The Urbanist
Monocle’s guide to better cities. Explore urban innovation, cutting-edge infrastructure, and compact living with insights from planners, architects, and city leaders.
Latest Episodes
How Santo Domingo’s old town is attractive for both residents and visitors
We visit the capital of the Dominican Republic to see how its historic centre is balancing residential and tourist appeal. We also stop by Sydney’s newly reopened fish market and hear from the co-CEO of Waymo.
Tall Stories 495: Practising preservation at The Assembly House in Buffalo
Dennis Maher, artist and the founder and director of The Assembly House, describes how his project is helping to preserve more than just structures in the city of Buffalo.
Cities on the agenda at the World Governments Summit in Dubai
We report from the World Governments Summit, where we speak to Khalfan Belhoul of Dubai Future Foundation; German minister for digital transformation Karsten Wildberger; and Muhannad Tayem from Deloitte Middle East.
Tall Stories 494: Metropolitan Ervin Szabó Library, Budapest
Geetanjali Krishna takes us to Budapest’s largest public collection of books to study how its popularity with locals is growing, thanks to recent Hungarian literary success.
Melbourne’s Metro Tunnel and Mexican architect Tatiana Bilbao’s view on housing
We explore the Melbourne Metro Tunnel, which has recently opened in the Victorian capital. Plus: Mexican architect Tatiana Bilbao joins Monocle’s Ed Stocker to discuss how she challenges norms to champion social housing.
Tall Stories 493: The Tallinn Song Festival Grounds
Petri Burtsoff takes us to a festival grounds that acts as a lasting symbol of Estonian national pride.
Urban lessons from the World Economic Forum and the Holcim Foundation Awards
Carlota Rebelo reports from the World Economic Forum in Davos to share some urban lessons from this year’s meeting. Then: Ed Stocker gives us a run-down on the most recent Holcim Foundation Awards for sustainable construction.
Tall Stories 492: Todo Modo, Florence
Grace Charlton takes us to a literary stalwart and community pillar in Florence.
Development priorities in Canadian cities and a decade of co-operation in Cascadia
We’re joined by former City of Toronto chief planner Gregg Lintern to discuss priorities for Canadian cities. Plus: we visit Cascadia to see what has come from the mega-region’s decade-long formal partnership.
Tall Stories 491: Australian War Memorial, Canberra
Andrew Mueller takes us to the Australian War Memorial to find out the nature of and reasons for its recent refit.
