Tuesday 17 May
The opening of Manhattan’s many rooftops is one of the city’s most distinct harbingers of summer. After months of navigating pavements flanked by piles of snow or battling harsh winds straight off the Hudson river, New…
Yes, they can look pretty, but Diana Balmori’s landscaping projects can also change cities, make people happier and healthier and battle climate change. A pioneer of the green roofs movement, she helped build New York’s…
Friday 22 July
Something for your weekend: Monocle’s global selection includes an urban beach in Madrid, a design festival in Melbourne and a boating lake atop a London department store.
Roof farming in Hawaii, mink farming in Denmark, coffee currency in the US and shopping addiction in Lebanon.
Markus Hippi selects his Monocle 24 highlights from the week, including the rise of roof-top dating in Tokyo and how the latest technology is being used to protect Africa's wildlife from poachers.
The origami roof of the new Center for Cancer and Health suggests that this is no ordinary hospital. Nord Architects Copenhagen has achieved a design leap by creating a leafy courtyard and comfortable interiors.
Under the roof of the world's largest building by volume, the longest plane in the world has just rolled off the assembly line. Monocle travelled to Washington to check on its progress.
Architects Takaharu and Yui Tezuka joined forces with Kashiwa Sato, one of Toyko's most respected creative directors, to build and brand, a novel kind of kindergarten in Tachikawa, a suburban area of Tokyo. Monocle's Asia…
Quality of life isn’t just about cycle lanes and roof gardens; our cities need inspirational thinking and ideas from the cultural sphere, too. Here, we profile five players – from a South African rock band to a Tokyo web…
The origami roof of the new Copenhagen Center for Cancer and Health suggests that this is no ordinary hospital. Nord Architects have created a healing environment with thoughtful, original strokes. Their bold design won…
"Buy, taste and learn about the best foods all under the same roof." That's the slogan of Oscar Farinetti's super-market Eataly, which opened earlier this year in Turin. Housed in a former vermouth factory, Eataly offers…
Tuesday 22 November
Christmas is near. You can see it all around you. High streets are draped with sparkling light displays, shops are starting to spew out Yuletide classics, and – thank heavens – you can find mulled wine almost anywhere.
Tuesday 15 March
As the damage unfolded: Tsunami coverage the world was offered live.
Friday 2 December
What is it about shopping at this time of year that turns people into animals?
Friday 19 February
From Oman to the Netherlands architects are creating markets for the 21st century as urban planners realise that they offer a retail and social model that people like (as long as the rubbish crates arrive at the end of the…
Tuesday 29 January
Everybody loves a sporting giant-slayer but when it comes to team branding, the game is just as hard-fought.
Sunday 10 June
Barry Kirk was born in Kent in 1933. In the 1950s he headed to London to attend the Royal College of Art.
Monday 8 November
Call it resource reallocation, call it dwindling media budgets, but there’s no doubt that the ABCs of the world are suffering.
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