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Blueprint for Living is a weekly rummage through the essential cultural ingredients - design, food, travel, gardens, fashion - for a good life.

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Lost and Found — Christchurch

01.22.2021

Willows, green grass, craft beer, arts festivals and the crispest air - come on a mind journey to Ōtautahi.

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01.22.2021 Lost and Found — Christchurch Willows, green grass, craft beer, arts festivals and the crispest air - come on a mind journey to Ōtautahi.
01.22.2021 Iconic Designs: polar fleece A manmade fibre that signalled a shift in our relationship to nature and the great outdoors.
01.22.2021 COVID-19, the meat industry and the climate crisis Troy Vettese on the relationship between infectious disease, industrial agriculture and environmental degradation and why meatworks have been at the centre of so many COVID-19 outbreaks.
01.22.2021 The invention of the slow cooker The strange and cholent-inspired origins of a great culinary invention that, almost a century on, is having a major revival.
01.22.2021 Corridors: from utopian origins to sites of dread The corridor has long been a source of psychic disturbance - from gothic fiction to horror films and haunted houses. So how did the corridor go from utopian ideal to the archetypal stuff of nightmares?
01.15.2021 Lost and Found — Lake Burley Griffin Come on a mind journey to Canberra's great not-so-natural wonder, Lake Burley Griffin, featuring carp, politics and a surprise stopover in Lucknow, India.
01.15.2021 Iconic Designs: the cable car A stomach-churning but memorable experience of elevated transportation.
01.15.2021 Letting the restaurant industry die Who would benefit most from going back to life before Coronavirus?
01.15.2021 Sense of Place: Rick Morton, outback Queensland Journalist and author Rick Morton takes us to the harsh, isolated, arid world of far west Queensland where he grew up.
01.15.2021 Beyond the North Wind: Russia in recipes Darra Goldstein takes us north of the Artic Circle where she discovered the true heart of Russian cuisine.
01.08.2021 Lost and Found — Reykjavik Step into the icy wilderness and come on a tour of the Icelandic capital, featuring cardamom pastries, hot springs and a visit to the phallological museum.
01.08.2021 Iconic Designs: the bowler hat Cartoonish, sexy, menacing, political - the perplexing and varied history of a fashion icon.
01.08.2021 Falastin: a love letter to Palestine From East Jerusalem to Nablus, Haifa to the West Bank, Sami Tamimi and Tara Wigley take us on a tour of Palestinian cuisine and reflect on the relationship between food, identity, displacement and memories of home.
01.08.2021 Jonathan Safran Foer on a world without meat Jonathan Safran Foer talks about the relationship between the production of meat and racial injustice, economic inequality and environmental degradation.
01.08.2021 The architecture of urban violence Founder of Forensic Architecture, Eyal Weizman, discusses the reinvention of the city as the site of politics and the use of urban space as a means of surveillance, repression and resistance.
01.01.2021 Lost and Found – Vienna These days the Austrian capital is widely known as the world's most liveable city. But in the cosy, domesticity of that term 'liveability', there's no hint of the drama of Vienna's cultural past.
01.01.2021 The many advantages of a bird bath After a hot, destructive summer, a backyard bird bath could provide welcome respite for wildlife.
01.01.2021 Architecture of the swimming pool "There are no epaulettes in the banya", according to an old Russian saying, but is the pool the truly egalitarian space we like to imagine?
01.01.2021 Longing for Less: Living with Minimalism From Marie Kondo to empty imboxes, cleanses and detoxes to light and airy instagrammable interiors, minimalism now touches every aspect of contemporary life. Art critic Kyle Chayka explains its ubiquity and reflects on its philosophical and spiritual origins.
01.01.2021 The politics of street food What does street food do for the life and liveliness of a city? Does it's resurgence reflect a desire for a different kind of urban social life?
12.25.2020 Lost and Found — Brixton Come on a mind journey to Brixton, an bustling intersection where diversity, community, gentrification, house music and calypso collide.
12.25.2020 Aesthetically and ideologically bankrupt: the problem with tiny homes Jack Self on the bleak economic compromise and minimalist mystification of tiny homes.
12.25.2020 Ruby Tandoh on lockdown food dreams and rice pudding from a can Ruby Tandoh talks about the joys of chicken nuggets, the nihilism of the wellness industry and how we might recover pleasure in a world of food anxiety and fetishism.
12.25.2020 The architects who shaped Jerusalem A journey through the fraught, messy, complex streets of modern Jerusalem, a city definitively shaped by three very different architects.
12.18.2020 Lost and Found - Country Has there ever been a better time to learn about this place, our home; about country, connection, the stories of the land and its people?
12.18.2020 Iconic Designs: the magician's wand From the Zoroastrians of Persia to Harry Potter, the magic wand has endured as a cultural icon.
12.18.2020 Kitchen Rudimental: a Christmas special One chef, one cook, one home kitchen. This week, Jonathan and Annie talk Christmas turkey, pudding, pavs and what to do with a glut of berries.
12.18.2020 Sense of Place: Tim Ritchie, Sydney Harbour Photographer and former broadcaster Tim Ritchie on pre-dawn loneliness and the beauty of empty Sydney.
12.18.2020 Stonefields: a visit to the farmhouse Landscape design, seasonal planting and rural tranquillity; Paul Bangay gives us a tour of his iconic garden.
12.11.2020 Lost and Found - Seoul A bustling, futuristic metropolis with a strong sense of history.
12.11.2020 Sense of Place: Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai Bạc Liêu, Vietnam Author Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai takes us to the small rural town where she grew up and witnessed the devastation of war in 1970s Vietnam.
12.11.2020 The Blade - Australia's love affair with lawn Annie Hastwell takes a behind the scene look at a new travelling exhibition following the history of the lawn, and of that game changer, the lawn mower.
12.11.2020 Pre-colonial multiculturalism... on a plate We're not used to thinking of multiculturalism in this country as something that occurred before colonisation, but it was present nevertheless.
12.11.2020 Plexiglass: a cultural history From the illusion of epidemiological and economic resilience to social and racial segregation, Plexiglass has become a potent material symbol of the COVID-19 pandemic.
12.04.2020 Lost and Found — Montreal Come on a culinary journey through Montreal, from the world's greatest bagels to maple whiskey, via Leonard Cohen's favourite steak house.
12.04.2020 The irrepressible rise of the mocktail A decline in drinking particularly among young people has been accompanied by the increasing popularity of the mocktail; intrepid producer Buffy Gorrilla has questions and goes in search of answers.
12.04.2020 Kitchen Rudimental: a meditation on the picnic One chef, one cook, one home kitchen. This week, we tap into the COVID-normal zeitgeist and get some hot tips on how to do summer picnics.
12.04.2020 Sex and death: the story of the orchid Phaius australis, once found throughout the wetlands of the Queensland coast and hunted to near-extinction, is reanimated in a new installation by curator, plant lover and plant philosopher, Danni Zuvela.
12.04.2020 The art and science of food pairing The aromatic molecules behind your favourite food pairings, from strawberries and balsamic, to orange and chocolate and possibly even oysters and kiwi.
11.27.2020 Lost and Found - Golf course Golf courses have become sites of contest, where urgent questions around public space, environmental protection and community in rapidly growing cities are being played out.
11.27.2020 How budget airlines and silicon valley start ups shaped tourism and travel There was a time in travel culture when internet cafes and travel agents reigned supreme.
11.27.2020 20 years in design: Colin Bisset on bamboo, shabby chic and the proliferation of screens Colin Bisset and Jonathan look back on the first two decades of design since 2000, through the lens of materials, trends and innovation.
11.27.2020 From Devil Wears Prada to Rana Plaza, a look back at the last two decades in fashion Fashion and sustainability journalist Clare Press discusses the challenges faced by the fashion industry during this period.
11.27.2020 How the 21st century has shaped our cities so far Landscape sociologist Claire Collie joins Blueprint to chart our cities trajectories over the last two decades.
11.27.2020 20 years of gardening trends and discovery with Millie Ross Gardening Australia's Millie Ross traces gardening trends, from backyard blitzes to indoor plants and reflects on her own journey as a gardener.
11.20.2020 Lost and Found — Los Angeles (Part Two) From food court dumplings to rooftop martinis, Alhambra to Compton, we take a journey through the sights, sounds and flavours of LA.
11.20.2020 Return to Kangaroo Island Half of Kangaroo Island was lost to blazing bushfires last summer; but with Australians confined now to the continent, local producers are enticing visitors to South Australia's stunning Mediterranean style island.
11.20.2020 A walk through late spring From the coolth of fern valley to the arid world of succulents, via spring time viburnums, Jonathan takes a tour of the botanic gardens as the seasons start to change
11.20.2020 Stephanie Alexander's life in food On her 80th birthday, the great doyenne of Australian cooking reflects on her life in food, restaurants and words.
11.13.2020 Lost and Found — Los Angeles (Part One) From farmers markets to taco trucks, Bel Air to Compton, we take a journey through the sights, sounds and flavours of LA.

