CultureJustin Nicholls: Postcard from the Swiss AlpsBuildings appear in harmony with the landscape and use mostly local materials
CultureKlas Hyllén: Postcard from Chamonix, FranceThe value of the work-to-live moment of being in the mountains
CultureAnanya Singhal: Postcard from UgandaFrom jungle to growing cities, post-colonial optimism is flourishing
CultureAnne Wynne: Postcard from VeniceA brush with the post-human, robotic world of Pierre Huyghe’s Liminal exhibition
CultureSimon Henley: Postcard from Ronchamp, FranceA return trip to Corbusier's Chapelle Notre-Dame-du-Haute reveals more after 30 years
CultureAlistair Brierley: Postcard from Amsterdam, NetherlandsEven the teenagers are interested in Het Schip housing complex
CulturePeter Williams: Postcard from Berneray IslandAll that really matters about architecture on the Outer Hebrides is the windows
BuildingsKristofer Adelaide: Postcard from LisbonCould Portuguese-style tiled facades bring magic to UK streets?
CultureHugh Petter: Postcard from Bologna, ItalyThe restaurants and walkways of Bologna charm in equal measure
CultureTamsin Hanke: Postcard from Amsterdam, NetherlandsWalk the walk: Dutch urban planning and self-builds
CultureSarah Featherstone: Postcard from BratislavaThe Featherstone Young director is fascinated by the contrasts of post-communist Slovakia
CultureSarah Wigglesworth: Postcard from TransylvaniaBirds, bears and beautiful views: Sarah Wigglesworth steps back in time
BuildingsRosie Milne: Postcard from Florence, ItalyAn invigorating immersion in the Italian rhythm of life
BuildingsSimon Knox: Postcard from The Loire Valley, FranceA hidden gem of a château reveals a magnificent gallery of portraits
BuildingsMike Tonkin: Postcard from Sifnos, GreeceCelebrating nature and antiquity at the Lolopangyrio festival
BuildingsDeborah Saunt: Postcard from Little Island, New YorkThe DSDHA director visits Thomas Heatherwick’s park on a pier in Manhattan
BuildingsJo Sharples: Postcard from the Irish west coastThe Editional Studio director writes from a windy cycling tour down the Atlantic coast
BuildingsMinesh Patel: Postcard From Knaresborough Gorge, YorkshireHistoric structures in natural beauty hold entrancing lessons
BuildingsBecca Thomas: Postcard from Ventnor, Isle of WightThe spa town’s varied and charming roofscape is star of the show
BuildingsIndujah Srikaran: Postcard from Eryri/ SnowdoniaA trip to the Welsh mountains reveals a mysterious cottage deep in the woods
BuildingsLiven Jansen: Postcard from AmsterdamBreathtaking show and delightful detail in The Netherlands
BuildingsTom Gresford: Postcard from nipaluna/HobartA reminder of the need to live in harmony with the planet
BuildingsBen Addy: Postcard from Garbh Choire, Cairngorms National Park, ScotlandClimbing club refuge evokes harshness of winter even in summer
BuildingsGlyn Emrys: Postcard from Le Marche, ItalyHoliday highlights with beauty, big beasts and a bit of an eyesore
BuildingsJosh Piddock: Postcard from SevilleJosh Piddock on how Europe’s hottest city remains a cool destination
BuildingsTatiana von Preussen: Postcard from Calpe, SpainRicardo Bofill’s sensitivity to context is an enduring, sensual pleasure
BuildingsChristina Seilern: Postcard from New CanaanStudio Seilern director finds common ground in the US
BuildingsGoogle HQ takes a lead on environmental responsibilityHeatherwick and BIG deliver environmental, reconfigurable campus
BuildingsRCKa’s Russell Curtis: Postcard from ChicagoThe world is opening up again – where are architects going, and what do they see?
BuildingsGastronomy centre puts Dijon at the heart of the regional menuCité Internationale de la Gastronomie et du Vin by Anthony Béchu & Associés combines restaurants, retail and cookery schools
BuildingsChipperfield’s subtle interventions revive Procuratie Vecchie in VeniceInvisible workings open and improve ancient Piazza San Marco building
BuildingsMoDusArchitects’ light touch renovation of Icaro HotelWaste and renewal are key factors in ModusArchitects’ reworking of the Icaro Hotel in Alpe di Siusi
BuildingsHerzog & de Meuron's M+ gallery puts Hong Kong on the cultural mapH&dM's vast museum will be seen as an attempt to define the Hong Kong's cultural role amid government clampdowns
BuildingsExcavated concrete interior combines with inhabited grassy mounds at Shiroiya HotelSou Fujimoto's revamped and extended former 1970s ryokan gives city of Maebashi new creative energy