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Return to splendour
Chicago’s venerable architectural history has been in danger of weighing heavy on the city’s current crop of architects but now new buildings – and the regeneration of existing ones – are strengthening social foundations.
Asia
Hong Kong's housing cremation urns, India's urban centres and Southeast Asia's Russian beach time.
Lasting impressions
Choosing what type of legacy to leave is tricky. In this issue, we present the key players making a mark on our cities and, with a new survey, forge a footprint of our own.
Open secret
This year’s World Design Capital, Taipei, has much to showcase. Its new mayor is keen to advance the city’s liberal credentials, cultivate a creative class and stop the exodus of young talent.
Urbanism
A new lease of life in Lisbon's neighbourhood of Marvila and Beirut's lack of green space.
Europe
A sizeable carpool for Bosnia's leaders, impressive life expectancy in Spain and too many bears in Italy.
In it to win it
How do you make sense of a hugely publicised and unpredictable event? Monocle meets five discerning media figures covering the roller coaster otherwise known as the US presidential election campaign.
Oceania
We learn the latest about education fees in New Zealand and ponder the power of tourism in Perth.
Americas
We catch up with Bernie Sanders on the campaign trail. Plus: Argentina's energy and palm oil in Colombia.
Minority report
Estonia’s sizeable Russian community has a new public broadcaster, ETV+. But will the channel help improve its audience’s sometimes uneasy relationship with the country at large?
