Monocle 24: The Urbanist

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2024-04-25

  Who holds the power in our cities?

We look at democracy in urban areas and examine city planning and the impact of voter choice. How can decision making in cities become more open and inclusive? Plus: we go back to the beginning to discover how candidates secure a spot on the ballot pap...
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2024-04-22

  Tall Stories 405: River Shannon

Sarah Grice recalls a fishy tale about the longest river in the British Isles, the Shannon in Ireland.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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2024-04-18

  Sustainable building materials and circular construction

As global urban development continues at pace, the need to use sustainable materials and building techniques in our cities increases. How is innovation helping the construction industry to reduce its impact on the environment? We explore some of the id...
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2024-04-15

  Tall Stories 404: San Siro, Milan

Ivan Carvalho visits San Siro Stadium to see what is next for this storied piece of sporting infrastructure in Milan.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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2024-04-11

  Transforming Heal’s, Dutch high-rise housing and innovation hubs

We explore the newly transformed spaces in the historic Heal’s department store in London, investigate the new building frontiers required to tackle the Netherlands’ housing needs and find out what makes an effective innovation hub.See omnystudio.com/l...
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2024-04-08

  Tall Stories 403: Rand Club, Johannesburg

Elna Schutz takes us to a Johannesburg institution that is almost as old as the city itself to see how the space has retained its classic charm while remaining relevant.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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2024-04-04

  The Chiefs – Hong Kong

A few on-stage highlights from Monocle’s The Chiefs conference in Hong Kong, from Kevin Mark Low on architectural benchmarks and Noni Purnomo on tackling traffic to Yuta Oka on small-scale hospitality that revitalises communities.See omnystudio.com/lis...
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2024-04-01

  Tall Stories 402: Suomenlinna, Helsinki

Petri Burtsoff takes us to an historic military fortress off the coast of Helsinki to see how Finns make use of the island today.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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2024-03-28

  Guerilla gardening, winter cycling and vacancy tax

Green thumbs can help to transform communities. We speak to an activist and horticulturist about how gardening has had a positive effect on his neighbourhood – and helped it to heal after tragedy. Then: we find out how two wintery countries encourage t...
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2024-03-25

  Tall Stories 401: Bulgur Palace, Istanbul

Emily Wither explores the effect that the ‘Bulgur King’ had on Istanbul’s skyline.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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