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Expo 75: Outer Sunset
Cascais, Hayama, Aegina, Sai Kung and Outer Sunset: five commuter towns with distinct personalities.
Space invaders
Meet the entrepreneurs revitalising derelict spaces with community, food and nightlife. These are the people shaping our cityscapes with imagination, skill and creativity, from Madrid to Tokyo and beyond.
Self help
Even in hidden gems such as Onomichi, globalisation’s effects are felt. But five local businessmen have joined forces to protect the city’s future by reviving its industry and stimulating tourism.
Land lovers
A new wave of entrepreneurs is trading city life for the countryside. We meet the people finding success in everything from Japanese heirloom vegetables to British seaweed skincare and German schnapps distilling.
Print run
Times don’t have to be tough for the print industry: these three local media outlets prove that success is attainable when you have a strong, high-quality brand.
Maach Ecute
Maach Ecute is a novel retail experience in a 102-year-old former train station in Tokyo. We pay a visit to see how old infrastructure can be repurposed to improve urban life.
Outback innovator – Tomcar
Melbourne firm Tomcar has repurposed an Israeli war machine for the Aussie outback. Monocle looks at how its canny approach could be a roadmap for Australia's ailing automotive industry.
Brimful of tradition
Through boom, bust and flood Grevi has kept its craft alive to remain at the head of the pack.
Africa/Middle East
The motorcade from Burkina Faso and a World Cup legacy to forget in South Africa.
Bare essentials
Bikini Berlin, a newly redesigned complex, mixes retail, culture and creative thinking. Once a fading Cold War relic, intelligent ideas from its new tenants are helping to redefine the shopping-mall model.
