Urbanism
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Madrid: beat goes on
Late-night revelry is a way of life for Madrileños and the good times have only improved with a city council committed to carousing. Monocle gets into the city's groove.
Dark arts
How can cities that claim to never sleep better serve their night-time economies? We visit London, Sydney and Buenos Aires to find out if late-night venues and services are truly accessible for everyone.
The late show
Entrepreneurial audacity has transformed a once desolate Montréal plot into a peerless late-night hive. Monocle meets the marvels of change and other business night owls pitching up after dark.
Podium finish
Rome’s Olympic Village is now a modernist urban marvel – and a winning place to live.
✕5 Essays
Our wise contributors unravel the riddles at the heart of our cities: what makes them tick, how they can work better and what nocturnal joys lie within.
Mix it up
Merging retail and residential can have a positive effect on a community. We visit Denmark and Japan to marvel at multitasking buildings that owe their success to their synergy.
Grand plans
Running a city is a daunting task, whether hosting the Olympics or overhauling transport. So who would take it on? We meet seven mayors bearing the weight of a city on their shoulders.
Signs of the times
Our favourite city design details, from hanging lamps in Copenhagen to neon signs in Warsaw.
Africa/Middle East
Off-grid solar energy in Africa and new housing for low-income families in Saudi Arabia.
Global gathering
Before you take a closer look at the make-up of our tenth annual Quality of Life Survey, examine the final rankings (and, of course, let us know if you dispute them).
