Find fresh new ways to toast the season, with notable recipes from leading brands and hotels around the globe. Every day running up to New Year’s Eve seems to call out for a glass of something fabulous. So opt for these seven creative festive cocktails.

Especially in our latitudes and in many cities, architecture often serves as protection from the public. But those who build in the great outdoors tend to look for proximity to the open space and a building that is open to the beauty of the outside world.

Recently I came across a painting – or rather a painted poster in Zurich’s hipest Kreis 4. Advertising is part of our cityscape. But this painting seems to be more than simple advertising.