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A new book explores how shipping containers paved the way for a global economy.

Colin Bisset takes us to the Habitat housing complex in Montreal, Canada.

How do we better design our homes so we can stay in them until old age?

The Einstein Tower outside the German town of Potsdam remains Erich Mendelsohn's best known work.

Architects Glenn Murcutt and Hakan Elevli talk architecture and faith and the Newport mosque.

While we often association sights and smells with a place what about the sounds? A Sydney researcher has found the sounds of where we live can be just as important in forming our experience of a place.

The sweet sounds of home. A year without meat and other food choices. Great literary gardens of the world. Architecture and faith. Tips and tricks: Adam Liaw's Asian salad. Sense of Place: Alick Tipoti on Badu Island. The artist and botanical collector. Iconic Buildings: Einstein Tower.

What happens to Olympic villages when the party's over?

Tallangatta has become one of only two places to get the National Trust of Victoria's 'notable town' label, and all because of a very unique claim to fame.

Colin Bisset takes us to New York to revist the Roxy Theatre.

How can heritage buildings be preserved, and best used, in the modern age?

Part national costume, part fashion statement what makes a memorable Olympic uniform?

World's largest fashion parade: the Olympic Games. On the Wonder Trail. Cooking up the past: stories of asylum. Challenges of heritage architecture. Iconic Buildings: Roxy Theatre, New York. Sense of Place: Shane Gould on Redgate Beach, Western Australia. A botanic gardens for Laos.

Researchers have created a handy guide for those just starting to experiment with 3D printing.

Colin Bisset takes us to the opulent Viceroy House.

Should Australian designers be protected from replicas?

Beating replicas with authentic design. Cookbooks in an online world. Planting trees for crime reduction. World's greatest cycling destinations. Tips and tricks: Adam Liaw on the perfect stir fry. The ethics of self-driving cars. Science behind the healthiest fruits. Iconic buildings: Viceroy House, Delhi .

As gentrification transforms Australia's once working class suburbs some photographers are capturing on film the homes and residents for posterity.