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Site seeing
Tokyo's Marunouchi district is in the latest stage of a 20-year transformation. The next phase includes Mitsubishi’s Marunouchi Park Building, a 34-floor office tower, shops, a rose garden and an art gallery.
The new deli
The centre of Germany’s second-largest city used to be known for its drugs and sex shops. Now, with ongoing gentrification, comes a retail concept that combines local organic produce with slick design.
Business
The coffee shop favoured by US troops, Dubai's building bottleneck, and mobile firms reveal their new organic deli.
Do not disturb
After a rumoured €273m overhaul, Zürich's Dolder Grand hotel hopes to cement its reputation as an elite European getaway. But has Norman Foster's redesign retained the original's Mitteleuropean charm?
Prime mover
Mitsubishi built Tokyo’s first office block in Marunouchi 114 years ago and is now behind the area’s redevelopment into a major financial centre. Overleaf, we dissect a building site.
Lucky star
In America's patchwork of local media, some barons thrive by mixing tradition with technology. The 80-year-old owner of Virginia's ‘Free Lance-Star’ is a pioneer, building an empire that rivals covet.
Africa/Middle East
Africa's first mosquito net factory, uranium mining, and why Uganda's ruler is keeping it in the family.
Expo 12: Airs apparent
There's a global shortage of pilots. That's why business has taken off at Moncton Flight College in Canada, where students from China and Mongolia train to become commercial airline captains.
National expression
There are many ways for a nation to build international brand equity. From winning Olympic medals to becoming a travel hub, the options are plentiful but the results are not always guaranteed.
This is the way
Major airports like Schiphol and JFK have turned to Dutch designer Paul Mijksenaar for their signage systems. He tells Monocle about his crusade to take the art of wayfinding in a new direction.
