Shanghai: the new sustainable course
The showcase of modern China intends to make its mark on the Asian economy. With its experimental free trade zone and its declared ambition for harmonious development, it intends to make a new - and great - leap forward.
Doha West Bay: behind the corniche
Doha: what to do if you have an afternoon or afternoon...
Gone are the days when business travellers in Doha were condemned to spin around in the air-conditioning of their hotel lobby while waiting for their flight.
"There's still plenty to do here" Valérie...
Marketing or public relations, Valérie Ward worked successively for the organisation of the 2006 Asian Games, for the Qatar Museums Authority in preparation for the opening of the Museum of Islamic Art, for the Olympic Committee and then for the Qatar Financial Centre Regulatory Authority.
Qatar in seven figures
Not far from Bahrain - 460 kilometres to the north-west by road - and Abu Dhabi, 570 kilometres to the south-east, the emirate of Qatar is located on a small peninsula jutting out into the Persian Gulf to the east of Saudi Arabia.
The future of cities: megacities in position
Pushing back its borders for good, escaping upwards by doping the skylines with futuristic skyscrapers, taking to the sea by reinvesting former industrial wastelands: the megalopolis of the future is in a constant state of metamorphosis.
Switzerland: address book
Basel: the spirit of the place with Andreas Bründler
Andreas Bründler and Daniel Buchner opened their architectural practice in Basel in 1997. Together, they worked on the renovation of the UN headquarters in New York and designed the Swiss pavilion for Expo 2010 in Shanghai.
Geneva: the spirit of the place with Anne Niederoest
Anne Niederoest, who specialises in marketing, set up her own communications agency in 2011 and runs a contemporary art association.
Swiss hotels: always glamorous, always arty
Between myths that are constantly being reinvented and legends in the making, the Swiss hotel industry, with its inimitable style, tells a very contemporary story, one of elegance and refinement.
Zürich Europa Allee, rehabilitated wasteland
Zurich is no exception to the trend, rehabilitating a former industrial wasteland. In eco-trendy fashion.
Geneva, Basel, Zurich: three peaks of the Swiss economy
Complementary yet fiercely competitive, Switzerland's three major cities illustrate, each in their own way, the legendary prosperity of their small country.
"More than two billion euros will have been invested in...
Jean-François Royer is Director of Development at Euroméditerranée.
Marseille - La Joliette: a brand new old port
It's not just London, Buenos Aires and Hamburg that are renovating their old docks. In Marseilles too, they're being revisited in a very contemporary spirit. Take a tour of a business district restored to its former glory.
Dubai: address book
Spirit of the place Dubai: Antonia Carver
Shopping in Dubai: the decorating menu of local designers
Dubai, a shopper's paradise? Of course, there are currently 69 shopping centres in Dubai, with eight more under construction... and all without VAT! However, luxury goods imported from Europe or the United States are generally sold there at 25 to 30 % more expensive than in France. So there's no point in trying to buy a watch, a piece of clothing or a perfume from a major European brand. You'll find a better deal on local or Middle Eastern brands.
Hotels in Dubai: rooms with a view
While the construction sites that had been put on hold are starting up again, the openings are following on from one another like nowhere else... With, as always in Dubai, dizzying projects, designer labels and luxury, more luxury.
Dubai airport: a strategic hub
"It is estimated that Dubai Expo 2020 will generate nearly 17.7 billion...
Philippe Blanchard is in charge of strategy for Dubai's bid to host Expo 2020.
