| As a design lover, strolling around a new city and taking in the exteriors of the buildings around me is one of my favorite things to do while traveling. This past week, with some downtime between visiting friends in Germany, I hopped on the train and spent a few days in Vienna, a city I've never visited before. It turned out to be a perfect choice: small and walkable, I spent my time popping in and out of gorgeous, historic buildings like the the Opera House, the Albertina Museum, St. Stephen's Cathedral, and the Rathaus. As I walked around sipping coffee and munching on Viennese pastries, my eyes feasted on design, from classic Baroque to Neo-Gothic.
Earlier this year, I had the opportunity to visit another world-class design city, Stockholm, and decided to explore the Skogskyrkogarden, one of the most highly influential cemeteries in the world. Designed by Gunnar Asplund and Sigurd Lewerentz, the cemetery reflects the country's architecture shift from Nordic Classicism to functionalism and was made a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1994. It was so beautiful that I ended up spending an entire afternoon strolling through the graves, taking in the clean, modern, design.
I wrote about that experience for this month's Architecture & Design features package, which also features awe-inspiring design stories from around the world, ranging from the best new hotels to look out for next year to thought-provoking stories about how design is changing in the face of climate change and the need for accessibility. The next time you're sitting in a cafe or even riding the metro, we hope this package inspires you to take a deep breath, look up, and take in your surroundings. | 
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