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Blueprint - Separate stories episodes:

Lost and Found — Christchurch

Iconic Designs: polar fleece

COVID-19, the meat industry and the climate crisis

The invention of the slow cooker

Corridors: from utopian origins to sites of dread

Lost and Found — Lake Burley Griffin

Iconic Designs: the cable car

Letting the restaurant industry die

Sense of Place: Rick Morton, outback Queensland

Beyond the North Wind: Russia in recipes

Lost and Found — Reykjavik

Iconic Designs: the bowler hat

Falastin: a love letter to Palestine

Jonathan Safran Foer on a world without meat

The architecture of urban violence

Lost and Found – Vienna

The many advantages of a bird bath

Architecture of the swimming pool

Longing for Less: Living with Minimalism

The politics of street food

Lost and Found — Brixton

Aesthetically and ideologically bankrupt: the problem with tiny homes

Ruby Tandoh on lockdown food dreams and rice pudding from a can

The architects who shaped Jerusalem

Lost and Found - Country

Iconic Designs: the magician's wand

Kitchen Rudimental: a Christmas special

Sense of Place: Tim Ritchie, Sydney Harbour

Stonefields: a visit to the farmhouse

Lost and Found - Seoul

Sense of Place: Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai Bạc Liêu, Vietnam

The Blade - Australia's love affair with lawn

Pre-colonial multiculturalism... on a plate

Plexiglass: a cultural history

Lost and Found — Montreal

The irrepressible rise of the mocktail

Kitchen Rudimental: a meditation on the picnic

Sex and death: the story of the orchid

The art and science of food pairing

Lost and Found - Golf course

How budget airlines and silicon valley start ups shaped tourism and travel

20 years in design: Colin Bisset on bamboo, shabby chic and the proliferation of screens

From Devil Wears Prada to Rana Plaza, a look back at the last two decades in fashion

How the 21st century has shaped our cities so far

20 years of gardening trends and discovery with Millie Ross

Lost and Found — Los Angeles (Part Two)

Return to Kangaroo Island

A walk through late spring

Stephanie Alexander's life in food

Lost and Found — Los Angeles (Part One)

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