Urbanism
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Cities
Hong Kong's West Kowloon transforms neglected reclaimed land into the world's largest cultural district, featuring 17 venues across a 23-hectare waterfront park designed by Foster + Partners.
Cities
Hong Kong's West Kowloon transforms neglected reclaimed land into the world's largest cultural hub, while Beirut architects reimagine public spaces after devastating blast damage.
The Monocle Quality of Life survey 2021
We've tweaked our annual urban Quality of Life Survey to consider the cities best placed to prosper post-pandemic. Here’s how metropolises from Vancouver to Vienna are faring as the world’s most liveable locations.
’Hood intentions
How do you create retail magic away from major thoroughfares? Three fashion-shop owners in Milan, Paris and Berlin share their tricks, from nurturing neighbourhood clients to running events that draw like-minded people.
Kerb your appetite
A pair of inventive Helsinki restaurateurs have transformed three long-overlooked city kiosks into hospitable hubs of singular street-food. We join the queue.
Rise again
There’s often a temptation to pull down and rebuild but over the following pages we look at projects determined to make do and mend, starting with a modernist marvel in Spain.
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…
Advance party
After a year of pause, Monocle’s writers look ahead. Here’s how politics, urban planning, commuting and climate change policy can move on in ways that will benefit us all.
Open days
In need of an urban pick-me-up? Boosting quality of life in cities doesn’t always require large-scale intervention. These projects are improving the way their cities look, act and feel.
Cities of discovery
Our urban spaces need to change but not in the way you might expect, says Andrew Tuck.
