Christoph Haiderer
City Gift Guides
Christmas shopping in a new city – or even, at times, one you’re familiar with – can be exhilarating. You just need to know where to go.
Tests of time
Architecture is about more than simply ushering ideas from sketch to skyscraper. It can play a critical role in solving global issues.
Festival season
Model-making in Rome, South Korea’s craft revolution and why good architecture should be a universal right.
Join the peace core
Quiet yet central, Campo de Ourique became a creative hub with the rebirth of its market.
Rare talent
Portuguese chef José Avillez is singing the praises of a simple classic – steak – at Café Lisboa, his restaurant in the city’s opera house.
Helping hands
For nearly 200 years a small community in Aveiro in Portugal has created handmade porcelain that interprets the nation’s heritage.
How to shop
Mercado do Bolhão, Porto’s much-loved open-air food market, celebrates its centenary this year – a feat that is largely down to its charismatic stallholders.
Up close
It’s often the little things that leave a lasting impression. From flickering neon lights in Portugal to painted manholes in Japan, Monocle picks out 10 unique and memorable city details.
Govern this
Looking to make a digital healthcare system that works or tackle unemployment in your city? Read on. We meet the world leaders who have got the basics of good governance down.
Lisbon – Road to Retail
As well as bringing bright ideas to once-faded façades, Lisbon’s mix of self-starting shopkeepers and keen entrepreneurs has helped lift the mood of a city with plenty more to be optimistic about.
