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The show must go on
Amie Ferris-Rotman reporting from Moscow: The Russian capital’s suburban cinemas crumbled with the USSR – but now two brothers are reviving the buildings and reinventing them as community hubs.
Direct current
In this eight-part series with Audi, Monocle discovers the future of urban mobility. We begin by focusing on electric cars and how cities must adapt to accommodate them on our streets.
Casa Vicens opens its doors with locals, not just tourists, in mind
The architecture of Antoni Gaudí has branded this city but until now this masterpiece has been off-limits. As it finally reveals its secrets, it’s caught up in a Catalan identity crisis.
Quick off the blocks
Fast-paced drama and geopolitical intrigue aren’t just for Netflix. The 24-hour Olympic Channel is here, and with the PyeongChang Games approaching, it hopes to run rings around its rivals.
French connection
The much-hyped Louvre Abu Dhabi is finally open. Is it an oasis of culture in a desert of extremism, a building that embodies global understanding or a theme park of airbrushed internationalism?
Made with care
Got a civic project that not only needs to look smart but also have people’s best interests at heart? You need a Dutch architect.
The city that shines
Home to visionary entrepreneurs and world-class architecture, this ambitious Australian city has earned a global reputation for business, tourism and education while boasting a laidback culture and high quality of life.
Soft Power Survey 2017/18
Who's in and who's out in 2017? We survey the top 25 nations who got it right (and wrong) in this most delicate of diplomatic skills.
Why start-ups thrive in Canada
To celebrate this year's soft power survey winner, we visit an emerging roster of budding businesses in Montreal. Canada's innovations minister Navdeep Bains reveals how the country is capitalising on the US's restrictive visa…
Softly does it
Our annual survey of the nations that best use their gentler sides to get things done.
