Grown-ups are buying more toys than preschoolers — to the tune of $1 billion
Adults now account for 28% of all global toy sales, according to analytics firm Circana — an increase of 2.5% since 2022. In ...
A new-and-improved Vienna waits for you
The New York Times named it one of the top 52 destinations to visit in 2024. Then Austrian Airlines introduced its new ...
Easter holiday activities at Kent’s English Heritage and National Trust sites
Get access to hundreds of historic houses and castles, many of which are putting on special activities for the Easter ...
Famed German robber’s skeleton identified after 220-year-long mix-up
Schinderhannes is a nickname for Johannes Bückler, a criminal who was born sometime in 1779 in Germany, to a family of ...
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Designing from first principles: Inside David Kohn Architects’ Gradel Quadrangles
A major expansion for one of Oxford's oldest colleges reimagines the logic of the quadrangle with a theatrical, ...
Decoding a medieval mystery manuscript
MIT professor of literature Arthur Bahr had one of the best days of his life. Sitting in the British Library, he was allowed ...
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Tower of David Museum
The Tower of David Museum inhabits the medieval Tower of David. Despite its name, the Tower of David did not actually have anything to do with Kind David. While the tower's original purpose was to ...
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It’s only natural: five live projects made using natural materials
For the AJ’s natural materials-themed issue, Rob Wilson and Fran Williams look at five projects currently on site or recently ...
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The pioneering building that scandalised Paris
Its core concept – open-plan floor plates supported by peripheral structure and services – draws upon medieval principles of castle structures, and combines this with an Arts and Crafts ...