October 2011
As part of a series on neighbourhoods in transition, Monocle visits Candelaria in Bogotá. The oldest part of Colombia's capital is unique in that it's home to a mix of social classes and more and more people are moving here…
July 2007
Christine Loh spent spent 14 years in the commercial world before becoming a member of the Hong Kong Legislative Council. She chose to retire from front-line politics in 2000 to set up a non-profit public policy think tank…
February 2011
Monocle explores how Beirut's redevelopment has become a threat to the city's historic streets and neighbourhoods.
June 2008
In our July/August issue author Alain de Botton comments on one of the worst examples of urban development currently going up in West London. He joined editor-in-chief Tyler Brûlé at Monocle's offices in London to discuss…
June 2011
Buenos Aires, Casablanca, Kagoshima, Rome and Seoul are never going to make the top 25 of our Liveable Cities index but despite their various impediments – from creaking services to epic traffic problems – they are all…
July 2007
Professor Jacqueline McGlade became executive director of the European Environment Agency in Copenhagen in 2003. She is on leave from her post as Professor in Environmental Informatics in the Department of Mathematics at…
August 2011
Monocle’s favourite cities combine small-scale neighbourhoods with green spaces, but not all cities were built with the right foundations for future growth and sustainability. We champion four urban innovators who see…
June 2012
For a small city, Zürich’s 50 museums, theatres and concert halls are a subtle hint that there’s more than beautiful architecture, clean living and stunning scenery in Monocle’s favourite city of 2012. A strict corporate…
March 2013
Under the leadership of a progressive mayor, Kaohsiung in the south of Taiwan is no longer the neglected sibling of the capital Taipei. With its harbour being redeveloped and refreshed infrastructure within the city, Mon…
October 2007
Many Russian cities might seem like they are at the end of the world, but Murmansk really is. Following the break-up of the USSR, the city and its naval base went into decline, but the riches offered by its Arctic location…
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