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Latest Episodes
Istanbul special: tracking urban design
In part two of our Turkey special we chart the legacy of Istanbul’s urban design through French city planner Henri Prost and former prime minister Adnan Menderes. We also sit down the new director of the city’s 2014 Design Biennale and pay tribute to the iconic cymbal designs of Zildjian…
Istanbul special: design among unrest
Istanbul Special: Section D travels to the Turkish city to discover how the origins of its current unrest lie in an architectural and urban design protest against a proposed development in Istanbul’s central Gezi Park. Part one of two.
Controversy with Berlin
We learn why the redevelopment of the Berlin City Palace is such a controversial project, take a trip into the future at the London Design Museum’s Industrial Revolution exhibition and sit down with Nicholas Roope of Poke to discuss his new work with Mulberry.
A retrospective on Richard Rogers
Richard Rogers turns 80 and we get a tour around a retrospective of his life’s work at the Royal Academy, we talk fonts with the maker of stop-motion film about the topic and Monocle creative director Richard Spencer Powell sits down to talk about design highlights from this year’s edition…
Judaism and fashion
We head to Israel where fashion writers and ultra-orthodox Jews are striking up a somewhat uneasy relationship, give our verdict on the structure at the centre of New York’s MoMA “Warm Up” music series and get an insight into the summer show at London’s Architectural Association.
Designing Jakarta
We visit Jakarta’s burgeoning design community, assess Jurgen Mayer H’s Metropol Parasol in Seville and take a swing at architect-designed mini-golf courses in Washington.
Beirut, Barlett and Norway
A visit to the second annual Beirut Design Week, the Barlett School of Architecture Summer Show and we also check out a Norwegian design exhibition in Tokyo.
Architects Without Borders
We sit down with creative director of Uniqlo, Naoki Takizawa. Plus, a visit to the Architects Without Borders congress in Vienna and we get bidding at London salvage firm Lassco’s inaugural auction too.
OMA’s Rotterdam debut
We road-test OMA’s debut furniture range in Rotterdam, talk bespoke fragrances in Singapore and get a preview tour of the new Heathrow Terminal 2 with architect Luis Vidal.
Behind Sepertine Gallery Pavilion: Sou Fujimoto
We talk to Sou Fujimoto, the architect behind this year’s Serpentine Gallery Pavilion. Plus, all the news from Belgrade Design Week and a short history of lights in Paris.
