many modern Middle Eastern countries, today affordable and efficient developments are on the rise.

World

Arab Future Cities Summit showcases the Middle East’s ‘smart city’ ambitions

Held this September in Dubai, the 5th Arab Future Cities Summit showcased the newest technology aimed at finding smart solutions for modern societies.

World

What’s lined-up for Kuwait’s Smart City transformation?

South Saad Al Abdullah city in Kuwait is billed as the Middle East’s first development to be both green and ‘smart’.

Global Japan

Traditional and avant-garde combine in Japan's architecture and design

Stunning innovation from Japanese designers and architects combining traditional aesthetics with cutting-edge creativity

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Paragliders compete and Christmas comes early: No Comment of the week

Here's our selection of this week's best videos from Euronews' No Comment section.

Vietnam

Vietnam: Giant hand bridge attracts the tourists

The "Golden Bridge" in the Ba Na Hills has attracted many tourists since it opened in June and sits a 1,000 metres above sea level

Living

Ideas and exploration at Venice Architecture Biennale

The subtitle this year is 'Freespace', but how that is interpreted is left wide open.

Green News

The Millionaire Flatshare

What is a high net worth individual to do if they want a second home abroad, but don’t feel like they can commit to one place?

World News

Ancient Arab city in Spain gets added to UNESCO heritage list

The UNESCO list of world heritage sites has a new addition. After Spain's medieval city of Medina Azahara was added on Sunday,

Green News

Unseen Russia: a week by boat

We cruise on the River Svir discovering centuries-old Orthodox churches along the way