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Samfundssind: community spirit in Denmark

Housing co-operatives are numerous in Denmark, providing residents with affordable places to live, keeping community spirit strong and cultivating samfundssind: the Danish concept of putting society’s needs ahead of individual interests. Monocle visited the…

  • A country in a word
  • 3 min watch
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Design tours: Lithuania’s modernist city

As Lithuania’s second city, it’s not often Kaunas gets much international attention. This, however, could be about to change. Kaunas has been named one of Europe’s Capitals of Culture for 2022; a title it’s…

  • Design tours
  • 8 min watch
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Athens: urban inspiration

Athenians have a knack for injecting pockets of greenery and a sense of innovation into their ancient city. Their urban interventions are aimed at cooling down this dense metropolis and safeguarding its sacred sights…

  • Film
  • 2 min watch
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Keeping the faith

In this digital age, do we need more forgiveness and sacrifice in our lives? And where can we look for direction? Monocle Films sat down with Archbishop Elpidophoros of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of…

  • Film
  • 3 min watch
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Tokyo 2020: on top of their games

This year’s Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games are unlike any that have come before. In the run up to the event, we met the designers, planners and people behind the scenes.

  • Film
  • 3 min watch
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Urbanism

Urban planning, sociable living

For a city built almost entirely within the past 40 years, you’d expect tip-top infrastructure and Dubai has happily obliged with a swift network of roads, an efficient metro system and the world’s busiest…

  • 3 min read
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Lebanon: state of the nation

With a cosmopolitan capital, picturesque countryside and improving – albeit fluctuating – security, Lebanon is on the up.

  • State of the nation
  • 2 min watch
Lebanon: state of the nation
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Kenya: state of the nation

This east African anchor boasts world-famous writers and athletes but corruption and flawed infrastructure hold it back.

  • State of the nation
  • 2 min watch
Kenya: State of the Nation
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The time for Thailand

As the business world prepares to get moving again, here are 10 things that you might have missed about Thailand during the past 12 months. From its sunny disposition to its trade and innovation,…

  • Film
  • 2 min watch
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