Design
Buildings, ceilings, signs and the places we pass every day.
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Look up: the painted ceiling of San Agustin
What looks like carved stone is paint on a flat surface. How two 19th-century painters fooled the eye for 150 years.
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Escolta’s old buildings are getting a second life
Once Manila’s grandest shopping street, Escolta is filling up again with studios, markets and small cafés.
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Why the city’s new malls all have glass roofs
Daylight is cheaper than electricity, and shoppers stay longer under it. A short guide to the city’s newest ceilings.