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The late show
Entrepreneurial audacity has transformed a once desolate Montréal plot into a peerless late-night hive. Monocle meets the marvels of change and other business night owls pitching up after dark.
Podium finish
Rome’s Olympic Village is now a modernist urban marvel – and a winning place to live.
✕5 Essays
Our wise contributors unravel the riddles at the heart of our cities: what makes them tick, how they can work better and what nocturnal joys lie within.
Mix it up
Merging retail and residential can have a positive effect on a community. We visit Denmark and Japan to marvel at multitasking buildings that owe their success to their synergy.
Grand plans
Running a city is a daunting task, whether hosting the Olympics or overhauling transport. So who would take it on? We meet seven mayors bearing the weight of a city on their shoulders.
Signs of the times
Our favourite city design details, from hanging lamps in Copenhagen to neon signs in Warsaw.
Africa/Middle East
Off-grid solar energy in Africa and new housing for low-income families in Saudi Arabia.
Never faltering
With superlative journalism and a resolute business model, city magazine ‘Falter’ has remained steadfast in an unsteady publishing landscape. We visit the offices of one of Vienna’s most trusted voices.
Global gathering
Before you take a closer look at the make-up of our tenth annual Quality of Life Survey, examine the final rankings (and, of course, let us know if you dispute them).
Up all night
In our big summer issue, we refute doomsayers pushing for after-dark curfews and discuss the benefits of neighbourhoods that aren’t afraid to stay up late.
