TagsMonocle 24: The Urbanist

Bringing urban accessibility and enjoyment to the deaf community

We speak to DeafCity Hub’s founder Amanprit Arnold to learn how differently cities are experienced by the deaf community. Then Omnigym’s Kirsti Laasio discusses...

Tall Stories 532: New York's revived coastal focus at the restored Rockaway Ocean Club

Ed Stocker takes us to a restored beach club on the Queens coastline which brings a refreshed focus to New York’s oceanside assets.See omnystudio.com/listener...

Nadim Karam on the healing power of public art

Beiruti artist Nadim Karam joins us to discuss how art can be restorative to a city. We also speak to two members of the...

Tall Stories 531: How Ascensor Concepción helps Valparaiso reach new heights

Jane Chambers visits Valparaiso’s oldest funicular to experience how this feat of engineering is still an important part of daily life.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy...

If cities can’t take the heat, they need to rethink their design

We discuss how design can make urban centres more liveable amid rising temperatures, looking at the best examples from Rome to Dubai.See omnystudio.com/listener for...

Tall Stories 530: The unique Soviet design behind Estonia’s Saare KEK building

Petri Burtsoff takes us to a rare piece of experimental, woman-led 1980’s Soviet design off the coast of Estonia.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Source link...

Livex Abu Dhabi: Meet the former mayors

In our second episode from the Livex livability exhibition in Abu Dhabi, we hear from former mayors who helped to make their cities more...

Tall Stories 529: Montreal’s Golden Square Mile

Paul Logothetis tells us the history of a section of central Montreal that manages to straddle the line between high class and hip.See omnystudio.com/listener...

Livex Abu Dhabi: Liveable and loveable cities

In our first of two episodes from the Livex liveability exhibition in Abu Dhabi, we hear from some exciting guests aiming to build cities...