ARTS & WEEKEND
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The best of residential property, design and lifestyle trends from FT writers around the world.
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From concrete to community
Aside from the aesthetic benefit, the greening of the San Francisco urban landscape helps reduce global warming. It has also created a habitat for wildlife and brought a sense of community
Fortunes and good fortune
An encounter with a tarot card reader leads the Secret Agent to realise that he has a blessed life
On Show
Singapore Design Festival 2009 seeks to start conversations around design through a diverse series of trade events, award ceremonies, product launches, tours and talks
Remake It: Home
This craft book can be judged a success for prompting a desire in its readers to follow its instructions and create their own masterpieces
A man-made mountain
German architect Jakob Tigges has come up with a blueprint for The Berg, a 1,000 metre-plus peak with high-rise buildings and residential quarters at the heart of Berlin
Rules of green thumb
When it comes to garden design, Robin Lane Fox finds it extraordinarily difficult to lay down any but the most obvious guidelines
Respect and challenge
Born in South Africa, Kamini Ezralow is managing director of a London-based interior design company. She has lived in India, Hong Kong, France and the US
Seasoned campaigners
The works of veteran designers are still highly relevant and they are actively contributing to the contemporary market, as they have done for decades
Rural but not isolated
For those who want a flavour of the Scottish countryside, the small town of Pitlochry offers a mix of modernity, tradition and access. An hour’s drive from Edinburgh airport, its biggest advantage is good transport
Opportunity in Ouirgane
Contemporary architect-designed, pavilion-style villas are among the properties on offer in this narrow valley that’s an oasis of verdant juniper and pine trees, cerulean skies and olive and almond groves
