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Shifting sands
From advertising to the transformations of Tokyo, Beijing and Madrid, we lift the curtain on the issues and events shaping the world, set to resonate in 2019 and beyond.
Happy space
City dwellers pine for attractive and usable public spaces and city planners are taking note. We visit places where poetic verses are daubed on streets and ‘playable pavements’ allow children to let off steam.
Inside Finland’s state-backed pursuit of happiness
According to the UN, Finns live in the world’s happiest nation. Decades of government-led tweaks to Finnish life have conjured a surprising level of contentment, making the country a social experiment.
Moving the pieces
At Expo Real, a three-day real-estate extravaganza in Germany, investors, developers and urbanists thrash out the deals that will shape our cities in the years to come. Monocle peeks at the future of property.
Better together
Could a co-operative housing estate in Switzerland be the model for a new way of living, helping city dwellers escape high rents? We head to Mehr als Wohnen to find out.
Venture capitals
Where surf culture meets serious enterprise: how Australia's Gold Coast became a magnet for small businesses, blending laid-back living with genuine economic ambition — and no shortage of good waves.
Rugby World Cup 2019
As teams fine-tune their preparations ahead of next year’s tournament, now is the time to start planning your own sporting adventure.
We need to talk
We are living through a new golden age of debate and salons. Talks and conversations are the new religion. We asked our senior correspondent to spend one week at the heart of her city’s…
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Worthy investment
Making a profit and a positive contribution to society needn’t be mutually exclusive. We meet five investors funding businesses that make a difference, from envelope-pushing art to greening-up city life.
