Design / Architecture
Monocolumn
Friday 7 December
Niemeyer’s upstanding legacy
Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer lived to be a centenarian but the buildings and spaces he created will endure and inspire for millenia.
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Design / Architecture
Show of force
The largest city to be created in the past 100 years is Brazil’s capital. That bold, modernist ideal extends to its military departments, shaped in swathes of creative concrete by architectural icon, Oscar Niemeyer.
Design / Architecture
Tbilisi two
In an attempt to attract foreign investment and ditch its Soviet-era image, the Georgian president has enlisted Michele De Lucchi to fill the capital’s skies with ambitious architecture. The Italian is clearly succeeding…
The Curator, episode 60
The picks of the week including Wasabi farming, visiting a barber shop in Toronto, and a discussion of the life of Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer.
Midori House, episode 289
We remember Oscar Niemeyer’s life, find out if the US and Russia can work together on Syria, and visit the new Barbie store in Tokyo.
Affairs / Soft Power
Brasilia
Brazil is a nation on the up and on the diplomatic stage it is being listened to as never before. Its soft-power push is being masterminded by diplomats working in the Oscar Niemeyer-designed Foreign Ministry in Brasilia…
Edits / Entertainment
Monocolumn
Friday 11 May
Weekend agenda, 12/13 May
This weekend’s highlights include a new hotel in sunny Mykonos, a craft fair at London’s Saatchi gallery and a Montreal-inspired deli in New York.
Edits / Entertainment
Monocolumn
Friday 11 May
Weekend agenda, 12/13 May
This weekend’s highlights include a new hotel in sunny Mykonos, a craft fair at London’s Saatchi gallery and a Montreal-inspired deli in New York.
Edits / Entertainment
Monocolumn
Friday 24 August
Weekend agenda, 25/26 August
This weekend’s highlights include Private White VC’s pop-up store in London’s Covent Garden, art festival in St Moritz and Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti’s latest album Mature Themes.
Design / Architecture
Sand castle
Brazil’s beachside resort Santos used to be the retreat that São Paulo residents escaped to. Its flamboyant apartment complex from mid-century master Artacho Jurado, is now a haven for elderly architectural fans.
Affairs / Diplomacy
Capital punishment
Do too many diplomats and NGOs spoil a city? Brussels, Ottawa, Canberra and even DC have a lot to answer for in the dull stakes, but what’s a capital city to do? Become both an economic and administrative hub? Or simply…
Edits / Architecture
Expo 57: Rebels in hard hats
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.
Affairs / Management
Country codes
On a map in the mind’s eye, Spain would be a kaleidoscope of vibrant colours while Poland would be various shades of grey. Brand pioneer Wally Olins gives an insight into how nation branding works and why every country…
Affairs / Government
Q&A Antonio Patriota
Monocle sits down with Brazil’s foreign minister Antonio Patriota in London to ask what he’s doing to take his country’s brand beyond its image of sun and soccer.
Edits / Retail
Inventory No. 29
We have scoured the globe to bring you a category of gifts for each of the 12 days of Christmas.
Business / Economics
Hello from Belo
Brazil’s third-largest city is well below the international radar compared with Rio and São Paulo. But things are changing in Belo Horizonte, as the economic boom continues to attract major national and foreign investment…
Affairs / Emerging Markets
Ministry of sun
A fast-expanding embassy network and a clever use of its culture mean Brazil is making friends all around the world. Is this just an attempt to secure a seat on the UN Security Council or an emerging nation trying to…