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17 January 2022

Hester Underhill marvels at the stunning architecture that the Ukrainian capital keeps buried in its underground metro stations.

10 January 2022

Conor Faulkner tells the tale of a controversial piece of public architecture in Seville and why it exemplifies the city’s urban fabric.

3 January 2022

Diana Kruzman investigates a collection of maize monoliths that populate a grassy field in suburban Columbus, Ohio.

13 December 2021

Monocle’s Charlie Filmer-Court heads to Lyon where we hear the little-known story of one of cinema’s most important moments.

6 December 2021

Madeleine Pollard tells the tale of one of Berlin’s most storied open spaces, which wears its aviation history on its sleeve.

29 November 2021

Monocle’s Naomi Xu Elegant visits a historic church that sits on the only piece of freehold land in Hong Kong.

22 November 2021

Monocle’s Petri Burtsoff tells us about a former hospital’s second life, which has been embraced and defended by citizens.

15 November 2021

Monocle’s Sheena Rossiter takes a trip to the Saskatchewan capital to see the newly renovated Mosaic Stadium come alive.

8 November 2021

Monocle’s Henry Rees-Sheridan looks at a clash between two equally admirable projects fighting for space in New York City.

1 November 2021

Monocle’s Ivan Carvalho takes us to Portugal to examine one of the earliest works by Alvaro Siza Vieira, perched on the coastline outside Porto.

25 October 2021

Monocle’s Alexei Korolyov brings us the story of Vienna’s premier spot for premiere screenings, the Gartenbaukino.

Vienna’s ‘Gemeindebau’ apartment blocks were built out of necessity but an emphasis on social cohesion and affordability means that they might now be the world’s best public housing.

At a time when so much has been turned on its head, we’ve tweaked our annual urban Quality of Life Survey to consider the cities that are best placed to prosper post-pandemic. So here’s how metropolises from Vancouver to…