Istanbul, a thriving megacity at the crossroads between East and West, is at a critical moment in its long and rich history. Monocle reports from the Urban Age conference, organised by the London School of Economics and…
LSE’s Dr Henning Meyer analyses Angela Merkel’s shifting position on the debt crisis and we look at statistics with Ben Page of Ipsos MORI.
We discuss developments in Bahrain with Professor Fawaz Gerges of LSE, we visit a culture-steeped home in Beirut and talk turkey for Thanksgiving.
The LSE's Fawaz Gerges has the latest from Aleppo, media news with the Journalism Foundation's Arion McNicoll, and a mannequin maker reveals a new retail concept.
Professor Fawaz Gerges of LSE discusses the worsening Syria conflict and we discuss great design cities for Monocle’s Quality of Life week.
Monocle offers you an insight into the most efficient and well turned-out logistics companies. If you’ve ever wondered how cash is transported to banks around South Africa or how delicate contemporary art is packed up in…
Tuesday 29 March
Some of the most influential cultural figures in the world were due to gather in Damascus next month to discuss the importance of cultural heritage.
Friday 29 October
Last week, as Lisbon’s nerves were fraying over its ultimately suspended budget talks, Hugo Chávez was driving an eight-person minivan around the sleepy Portuguese region of Viana.
Enrique Peñalosa transformed Bogotá during his three terms as mayor of the Colombian capital and today is one of the world’s leading urban consultants. For lunch he chooses a local Italian restaurant with a South American…
Monday 22 March
Anwar Ibrahim, Malaysia’s former deputy prime minister and now leader of the main opposition party, is about to arrive on stage but on the wall is a poster for an entirely unrelated event: “Mandela’s Way – Lessons on Life…
A revamp for the Warsaw metro, innovative bike mapping in London and a Q & A with analyst Aaron Renn.
We have fallen for elements of urban living in many different cities and have often dreamed of being given a city block where we could bring them together. Now with the help of a team of leading architects, we have done…
From food-loving French taking long lunch breaks to workaholic Japanese businessmen, the world continues to approach office culture in very different ways.
The latest books, films, art and music.
There’s a real sense that we are entering a new era, with a fresh, sharp president in the White House and an economy in flux. Here five leading thinkers, writers and academics – Alain de Botton, Paula Scher, Andrew J Bac…
Alain de Botton, Richard Florida, Jonathan Raban, Ricky Burdett, Roope Mokka and Richard Alston – six leading writers, thinkers and academics give their view on the state of today’s cities, and their vision of the urban…
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