Slow Mornings on the Red Sea Coast
On a stretch of Saudi coastline still finding its name, a new kind of resort is learning when to stay out of the way.
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Mechanical watchmaking, from the bench to the wrist.
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The long read
Three Days in AlUla
Tombs carved two thousand years ago, a concert hall made of mirrors, and a valley that empties of sound at night.
The Architecture of Shade
From carved mashrabiya to a dome that filters the sun like palm fronds, the region’s best buildings are designed around shadow.
What Perfumers Learned From Oud
Agarwood has scented homes across the Gulf for centuries. Western perfumery came to it remarkably late.
The best thing a hotel can do here is disappear into the view.
Design
Buildings, rooms and objects made with care.
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Why Architects Are Returning to Earth
Mud brick was dismissed for decades as the poor man’s building material. Its thermal logic is now hard to ignore.
Rooms That Breathe: The Courtyard House
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