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.

Seductive and dangerous, the figure of the femme fatale in art was completely reinvented in the 20th century.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.  

Bach’s St John Passion from Hamburg’s Elbphilharmonie with the NDR vocal ensemble and Concerto Köln conducted by Klaas Stok.

For many, family means love and cohesion but can also be a source of tension and conflict.

A complex feeling that is both problematic and useful, the latest research on boredom.