Quality of Life
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Expo 65 – Part 03: Tel Aviv
As club culture gives way to café culture, Tel Aviv is maturing into a serious business city. Locals take pride in its unique place as a vibrant, open and tolerant oasis in the Middle…
Play grounds
The role of parks and other green urban spaces as quality-of-life improvers cannot be underestimated. Monocle takes a leafy stroll.
Leaders to follow
Meet the five mayors and city governors, from Nairobi to Seoul, whose vision, strategies and commitment should inspire us all to demand better leaders (or stand for elections).
Expo 65 – Part 05: San José
Your taxi driver in Costa Rica might know the way to San José but he won’t be sure why you want to go. It’s a capital at odds with its peaceful surroundings.
Expo 65 – Part 04: Chiang Mai
Chiang Mai has the best of both worlds: a laidback approach to life combined with enough vim and vigour for building work, academic advances and a lively music scene. But is its poise suffering?
Saint-Gilles
With its beautiful, spacious art nouveau houses and cosmopolitan feel, Saint-Gilles is proving a draw for those looking for fresh pastures.
Puerto Varas
Patagonia combines the best of natural beauty and local culture. In Puerto Varas, ambitious restoration projects are putting the town’s roots centre stage.
Observation
For our editor-in-chief Tyler Brûlé, a carefree springtime to-do list quickly turns into a recipe for how to fix some of society’s bigger challenges.
Malasaña (north)
With Madrid promoting financial and social change, the relaxed Bourbon style of the Malasaña neighbourhood is the ideal place to start your ‘Madriz’ property portfolio.
Go with the flow
There’s nothing that irritates architects more than the word ‘cosy’. We believe they should rethink their view, as most of us are looking for intimacy, good lighting and sensible scale.
