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Rethinking prayer: Emre Arolat on designing faith for the modern age
The celebrated Turkish architect explains how breaking from tradition led to a mosque that redefines spirituality through space, light and context.
Pritzker Prize winner Riken Yamamoto on creating spaces that connect people and generations
Discover how Yamamoto’s approach to public and private space creates architecture that nurtures community and memory.
Industry fair Pad is reigniting the flame of London’s design scene
The UK capital rarely gets its flowers as a design destination. The city’s fairs and festivals seem to be scattered almost randomly throughout the year. There’s London Craft Week and Clerkenwell Design Week, which…
Editor’s letter: Monocle’s inaugural Design Directory
Our new magazine is packed with deep dives and fresh perspectives. Nic Monisse, Monocle’s design editor, introduces the issue.
Monocle’s Global Design Directory 2025: Where to find designers around the world
The global studios that should be on your radar, whatever your next project entails.
Monocle’s rundown of the top 20 thrilling new design discoveries to experience now
Showcasing the best new wine bars, hotels, offices, retail openings and urbanism projects. Plus: We visit the restored Eames House in Los Angeles and catch a cogwheel railway in Austria.
The unlikely parallel between Rome’s eternal architecture and the Las Vegas Strip
What is the curious connection between America’s gaudy Sin City and the Old World’s Eternal City? The devil is in the details, as two books published half a century apart reveal.
Mexico’s fantastical fortresses: From a nearly invisible structure to a concrete cube in a forest
Partly driven by security concerns, architects in the country have made an art of seclusion, designing residential hideaways that offer both safety and comfort.
Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology is bringing prestige back to the trades and helping America’s skills shortage
Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology in Pennsylvania offers hands-on education that equips graduates with life-long skills – and makes them eminently employable.
