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A renovated Geneva City Hall aims to make government feel visible and welcoming
A sensitive city hall revamp opens up this storied building to foster dialogue and democracy.
Pursuits of happiness
Whether it’s walking, drawing or playing tennis (badly), six writers and artists share their thoughts on the things that bring them joy.
Design
The Royal College of Art in London has a new wing and Venice’s Procuratie Vecchie reopens.
How Athens is redesigning itself for extreme heat
Europe’s first chief heat officer reflects on a year in the hot seat.
Comment
A Dutch flower-and-plant fair is teaching the world how to green its urban environments.
Dreams take flight
The pilot and author on how he fulfilled his childhood ambitions and why he is fascinated by cities as well as the view from the sky.
Key to the city
The world’s urban centres are flourishing once more despite pandemic-related predictions of their demise. Editor in chief Andrew Tuck celebrates our cities’ resilience, vision and innovation, as evidenced in Monocle’s Quality of Life survey.
Electric valley
As the new base for the electric-vehicle industry, America’s fastest-growing city is revving its engines.
Pivot to the Pacific: How the US military is training in the jungles of Hawaii to prepare for war with China
More than 80 years since the attack on Pearl Harbor, the surprise military strike still looms large in Hawaii’s memory. Now the US is working to shore up its dominance in the Pacific.
