TagsMonocle 24: The Urbanist

How greenery improves our quality of life

To mark the release of Monocle’s Quality of Life Survey 2026, we look at how a focus on greenery could be a ticket to...

Tall Stories 514: The strange world of Zürich’s Bruno Weber Park

Laura Kramer explores an oasis inhabited by mythical creatures, a fairy-tale tower and giant mosaic-covered beasts on the outskirts of Zürich.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy...

The World Cup effect on our cities

From adapting stadiums in the US to the evolution of Mexico City, we explore what hosting a mega-event such as the World Cup can...

Tall Stories 513: Finding paradise in the real Shangri-La

Tom Webb takes us to the Chinese city named after the fictional 1933 literary paradise of Shangri-La to sort fact from fiction. See omnystudio.com/listener...

The pillars of architectural practice with a Scandinavian sensibility

Tomas Stokke joins us from Haptic, an architectural firm bringing Scandinavian style to global projects. We also meet Dicle Guntas from Forefront, who aims...

Tall Stories 512: The strange transformation of Nara Juvenile Prison

Gendel Gento takes us to the last surviving example of Japan’s “Five Great Prisons” built during the Meiji era, which has recently undergone a...

How can the real estate sector help Europe stay ahead of the competition?

Carlota Rebelo reports from the Urban Land Institute’s 2026 Europe Conference in Berlin, where we hear the most interesting voices in the real estate...

Tall Stories 511: 50 years of London’s Undercroft Skate Space

Sophie Monaghan-Coombs learns about Undercroft Skate Space, a venue that has been central to the London skateboarding scene over the past half century.See omnystudio.com/listener...

How Sweden’s ‘fika’ mentality can improve city planning

We learn how one strategist is exporting Swedish fika values to help put city planners on the same page. We also hear about Hungary’s...