Monocle 24: The Urbanist

Tall Stories 337: The Puppet Theatre Barge

Emily Sands takes us to a puppet theatre that is currently moored in London’s Little Venice.

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Democratising public space

Creating cities that are truly open requires the perspectives of the entire community. We speak...

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Tall Stories 336: Golden Mile Complex, Singapore

Naomi Xu Elegant explores one of Singapore’s most distinctive multi-use tower blocks and...

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‘Meanwhile City’ and Monocle’s Small Cities Index

We discuss temporary urban interventions with Petra Marko, author of ‘Meanwhile City’, and visit...

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Tall Stories 335: The Hancock, Boston

Jessica Bridger tells us the story of a beloved and iconic feature of the Boston skyline.

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The future of transit in California

What’s ahead for the way in which we get around in cities? We stop at Comotion LA to explore some...

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Tall Stories 334: Harpa concert hall, Reykjavík

Tamsin Howard visits a concert hall in the Icelandic capital that tells the tales of the...

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Cop27: cities and climate

While much focus has been on nations and their commitments to curb emissions, cities have long...

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Tall Stories 333: Water in Las Vegas

Journalist HJ Mai assesses how the US city in the desert, perhaps best known for excess, has...

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Taking out the trash

One person’s rubbish is another person’s treasure. This week we meet Vienna’s refuse collectors,...

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Tall Stories 332: Jaipur, India

Geetanjali Krishna investigates how India’s Pink City got its name, and what effect the rosy hue...

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Sharing is caring

Cities are better when shared. We look into The Phoenix, a new sustainable neighbourhood planned...

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Tall Stories 331: The Salk Institute, San Diego

Ivan Carvalho visits a Louis Kahn-designed laboratory that exemplifies science and aesthetics...

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North American mayors

We check in on a few of the mayoral races taking place in North America that have caught our...

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Tall Stories 330: Krater, Ljubljana

Guy De Launey visits a crater-like site in his neighbourhood that has become a showcase for...

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Utopian Hours: Turin’s growing momentum

We wrap up our conference season at Utopian Hours festival in the north of Italy, where we get...

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Tall Stories 329: Edificio España, Madrid

Paul Logothetis visits one of Madrid’s historic skyscrapers, recently reborn as a hotel after...

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What we learned at Citylab

We reflect on what we learned at this year’s Bloomberg Citylab conference in Amsterdam – from the...

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Tall Stories 328: La Laguna, Mexico City

Mary Holland visits a converted factory space in a historically working-class neighbourhood of...

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Hot in the city

We assess the challenges ahead for cities as global temperatures continue to rise and some of the...

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