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Ask the boss
What makes a city great for business? Is it parks and clean air or wi-fi and low corporate taxes? Monocle asks five corporate leaders where they enjoy setting up shop.
Please turn off the lights
Do cities have a sell-by date? If they no longer feel fresh, should we abandon them? It’s happening in Russia. Perhaps the burghers of New Orleans and Detroit should do the same.
Power block
We often dreamed of a city block that brought together the best elements of urban living. With the help of leading architects, we’ve designed our perfect neighbourhood, a model for community and sustainability.
Town criers
What is the future of the city? Eleven writers explore the battles and pleasures of metropolitan living, from Detroit’s empty highways to London’s sewers, in a survey of urban hope and possibility.
Europe
Stockholm starts doing it for the kids, Helsinki talks rubbish, and Turkey stops smoking.
Hearts of the city
Identikit suburban projects and architects without imagination have sullied the reputation of property development but Monocle has tracked down five firms putting passion, innovation and social conscience back into the world.
Oceania
Work begins on Australia’s first carbon-zero office building, the Pixel in Melbourne. Meanwhile, in New Zealand, Christchurch gets a revamp to convince its younger generation to stay put.
Talk of the town
From a Beijing air-quality expert to an Italian architect, these urban planning visionaries have ideas with the potential to transform our urban world – and soon.
Building the dream
Engineering company Arup connects the Sydney Opera House to the proposed Guggenheim Abu Dhabi. The owner-operated firm’s pioneering staff are the go-to team for constructing the seemingly impossible.
