Affairs / Architecture
Monocolumn
Wednesday 11 January
Bigger isn’t always better
You know what they say about men who drive big cars. Well the same can be said for cities that build tall buildings.
- 103 results for skyscrapers
Design / Architecture
Monocolumn
Monday 4 March
Low expectations
Hong Kong's famous skyline will always impress architecturally but look below the towers to find the interesting stuff.
Design / Urbanism
Monocolumn
Friday 29 March
Finding your level
The walkways of Hong Kong wind up, down, through malls, skyscrapers and beyond. But take some time to walk the ground-level streets too, if you can find one.
Affairs / Urbanism
Monocolumn
Tuesday 9 October
Mayor Bloomberg should leave well alone
Last week, it was announced that before leaving office next year New York’s Mayor, Michael Bloomberg, would be putting a final architectural stamp on the city he has governed since 2002
Affairs / Urbanism
Urbanism Forecast
Cairo's new satellite cities, the migration from Mumbai to Bandra, and Asia's frantic competition to build the world's tallest skyscrapers.
Affairs / Politics
Europe Briefing
Greece is grumpy with Macedonia (again), Moscow's mad with illegal taxi drivers, and Poles are pleased about new Warsaw skyscraper.
The Urbanist, episode 29
Signs of the times: a survey of how everything from billboards on skyscrapers to the dazzling advertising displays in Times Square help colour our cities.
The Entrepreneurs, episode 8
We visit 961 brewery in Beirut, learn of an independent bookshop among the skyscrapers in Singapore, and get management tips from the C.O. Bigelow company.
The Monocle Weekly, episode 165
We’re joined by author of “The Mark Inside” – Amy Reading, meet the curators of Bowiefest at the ICA, and learn about Venice’s potential skyscraper.
The Urbanist, episode 17
Skyscrapers: This week’s show is all about tall buildings, from icons of hope to crumbling remains of empires in decline.
The Urbanist, episode 19
Crime and the city: the Chicago prison in a skyscraper, how Oslo street lighting prevents crime, and a look at New York gangsters of old.
The Urbanist, episode 76
Hong Kong: why the city is becoming a creative hub and how to live among the world’s largest collection of skyscrapers.
The Globalist, episode 267
Dr James D Boys comments on a US election special, we get business news in Moscow, and hear about Paris’s new skyscraper.
The Urbanist, episode 64
Best of 2012: Building cities from scratch to squatted-in skyscrapers, street-sweepers and a series of our favourite Tall Stories, it’s the best the city had to offer in 2012.
Culture / Arts
Monocolumn
Friday 2 January
2010: Artists answer call of nature
Tokyo may do a very good impersonation of a city confident of its position at the centre of the universe: from its neon skyscrapers and speedy commuter trains to its impressive haul of Michelin-starred restaurants.
Affairs / Business Hubs
Monocolumn
Tuesday 5 January
On a new high – with a new name
Dubai opened the world’s tallest skyscraper yesterday – with the surprise announcement that the glistening structure had been renamed Burj Khalifa, after Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed al-Nahayan, leader of Abu Dhabi.
Design / Architecture
You lift me up
As skyscrapers are built ever higher, and architecture becomes more complex, there is a demand for elevator systems that can move thousands of people in minutes. A leading manufacturer, Schindler, is investing in double…
The Globalist, episode 33
The anatomy of skyscrapers, how smartphones are replacing checkouts and we hear from Adam LeBor on his meeting Crown Prince Hassan of Jordan.
Edits / Food & Drink
My Last Meal: Tall order
Skyscraper climber Alain Robert, aka the ‘Real Spiderman’, would like to live a life of uncertainty right up until his dying breath, with a surprise menu at his local restaurant.
