Urbanism
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Prom party
For our summer shoot we’re strolling beside the sea in crisp, bright separates, sleek swimwear and smart sunglasses. The location? A once-mocked resort with some new-wave architecture.
Americas
Dallas revamps its image, Caracas clears the way for pedestrians and Buenos Aires puts books on buses.
Design/Architecture
A revamp for the Warsaw metro, innovative bike mapping in London and a Q & A with analyst Aaron Renn.
Five city bosses
From turning around a bankrupt city to rebuilding a war-torn capital, these mayors are motivated by a desire to improve citizens' lives. Monocle profiles some of the world’s most challenged city bosses.
Observation
Our editor-in-chief jumps on his bike to find forgotten corners of the city in need of reimagining and offers a recipe that works – if you can find the ingredients.
Expo 45: Casablanca
You won’t see many tourists in Morocco’s largest city, and infrastructure is lacking. But despite its crumbling mix of ancient and modern architecture, the locals adore Casablanca’s undeniable, if faded, glamour.
Breaking the rules
The codes of good urban planning are common sense. But sometimes those rules are there to be broken and, as in these five examples, the results can work surprisingly well.
Back to the grind
Around the world a new generation of coffee shops are becoming community players. We meet the baristas who make their ’hoods and get their urban picks.
Hard-task masters
Monocle’s homage to city workers with the world's toughest tasks. From slum clearance in Mumbai to Cairo’s rubbish problem and Taipei’s animal shelter, we hear their creative solutions to the challenges.
Make, do and vend
San Francisco may be small in size, but it has always had big ambition. Now it’s leading the way by putting small manufacturers and retailers at the heart of its urban agenda.
