Buildings for Society

Smaller towns and cities have made bold architectural statements that have brought them international renown.

How can architects build spaces where people coexist peacefully and feel good? This episode focuses on schools.

How can we build spaces that provide shelter and dignity for the most vulnerable in society?

How should we know which job to choose? And do dream jobs really make us happy? Ronja von Rönne investigates.

In the 1920s architects in Germany wanted to create affordable and decent housing for all with new ideas designs. 

Culture magazine Twist meets artists and creatives to discuss insomnia and how it manifests in their art.

Claude Monet made the cliffs at Étretat famous, but the charming town now suffers from overtourism.

The seaside and the beach - places of longing and liminal areas of creativity. Twist dives into life by the water

A new generation of black painters are moving into figurative art, following in the footsteps of Kehinde Wiley and Amy Sherald.

How can we have more fulfilling sex? Ronja von Rönne meets couples and singles who have reinvented their sexuality.

According to the polls, Hungary’s prime minister could lose his majority on Sunday after 16 years in office.

They are reclaiming their bodies and freely expressing their sexuality: A focus on sex positive popstars in contemporary culture.

With elections on the horizon in Hungary, Victor Orban’s party produced a deepfake of a rival candidate who is ahead in the polls

A new trainline linking the major Maya archaeological sites is a boon for the tourism industry.

Vanessa Wagner performs Philip Glass’s Piano Etudes with dancers from the Accrorap company.

How can we age well? Ronja von Rönne trys to find out by talking to chimney sweep Norbert Skrobek, who is close to retirement and Monika Gutte who defies age with a zest for life

Paris city hall is pursuing a green traffic policy: Less cars, more bicycles. But not everybody is pleased.

White sand, white citrus blossom, white houses – Spain’s Costa Blanca is aptly named.

Using the latest technology, researchers are discovering the bright colours of ancient Greek art and architecture.