Affairs / Urbanism
Beirut Reconstruction
February 2011
Monocle explores how Beirut's redevelopment has become a threat to the city's historic streets and neighbourhoods.
Affairs / Urbanism
France's melting pot
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Affairs / Urbanism
Quality of Life Survey 2012
June 2012
Great cities adapt and change like their residents. The process of finding a favourite has been a global undertaking that confirmed and renewed our love of exciting urban centres. Here is our annual ranking of the best…
Design / Urbanism
James Corner – Reshaping cities
July 2010
American cities don't fare well in our annual Quality of Life survey but things are beginning to change. British-born landscape architect James Corner is one of the pioneering individuals who have taken up the task of…
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Affairs / Urbanism
Concrete circus
September 2012
Maputo's turbulent history includes colonial rule, war and regime change. And it's a rich history told in the buildings that line the streets of Mozambique's capital.
Edits / Urbanism
Best Urban Farm Projects
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…
Affairs / Urbanism
Most liveable city: Zürich
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…
Affairs / Urbanism
Most liveable city: Munich
June 2010
As Munich jumps back up the scale to our No 1 spot, we look at what makes it Monocle's most liveable city. We explore the urban environment and talk to its visionary thinkers to uncover how and why this city has usurped…
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Affairs / Urbanism
Yubari: Ghost town
February 2008
Featuring the haunting photographs of Shinichi Ito, our Asia bureau chief, Fiona Wilson, reports from Yubari, the Japanese coal city that lost 90 per cent of its residents after its mines closed and the city councillors…
Affairs / Urbanism
5 Loveable cities
July 2012
These are the five cities that have made our pinboard and deserve our mention even if they did not appear in our Quality of Life index. Whether it be for the transformation they have seen over recent years, the warm and…
Affairs / Urbanism
Q & A: Alain de Bottom
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…
Affairs / Urbanism
Top 5 Loveable Cities
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…