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Why futuristic ‘smart city’ projects are destined to fail
Research has shown that instead of focusing on tech-centred metropolis to solve urban overpopulation, the focus should be on smart governance. Pascual Berrone explains why
Help document Malta’s vanishing ‘bitħa’
A project is urging residents to take part in a survey on Malta’s backyards and gardens before they are lost
Former Greek palace to open to the public
The Tatoi estate is considered one of the most important historic sites of modern Hellenism
‘Hobbit houses’ might just save a Moldovan village
With tens of thousands of Moldovans emigrating every year mostly to EU countries, many villages have become ghost towns
TikTok drives ‘bizarre’ rush to Prague library’s book tower
‘The Idiom’, by Slovak artist Matej Kren, is a cylindrical tower of 8,000 books
Rome’s new Colosseum station reveals ancient treasures
The underground museum holds 350 objects – from ceramic jugs and lamps to bronze statuettes and a wooden sword
‘A public square should be for the people’
Studjurban wins Gold Award for Local Cultural Contributor for regeneration of Vittoriosa Square
The history of Dwejra Tower and its surroundings
An invitation to an illustrated talk and book launch with Maltese heritage and nature writer Stanley Farrugia Randon
‘Let there be light’ at St John’s
Philip Farrugia Randon writes about the history of lighting in Valletta's famous co-cathedral
Turkey basilica emerges from lake, illuminating early Church life
Pope Leo XIV is to visit the basilica on Friday, as he embarks on his first trip overseas