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Smart thinking
Coming up with design solutions and bringing customers new ideas is what these entrepreneurs and companies excel at. Here Monocle meets the shop owners, designers and manufacturers making waves from Portland to Prague.
Work wonders
Manufacturing in Turin may have withered but the Borgo Rossini district has made grand use of empty industrial spaces to refashion a warm community in its place.
Property Prospectus: Turin
Large-scale manufacturing is on the wane in Turin. Discover how the Regio Parco area is making use of empty industrial spaces to create a new, independent vibe.
Oceania
The Australian territories backing wind farms and the premier of Queensland on Labor’s surprise comeback.
Europe
The small Spanish towns for sale, a shift to the right in Vienna and the impact of Berlin’s rising property prices.
Defence
The US gets real with its latest missile test, Croatia rolls in the German tanks and Japan bolsters its forces.
Africa and Middle East
The first black leader of South Africa’s Democratic Alliance outlines his party vision.
Dock star
In Aarhus, imaginative rejuvenation projects are making the Danish coastal city a rival to the country’s capital. But this isn't gentrification; it’s a fresh approach to progress, sprinkled with liberal amounts of industrial grit.
Crossing the line
Since the Berlin Wall's fall, the need for fortified borders has been debated. Are watchtowers required for safety, or are leaders going too far? This article explores the global resurgence of border walls.
