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Singapore is home to a population of 5.9 million, despite spanning just 284 square miles.
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The nagging discontent with the look of new homes reveals big problems with how they're built — and even larger flaws in the American dream itself.
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StKilda once celebrated its reputation as a centre of privilege and taste, the wealthiest suburb in C19th Melbourne. Although spouse and I lived in StKilda from 1976 on, I knew nothing of this cool C19th history. So I was very pleased to connect...
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Construction on India’s magnificent Amber Fort began in 1592 by Maharaja Man Singh, a commander in the army of the Mughal emperor Akbar. It was built so the Mughal ruler could spread his power to cover the kingdoms of Udaipur and Jodhpur. S...
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A new skyscraper for Wall Street, a museum in the Kenyan wilderness, and Dubai's first opera house are among the lost treasures of architecture.
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Buildings like the Statue of Liberty, the Eiffel Tower, and the Sydney Opera House involved huge feats of engineering.
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When the old royal residence in what is now Praça do Comércio on Lisbon's waterfront was destroyed by an earthquake in 1755, the Portuguese king decided that it was safer to live on a hill. The chosen location was Ajuda which had been less affect...