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Expo 70: Going for gold

Once Queensland’s answer to Las Vegas, the gold coast’s 1950s architecture fell victim to drastic redevelopment. Now there are efforts to revive its fortunes.

  • Issue #70
  • 13 min read
Expo 70: Going for gold
Architecture

Double vision

The arrival of the new Museo Jumex in Mexico City sees it sitting side-by-side with an earlier philanthropic art pile, the Museo Soumaya. Is the city big enough for both?

  • Issue #70
  • 8 min read
Double vision
Urbanism

Object lessons

From an urban hub for furniture-makers to a man-made island design destination and a studio in a woodland haven, Monocle reveals some daring pockets of inspiration from around the globe.

  • Issue #70
  • 8 min read
Object lessons
Architecture

Design/architecture

New projects and products, an interview with Adelaide design outfit JamFactory and an account of living in a piece of architectural history.

  • Issue #70
  • 4 min read
Design/architecture
Design

Evolving skylines

From a Vienna train station paying homage to its musical history to a futuristic Düsseldorf university, Monocle looks at cutting-edge architectural projects completing in 2014.

  • Issue #69
  • 4 min read
Evolving skylines
Design

Heritage hero

Gabriel Fagan’s home is a testament to his sensitive approach to vernacular architecture. Meet the man whose buildings celebrate the best of Cape Town’s people and culture.

  • Issue #69
  • 7 min read
Heritage hero
Business

Class work

Making a workplace an enjoyable, productive environment doesn’t have to involve table football. These industrial spaces have it right through simple light, good architecture and a commitment to people.

  • Issue #69
  • 10 min read
Fagus factory exterior featuring Gropius-designed modernist building with extensive gridded windows and tall brick chimney.
Design

Brand leaders

We meet Artek CEO Mirkku Kullberg, Tod’s Group CEO Diego Della Valle and Indonesia’s tourism minister to hear how they're putting the design industry at the heart of their countries' brand image.

  • Issue #69
  • 11 min read
Brand leaders
Architecture

Architecture Film Festival Rotterdam

Cityscapes surround us and inspire us. Architecture speaks to our eyes and our minds. Monocle heads to Rotterdam's own Architecture Film Festival, to investigate the complex alchemy between real and invisible cities.

  • Film
  • 7 min watch
Rotterdam panorama.
Culture

Growing glory

Reopening this month after a lengthy renovation project, the Queens Museum of Art will feature its boldest and riskiest line-up since the 1990s. Plus some table tennis tournaments.

  • Issue #68
  • 6 min read
Growing glory

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