Urbanism
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Cold feat
Building in an environment where temperatures drop to minus 30C is no easy thing. In Svalbard, architects embrace the challenge, designing unique developments from science centres to charming multicoloured ‘spisshus’ houses.
Small is beautiful
Nordnes, in central Bergen, is attracting a new generation of creative types – who don’t mind a lack of private space.
Hit the bricks
The ideal of the high street is a civic space where concepts and community can flourish. This issue is all about those shops and the people making it a reality.
Taming the streets
Once considered ungovernable, Mexico City is becoming a socially progressive megalopolis, thanks to the credit of its innovative new mayor, Miguel Ángel Mancera.
Observation
As summer comes to a close, our editor-in-chief turns a fresh page by taking to the road across Europe and rethinking four-wheeled travel.
Medellín Revival
Smart new architecture and public transport infrastructure have turned Medellín into a success story. Monocle's video journalist Gabriel Leigh meets the people charting its course.
Americas
Improvements in Providence, pedalling in Portland and exporting education from Brazil.
East Austin
An influx of entrepreneurs has given East Austin a new lease of life, filling the border town with an artisan scene that’s disproving many of its myths.
Observation
A trip to the shops sells editor-in-chief Tyler Brûlé on the notion that the future of retail lies at the heart of communities.
Border of Business
Despite being heavily patrolled, business across the US-Mexican border is more fluid than it appears. Monocle visits companies making all the right waves.
