Vivian Cao

336 Articles

The Vertical Forest: Why China’s Hanging Cities are the Future of High-Density Architecture. 

I was recently standing on a 30th-floor balcony in Chengdu, and for…

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Petra’s Water Secrets: How an Ancient Desert Tribe Engineered a Modern-Day Oasis

I was recently standing in the Siq, the narrow, winding throat of…

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The Floating Forest: A Guide to Majuli, the World’s Largest (and Fast-Disappearing) River Island.

I was recently navigating the Brahmaputra River in Assam, where the water…

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The Invisible Suite: Inside the World’s Most Exclusive ‘Under-the-Radar’ Hotels.

I was recently navigating the high-gloss streets of Mayfair, a district defined…

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The Garden Route Audit: Reclaiming the Triumphant, Floral Sovereignty of the South African Coast

I was standing on a limestone cliff in the Robberg Nature Reserve,…

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