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The HTSI editor picks her favourite reads of 2021

Jo Ellison chooses her favourite pieces from the magazine’s past 12 months

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What’s your favourite musical?
After a year of darkness, Tim Rice, Elaine Paige, Christopher Kane and other superfans celebrate the blissfully uncool world of jazz hands and overtures
The joy of geraniums
The most loyal of companions, the pelargonium is an enduring symbol of strength – and source of solace
Renzo Piano: ‘Buildings are like children – you want them to have a happy life’
At 83, the architect behind the Centre Pompidou and the Shard is working on his most ambitious projects yet. He explains why his buildings are designed to fly
Another Lebanon: a journey back in time
At turning points in history, what happens to our stories? One writer goes in search of the guardians of the country’s Golden Age
House of the spirits: the magical afterlife of No 43
The flamenco dancer and artist Ron Hitchin lived in the same house in Hackney for nearly 70 years. It has now become the launchpad for a new interiors brand, Atelier LK
Meet the Margaret Howell superfans
For more than 50 years, Howell has reigned as the queen of understated fashion. Five leading creatives explain why she’s the perfect fit for all occasions

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