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Oceania
North Queensland puts the "town" back in Townsville, Sydney signage and hurricane-resistant housing in Fiji.
Expo: Time capsule
Built in 1939 by Hermann Herter, Zürich’s Strandbad Wollishofen remains a masterclass in municipal design — proof that a lakeside bathhouse can be both functional and utterly timeless.
Better by design
Architect Ridwan Kamil was an outsider when he stood for mayor in his hometown. Public space and a design-minded attitude are his tools for remaking his city’s civic culture.
Royal to the last
Montréal’s Linton, Chateau and Acadia apartment buildings are beacons of historic grandeur. Monocle takes a tour of homes that celebrate the city’s architectural heritage.
Built to plan
Building a vibrant metropolis from scratch is no easy feat. Here are three examples of planned cities from different periods of history that have successfully stood the test of time.
Refit for purpose
Masataka Baba started his business because no one offered what he needed. Now, his firm turns Tokyo’s disused buildings into rentable properties and is looking further afield for its next project.
Asia
Seoul's new performing-arts centre, sustainable architecture in Shanghai and Japan's efforts to fill empty houses.
Americas
Drinking to San Antonio's success, on the buses in Curitiba and New York's small solution to a big problem.
Timber towers
With a radical vision for the future of residential architecture, property developer Folkhem is building Sweden’s tallest wooden high-rises. The apartment blocks are chic, eco-friendly and quick to construct.
Urban growth
Urban spaces are becoming wilder thanks to innovative greening schemes. We visit projects from Bangkok to Geneva, where private initiatives are creating public parks and improving quality of life for all.
