Many community members who turned out to a Boulder Planning Board hearing last week voiced strong opposition to a developer’s concept plan that would tear down the historic Dark Horse Tavern and build a mixed-use commercial and residential development on the property. The Dark Horse has been a Boulder landmark since 1975, known for its … Read more
Further out, recent technology-fuelled growth creates a dynamic contrast as Tainan celebrates its 400th birthday. Fort Zeelandia, in Tainan, was built by the Dutch four centuries ago. Photo: Cameron Dueck In 1624, Dutch traders were chased out of the Pescadores Islands, now called Penghu, an archipelago in what is now the Taiwan Strait. They retreated … Read more
Nestled in Hong Kong’s verdant Kowloon Park is an imposing five-metre-tall, intricately carved wooden shrine on display in the city for the first time as part of an exhibition targeting improved integration within the Greater Bay Area. The century-old structure, a top-grade national treasure from Guangdong province known as the Panyu shrine, is part of … Read more
By Julia Buckley | CNN It’s the ‘leaning tower’ that has stood tipsily – but steadily – for nearly 1,000 years. But now, the days of the Garisenda tower in Bologna, Italy, could be numbered. Following investigations last month, the city is instigating a civil protection plan for the “sudden and unexpected collapse of the … Read more
LONDON — Jimmy Choo’s oyster-hued shoe boxes have come to life in Tokyo‘s Ginza. The luxury brand has teamed with Harry Nuriev, the founder and creative director of interior architecture and design firm Crosby Studios, to work on Choo’s largest store in Japan and fourth-biggest globally. The store will open on Saturday with over 3,200 … Read more
