Gardens, waterfalls, parks… what is happening to our airports?
From Beijing to Istanbul, exotic new airports are symbols of prestige for strongman leaders. But the environmental cost is massive…
From Beijing to Istanbul, exotic new airports are symbols of prestige for strongman leaders. But the environmental cost is massive…
10 September 1933 – 19 February 2019
The French fashion editor remembers a passionate man of ideas who always remembered the small details
• Mary Warnock remembered by Onora O’Neill
• Read the Observer’s obituaries of 2019 in full
From new gaming consoles to activism at Apple, we predict the things you will – or won’t – see in tech this year
From a brilliant e-bike to a robot unicorn and a table lamp that doubles as a wireless speaker… the year’s top devices
V&A Dundee
From pet cyber-seals to cars with minds of their own, an exploration of the science and fiction of robots raises more questions than it answers
Victoria and Albert Museum, London
The V&A’s finely tuned exhibition tracing the history of the automobile attempts to balance the car’s wide-ranging cultural impact with the environmental costs of its gas-guzzling success