the most spectacular buildings that were never built

Did you know that if everything had gone differently, the Center Pompidou could have been an egg? In the 1969 Paris art center competition – ultimately won by Richard Rogers and Renzo Piano with their inside-out symphony of pipework – a radical French architect named André Bruyère submitted a proposal for a gigantic egg-shaped tower. … Read more

Why a mountain cruise makes for an epic vacation itinerary

Hebridean’s ‘Footloose through the Western Seaboard’ cruise route is tailor-made for walkers – Brian Harrison A cruise up a mountain may conjure up images of Noah’s Ark, which was unceremoniously wedged onto the top of Mount Ararat after the Flood. But in fact, there are a few innovative lines that have realized that there are … Read more