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The Urbanist

With an influential audience of city mayors, urban planners and architects, this is Monocle’s guide to making better cities, be it new technology, state-of-the-art subways or compact apartments. Nominee in the Smartest Podcast category of the 2019 British Podcast awards.

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Today we bring you two major stories: a look at how the port of London has changed the fabric of the city and moulded the communities around it; and we dissect the plans for Amazon’s new headquarters, which it is hoped will invigorate a new area in the US.

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★	6 Dec 2021 5 min	Tall Stories 286: Tempelhofer Feld, Berlin: Madeleine Pollard tells the tale of one of Berlin’s most storied open spaces, which wears its aviation history on its sleeve.	Download Share Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Share via email	Play
529	2 Dec 2021 30 min	Past and future: Today we bring you two major stories: a look at how the port of London has changed the fabric of the city and moulded the communities around it; and we dissect the plans for Amazon’s new headquarters, which it is hoped will invigorate a new area in the US.	Download Share Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Share via email	Play
★	29 Nov 2021 4 min	Tall Stories 285: St John’s Cathedral, Hong Kong: Monocle’s Naomi Xu Elegant visits a historic church that sits on the only piece of freehold land in Hong Kong.	Download Share Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Share via email	Play
528	25 Nov 2021 30 min	What are cities made of?: From concrete to timber and glass to steel, there are many facets that make up a city – but are all of them as obvious as they sound? This week we discuss the very action of city-building from the physical to the intangible.	Download Share Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Share via email	Play
★	22 Nov 2021 4 min	Tall Stories 284: Lapinlahti Hospital, Helsinki: Monocle’s Petri Burtsoff tells us about a former hospital’s second life, which has been embraced and defended by citizens.	Download Share Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Share via email	Play
527	18 Nov 2021 30 min	Climate migration: How is climate change affecting our migration habits? And are cities equipped to deal with the impending influx of migrants as urban displacement becomes more common?	Download Share Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Share via email	Play
★	15 Nov 2021 7 min	Tall Stories 283: Mosaic Stadium, Regina: Monocle’s Sheena Rossiter takes a trip to the Saskatchewan capital to see the newly renovated Mosaic Stadium come alive.	Download Share Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Share via email	Play
526	11 Nov 2021 30 min	How many minutes?: We weigh in on one of urbanism’s biggest buzzwords of the past few years, the 15-minute city, and assess a few alternatives.	Download Share Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Share via email	Play
★	8 Nov 2021 4 min	Tall Stories 282: Elizabeth Street Garden, New York: Monocle’s Henry Rees-Sheridan looks at a clash between two equally admirable projects fighting for space in New York City.	Download Share Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Share via email	Play
525	4 Nov 2021 30 min	New takes on the urban environment: We look at some city projects, from Japan to Canada and the UK, that are offering a fresh perspective on their urban environments.	Download Share Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Share via email	Play
★	1 Nov 2021 3 min	Tall Stories 281: Casa de Chá da Boa Nova, Porto: Monocle’s Ivan Carvalho takes us to Portugal to examine one of the earliest works by Alvaro Siza Vieira, perched on the coastline outside Porto.	Download Share Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Share via email	Play
524	28 Oct 2021 30 min	Special: New York’s mayoral race: Who will take the top seat in city hall? Monocle’s Henry Rees-Sheridan takes a closer look at the big issues facing New York, the candidates vying to be the next mayor and the party politics at play in the Big Apple.	Download Share Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Share via email	Play
★	25 Oct 2021 5 min	Tall Stories 280: Gartenbaukino, Vienna: Monocle’s Alexei Korolyov brings us the story of Vienna’s premier spot for premiere screenings, the Gartenbaukino.	Download Share Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Share via email	Play
523	21 Oct 2021 30 min	Utopian Hours 2021: Monocle’s Carlota Rebelo reports from Turin, which is playing host to a crowd of urbanists, designers and city-enthusiasts for this year’s edition of Utopian Hours.	Download Share Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Share via email	Play
★	18 Oct 2021 6 min	Tall Stories 279: London’s blue plaques: Monocle’s Sophie Monaghan-Coombs investigates what’s behind the blue plaques that dot buildings across London.	Download Share Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Share via email	Play

Affairs / Podcast

The Urbanist

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Latest episodes

Tall Stories 286: Tempelhofer Feld, Berlin:

Past and future:

Tall Stories 285: St John’s Cathedral, Hong Kong:

What are cities made of?:

Tall Stories 284: Lapinlahti Hospital, Helsinki:

Climate migration:

Tall Stories 283: Mosaic Stadium, Regina:

How many minutes?:

Tall Stories 282: Elizabeth Street Garden, New York:

New takes on the urban environment:

Tall Stories 281: Casa de Chá da Boa Nova, Porto:

Special: New York’s mayoral race:

Tall Stories 280: Gartenbaukino, Vienna:

Utopian Hours 2021:

Tall Stories 279: London’s blue plaques: