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Mareo
If there's one man who knows a good view when he sees it, that man is Reinhold Messner. The Italian was the first human to climb all 14 of Earth's mountain peaks over the 8,000m threshold, and the first to manage Everest without tanked oxygen, so...
Baku
It was time to break out the giant ribbon-cutting scissors in Azerbaijan this week with the official public opening of the Heydar Aliyev Center – the country's premier cultural events venue in the capital Baku. Zaha Hadid Architects were selected...
Journal
Now, 3D renders are not something you'll see too much of here at We Heart, we try and keep things rooted in reality to a certain degree - what's the use in seeing how a building/hotel/bar is going to look, just wait until you see how it does look....
Journal
Twenty of the biggest names in architecture and design. Twenty very special doll's houses. A host of contributing artists. One big auction night for charity. On 11 November these models, from the likes of Zaha Hadid Architects, Adjaye Associates and...
Journal
Plug into the mainframe baby, and download data pack FutureIsHere™ v3.0 - here's a behemoth of a structure that is likely to cause irreparable heart damage to anyone who still wears denim jackets with heavy metal patches. For many years,...
Journal
Hosting an evening of performance and fashion, at the end of last month, WWF's Pandamonium 2012 challenged some of the world's leading designers, artists and architects to create wearable sculptures that illustrate the vastness of the organisation's...
London
Opening just a few weeks ago, London now joins Lisbon, Madrid and Barcelona in playing host to one of bathroom giant Roca's inspirational 'gallery' spaces. Essentially a flagship showroom to the power of ten, the new London space - located at...
Journal
Commissioned by Karl Lagerfeld in 2007, Chanel's Mobile Art Pavilion - designed by Iraqi starchitect, Zaha Hadid - toured the world with a series of fashion/art exhibitions, wowing its adoring public with the 2004 Pritzker Prize laureate's trademark...
City Notes
Opened in September 2025, HYLL brings a new interpretation of country hospitality to the Cotswolds, a hotel rooted in its landscape, designed to slow the pace and dim the noise. Set within a restored 16th century manor house, the 26 room property...
City Notes
Sircle Collection, the international hospitality group behind a growing portfolio of hotels and restaurants, introduces The Cover Vienna this November, a private members’ club in the city’s 7th District. Set within the Max Brown Hotel, the club...
City Notes
In the centre of Bergen, a new chapter has opened for a concrete landmark designed by Egill Reimers in 1920. Once home to bakeries, offices, shops and social services, the building has been reimagined by architecture studio LOCAL as Bergen Camping,...
City Notes
On Barcelona’s recently beautified Avinguda Diagonal, a new kind of café experience has arrived, one that has already piqued the curiosity of both locals and visitors. Jaç Hi-Fi Café, designed by Isern Serra Studio for owners Ligia and Arnau,...
Dispatches
Florida welcomed a record 143 million visitors in 2024, and many of them booked stays in the state’s 65,000-plus short-term rentals that stretch from Pensacola to Key West. If you own one of those homes, you’ve probably juggled midnight leak...
Dispatches
Joint pain from arthritis can make even simple movements feel like a challenge. Many people face a tough choice between using a cream that targets pain at the surface or taking a pill that works throughout the body. Each method provides benefits,...
Dispatches
Ever notice how some people seem to effortlessly achieve gorgeous hairstyles while others struggle for hours to recreate the same look? The secret often comes down to understanding hair texture, a fundamental aspect of hair care that many overlook....
Dispatches
People often hope that once they decide to end a marriage, the finish line comes quickly. But divorce has its own calendar, built on paperwork, negotiations, and legal requirements. Some timelines shrink when couples agree easily. Others stretch...