Urbanism
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Taking care
Japan's childcare shortage has affected working mothers, a problem acute in Yokohama. Monocle speaks to mayor Fumiko Hayashi, who has made it her mission to solve the city's crisis.
Americas
San José's new flight, Montréal's crumbling bridge and El Salvador's election. Plus, an interview with the US housing secretary on rebuilding with resilience after Hurricane Sandy in the Americas.
Aiming high
Mauricio Macri shunned his family business for politics. Now mayor of Buenos Aires and a presidential candidate, he reacts to corruption accusations and discusses his time running a top football club.
Boosting Houston
Economy-wise, Houston is bigger than Austria and South Africa, thanks largely to its oil and gas industry. But alongside the energy behemoths, small entrepreneurial businesses are finding a welcoming niche.
Object lessons
From an urban hub for furniture-makers to a man-made island design destination and a studio in a woodland haven, Monocle reveals some daring pockets of inspiration from around the globe.
Special brews
Canada’s largest city has recaptured its taste for craft brewing, kindling the spirit of urban regeneration. Monocle finds the independent brewers revitalising this industry and taking on the big boys.
Live Design. Transform Life.
Cape Town's reign as World Design Capital for 2014 focuses on the problem-solving potential of design: an approach that’s more gritty than pretty. As South Africa celebrates 20 years of independence, Gillian Dobias explores…
Staying power
In 2014 Romanians will have the right to work throughout the EU. Will everyone leave? The locals insist they want to stay and fix their nation.
Europe
Challenges for Turkey, a new lease of life for Rotterdam and a rising star of Italian politics.
Evolving skylines
From a Vienna train station paying homage to its musical history to a futuristic Düsseldorf university, Monocle looks at cutting-edge architectural projects completing in 2014.
