Monocle 24: The Urbanist Archives

The positives of public parks, Kitchener’s glockenspiel and the art of letter carving

We assess all the benefits that public green space brings to a city, visit one of the most German cities in Canada to see...

Tall Stories 435: Streetcars in El Paso

Gregory Scruggs hops aboard a street car in El Paso to find out how the revival of this transportation option has struck a chord...

Protecting London’s past

We explore some iconic parts of London’s past through ‘London Lost Interiors’, a book revealing the great indoors of the UK capital. Plus: a...

Tall Stories 434: Millionaire’s Row, George Town

Tomás Pinheiro discusses the history of a prestigious street in the capital of Malaysia’s Penang state and assesses some of the new developments taking...

Utopian Hours 2024

Monocle’s Ed Stocker reports from Turin’s annual festival of urbanism, Utopian Hours, where a collection of inspiring speakers discussed everything from meanwhile spaces to...

Tall Stories 433: Holcim Foundation Awards series: Sou Fujimoto

Each week we welcome one of the jury chairs of the Holcim Foundation Awards – the world’s premier competition for sustainable design – to...

US elections special

We are using the upcoming US election to put a spotlight on American cities and the challenges they face. We discuss housing struggles, how...

Tall Stories 432: Holcim Foundation Awards series: Sandra Barclay

Every week we welcome one of the jury chairs of the Holcim Foundation Awards – the world’s premier competition for sustainable design – to...

WEF: Urban Transformation Summit

Monocle’s Carlota Rebelo reports from the World Economic Forum’s annual Urban Transformation Summit, which took place in San Francisco this week. We discover the...

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