Alexis Self
Purchasing power: Part 1
We celebrate the world of physical retail by visiting the pioneering boutiques, revitalised high streets and customer-facing vendors elevating the in-store experience.
Is the future electric?
Despite booming sales, electric vehicles face mounting challenges from infrastructure gaps to mining concerns, raising questions about whether mass adoption can truly deliver on climate promises.
Soft Power Survey 2022
With the international order shaken by the war in Ukraine, we celebrate the gentler art of global persuasion.
Design
A Practice for Everyday Life, a clever school extension, the revamped analogue Leica, an interview with Moshe Safdie and architecture as art.
December/January
Monocle meets Iain Macdonald, who believes that the future of energy is small and nuclear.
A Monocle panel debate: Is the way we work really changing?
The nature of work is constantly evolving. Here, our learned panel unpicks some of the issues that our workforce will face in the years to come.
Who’s keeping the lights on?
Denmark's wind-power pioneers Vestas and Ørsted are racing to transform Europe's energy landscape, but the current crisis demands immediate solutions alongside long-term renewable innovation.
Urbanism & Design
An international group of architects working for the public in Mexico City and the world’s first fully collapsible stadium, built for Qatar 2022.
Affairs
Hungary and Serbia’s pro-Russian posturing, Sweden’s new election technology and an Istanbul ferry terminal reopens.
The Agenda
In the Georgian capital, Russian émigrés are trying to make sense of the country they’ve left behind.
