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The Grain Loft – a repurposed Lysaght silo.

Twenty years in the making, grain silo becomes luxury escape

It’s been 20 years in the making for farmers Amber and Nicholas Heffernan, who had a dream to convert a silo into a luxe eco-farm stay.

  • Sue Wallace
The new Okura Hotel lobby in Tokyo is the coolest in the world.

The coolest hotel lobby, in the coolest city, in the world

This hotel is worth a detour when you’re in Tokyo, even if you’re not staying there.

  • Lee Tulloch

Three of the world’s most impressive hotel atriums are in the same city

Singapore’s dizzying architectural masterpieces have their origins with a style that sprung into being in America during the 1960s and ’70s.

  • Penny Watson
The world’s highest open-air building ascent … City Climb.

Climb, hang, jump: 10 incredible skyscraper experiences

If you want to add a whole new meaning to hanging out, then harness up and climb, jump off or just lean out over these vertiginous skyscrapers.

  • Brian Johnston
Batu Cave houses a Hindu temple, statues and frescoes.

What lies beneath: 10 of the world’s most incredible underground structures

Put ordinary buildings underground and they transform into something far more interesting and otherworldly.

  • Brian Johnston
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Trixie Motel is a must-visit.

Celebrity homes and glorious weather: Nine highlights of Palm Springs

The desert-fringed city has been a hideaway for Hollywood stars since the 1950s.

  • Louise Goldsbury
Wander at The Overflow.

‘No one around, no one can see you’: The rise of pod holidays

An increasing number of simple, eco-friendly cabins are popping up in remote beauty spots as pod-mania sweeps the land.

  • Sue Williams
The Quadrangle at the historic and newly restored Arts Centre (formerly Canterbury College), Christchurch, New Zealand.

Twelve years on, Christchurch’s devastated buildings restored

You can take a sneak peek at restoration of heritage buildings destroyed by the 2011 Christchurch earthquake.

  • Anthony Dennis

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