The opener
Stories from around the globe about how to beat the heat.Blueprint: neighbourhood
Our plan for the ideal city.Blueprint: camper van
Comfy seats and just enough space: here’s our perfect camper.Start-up kit
The goods to get your business into gear.Blueprint: radio studio
Get set up and get on air.Music: summer top 20
The tunes to play this season.Blueprint: residential development
A home-for-all in the city.Blueprint: food market
No neighbourhood is complete without one.Summer style
Brands to watch and clothes to wear in the heat.Blueprint: department store
How to perfect these storied haunts.
20 urban projects
What goes into a great metropolis? We find the answers.Meet the mayors
The city leaders standing up to central governments.Happy campers
The top camper van brands and the first-timers behind the wheel.Neighbourhood shops
The stores that make a community.Summer radio
Five DJs making the Mediterranean sing.Auckland galleries
New Zealand’s burgeoning art scene.Mixed-use developments
Three residential complexes that foster close communities.Architecture: Sunshine Coast
How this Australian region built its own style.City vineyards
We toast a new crop of urban vintners.Summer recipes
A spread of simple meals to try.
Self-sufficient cities: Piraeus
Why this Greek port has everything you need.Self-sufficient cities: Kagoshima
Island life with all the trappings in Japan.Self-sufficient cities: Palermo
You’ll never need leave this Sicilian jewel.At home with..
A journalist, architect and designers play the hosts.Ace Hotel Kyoto
The hospitality brand’s Kengo Kuma-designed opening.
Monocle’s July/August issue is a celebration of the city – it spotlights the cities, leaders and luminaries shaping urban life for the better. We’ve doubled down on our reporting and scoured the globe for outposts of opportunity worth uncovering. Plus: we profile 20 urban projects that are adding a sense of purpose to planning: from skinny parks in Seoul to libraries in Nairobi and somewhere to swim in Stockholm.
Issue 135
July/August 2020
Quality of life special edition
At the front
Other
The opener
Stories from around the globe about how to beat the heat.Blueprint: neighbourhood
Our plan for the ideal city.Blueprint: camper van
Comfy seats and just enough space: here’s our perfect camper.Start-up kit
The goods to get your business into gear.Blueprint: radio studio
Get set up and get on air.Music: summer top 20
The tunes to play this season.Blueprint: residential development
A home-for-all in the city.Blueprint: food market
No neighbourhood is complete without one.Summer style
Brands to watch and clothes to wear in the heat.Blueprint: department store
How to perfect these storied haunts.
Edits
Report
20 urban projects
What goes into a great metropolis? We find the answers.Meet the mayors
The city leaders standing up to central governments.Happy campers
The top camper van brands and the first-timers behind the wheel.Neighbourhood shops
The stores that make a community.Summer radio
Five DJs making the Mediterranean sing.Auckland galleries
New Zealand’s burgeoning art scene.Mixed-use developments
Three residential complexes that foster close communities.Architecture: Sunshine Coast
How this Australian region built its own style.City vineyards
We toast a new crop of urban vintners.Summer recipes
A spread of simple meals to try.
Briefing
Merchandise
Shoot
Inventory
Self-sufficient cities: Piraeus
Why this Greek port has everything you need.Self-sufficient cities: Kagoshima
Island life with all the trappings in Japan.Self-sufficient cities: Palermo
You’ll never need leave this Sicilian jewel.At home with..
A journalist, architect and designers play the hosts.Ace Hotel Kyoto
The hospitality brand’s Kengo Kuma-designed opening.
Expo
