Rita Lobo | Journalist, content editor & podcaster

Citymetric/Blueprint • 26th May 2020

Brasília at 60: Behind one of the world’s most intriguing planned cities | CityMetric

This article appears on CityMetric courtesy of Blueprint magazine. The drive down the central axis of Brasília’s Plano Piloto is unlike any other. Vast, sometimes lush fields of grass are surrounded by some of Oscar Niemeyer’s finest works: a stark, …

Blueprint • 2nd March 2020

From wallpaper factory to artist haven: UCLA's Graduate Arts Studio by Johnston Marklee

Johnston Marklee’s new UCLA Margo Leavin Graduate Arts Studio in Culver City reimagines the boundaries of cast concrete to create a nurturing and functional set of spaces for the celebrated art school and its students

OnOffice • 26th February 2020

Flexible-office future trends point to market growth

With more and more of us now co-working, the flexible office sector looks set to grow next year. That’s according to the people at Workthere, a brokerage service for businesses looking for workspace. And there are a number of co-working …

OnOffice • 26th February 2020

UK millennials are rejecting potential employers because of uninspiring offices

Millennials in the UK are rejecting work from potential employers due to the poor and ‘uninspiring’ office design, according to a new study. The survey revealed that Britons are becoming increasingly bored with their current office environment and are uninspired …

OnOffice • 26th February 2020

No more 9 to 5: two-thirds of employees work remotely every week

The global workforce is more mobile than ever and is forcing a major reassessment of the corporate workplace industry. Recent research by IWG found that every week, 70% of employees are working at least one day a week somewhere other …

Metropolis • 21st February 2020

The Reception Pavilion for the National Assembly of Quebec Digs Deep

When Montreal practice Provencher_Roy was selected to design a new visitor center and entrance for Quebec’s historic Parliament Building, the architects knew that just adding an external pavilion to the storied site was not going to pass muster. The team …

Blueprint • 27th November 2019

Meet: Estúdio Gustavo Utrabo - DesignCurial

Having won the RIBA International Prize as part of Aleph Zero, Gustavo Utrabo has now set out by himself, focusing on projects in rural Brazil

Metropolis • 13th November 2019

A New Landscape in Montreal Weaves Together Icons of Expo 67

The contemporary urban fabric of Montreal, perhaps more than any other Canadian city, was shaped by a single event in its modern history: the 1967 International and Universal Exposition, popularly known as Expo 67. With its record-breaking number of visitors, …

OnOffice • 24th October 2019

Australian Agora

Studio Tate’s communal spaces for a prestigious Australian school set out to rework elements of the traditional village square into something quite new. © OnOffice magazine, as featured in NOVEMBER 2019

Metropolis • 1st October 2019

Montreal Revamps Historic Pier, Creating a Vibrant Public Space

In Venice, cruise ships have been facing a substantial backlash, but the situation couldn’t be more different in another historic port. Montreal has been investing in its Old Port to accommodate the massive tourist-laden vessels. In fact, the city has …

PHOENIX Magazine • 29th August 2019

Homes on the Highway: the Secrets of Living on the Road

When the stresses of modern life get too much, who among us hasn’t felt the sudden urge to up sticks and hit the road, leaving the drudgery of the rat race behind? For most of us the feeling quickly subsides, …

8th August 2019

Tech it to the next level

From lighting to charging to tagging, there are no end of ways in which new technology developments are making life easier in the workplace

Metropolis • 21st June 2019

A Public Park in Montreal Aims to Right the Wrongs of Bad Urban Planning

Until recently, entering Montreal from the south required crossing the Champlain or Victoria Bridge and driving along the elevated Bonaventure Expressway, which delivered travelers to the heart of downtown. The concrete highway was designed to get tourists visiting the city …

Brewin Dolphin Perspectives • 10th May 2019

Vegan Voyage

The UK has overtaken Germany as the most vegan-friendly country in the world. Rita Lobo hears from the businesses leasing the meat-free charge.

PHOENIX Magazine • 17th April 2019

'Gram Designs

Instagram is a visual hotbed of travel inspiration, but how much influence does the app hold over the architects and designers masterminding our photo-ready destinations?

Positive News • 10th April 2019

The Indigenous congresswoman challenging Bolsonaro

Joenia Wapichana has made history as the first native woman ever to be elected to Brazil's congress. She faces a host of obstacles -- but is used to overcoming challenges.

BVCA Journal • 1st April 2019

Three. simple. words.

London-based start-up what3words has grand plans to revolutionise mapping.

Metropolis • 11th March 2019

In Quebec City, an Expansion Reinvigorates an Old Church-Turned-Library

Chevalier Morales Architectes helped restore the original airiness and civic character of the 1848 building while also adding a three-story glass annex.

OnOffice magazine • 12th January 2019

Scandi cool

With its concrete floors and warm woods, an office in a former factory in Toronto encapsulates why the Scandinavian approach works so well in Canada

OnOffice • 5th October 2018

Brokis: Raising a glass to tradition

Bohemian glass is a thing of beauty and delicacy, a mere mention of which conjures up visions of luxury and quality. As the name suggests, it is exclusively manufactured in the western part of the Czech Republic and is hand …