Urbanism
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Sharing nicely
Daimler's car2go car-sharing service is still in its infancy. Can it provide enough vehicles to meet demand while offering genuine ease of use and affordability? Monocle puts it to the test.
Baku to the future
Baku’s skyline marks it as a city for the 21st century, with five-star hotels and a Zaha Hadid-designed arts centre. But there’s still much work to do to combat its 20th-century problems.
Bouncing back
Solid economic growth and foreign investment have transformed Mozambique’s fortunes since its civil war. But challenges remain in tackling the poverty and corruption that block the capital Maputo’s path to prosperity.
Spin city
Millions of Chinese flock to Macau's casinos, now the world's gambling Mecca. But will authorities nurture its fledgling creative and tourism industries, or remain dependent on the endless tables at the casinos?
Prinzessinnengarten
Urban gardening: We spend a day on the farm in deepest Berlin to find out how urban agriculture is taking root in the German capital.
Alexandria, Egypt
Egypt, a country whose ancient history is a constant, unmissable presence, is well used to the idea that things aren't what they used to be. Andrew Mueller travelled to the once cosmopolitan port of…
James Corner – Reshaping cities
American cities don't fare well in our annual Quality of Life survey but things are beginning to change. British-born landscape architect James Corner is one of the pioneering individuals who have taken up the…
The perfect fit
Big supermarkets are banned, independent businesses abound and there’s a human scale on the shop floor. All of this makes Paris Europe’s retail capital.
The buzz driver
Kajima, one of Japan’s largest engineering firms, is at the forefront of urban biodiversity. We meet Yoriyuki Yamada, the man who sees the future in the birds and the bees.
Five urban escapes
Cities from Tokyo to Turin work because when you you really need to get away, they have rural, beach or mountain retreats on the doorstep. Here are five urbanite playgrounds.
