From a forward-looking emirate to coastal enclaves in Mexico and Morocco, these cities are emerging from the pandemic having made bold improvements and attracted new residents.
From rising rents to loneliness, five writers discuss Ed Stocker /the challenges facing modern urban areas – and explore the innovative solutions that are required.
Australia’s pandemic has been marked by robust early success and a restrictive, prolonged isolation that comes from resting on those laurels. Our expert Aussie panel discusses what both reveal about its national character…
How can we help women re-enter the workforce after a career break? That was the topic of a dinner conversation held in London by The Adecco Group’s Innovation Foundation with Konfekt and Monocle.
The way we work has transformed in the past two years. In the first of five stories, the Adecco Group’s Innovation Foundation invited diverse thinkers to discuss the Great Resignation over dinner and to imagine how women…
Australia’s pandemic has been marked by robust early success and a restrictive, prolonged isolation that comes from resting on those laurels. Our expert Aussie panel discusses what both reveal about its national character…
Denser cities with ever-taller towers have made lift manufacturers’ businesses shoot up. But will pandemic woes and people fleeing to suburbs bring the trade to a juddering stop? No, say the key players, but do expect…
Rural depopulation is the flipside of the urban success story but there are ways to make sure it doesn’t leave city-dwellers bereft of fresh produce or their age-old connection to the soil. Here are three firms ploughing…
Cities are often seen as the flipside of nature: synthetic, sleek and sometimes impersonal. For places that pine after being greener, the Solitair tree nursery provides a blueprint. Monocle travelled to the nursery in…
Cities are often seen as the flipside of nature: synthetic, sleek and sometimes a little bit impersonal. In fact, bringing elements of the wild into urban spaces has always been the hallmark of the well-thought-out city and…
Over the last few years, boutiques, architectural practices, bars and an arts centre have been set up in this Armenian neighbourhood but for many residents, old and new, the charm of Mar Mikhael lies in its authenticity and…