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
Women in architecture
We ask why there are so few women in planning and architecture, listen in on the preservation debate in Dallas and get a special report on Turin, a city quickly transforming itself for the better.
2014 highlights
Over the course of 60 minutes we bring you some of the most enlightening, colourful and curious moments from the year that was 2014 on *The Urbanist*.
2014 lessons
Lessons from 2014: we wrap up a good year for cities with Monocle correspondents based in Istanbul, Madrid and Tokyo. Plus, a report on Toronto’s laneways and a look at what might be the biggest change to hit city roads in more than a century.
The visionaries
Visionaries: we meet the man trying to boost the public use of New York’s landmark galleries and museums, learn how London would look if it were a national park and find out what Belgrade stands to gain if some cinema-loving activists get their way.
Communicating cities
From promotional campaigns and place branding to TV stations and an app connecting Parisians, we find out how cities get their messages across. Plus we take a stroll through Washington DC’s Capitol Hill.
Made at home
Made in: we check out an organisation pushing to unite manufacturers in Copenhagen, former industrial sites in east London and Belgrade’s design district. Plus: a traditional Hong Kong printing house and a catch-up with Gehl Architects
Reinventing public spaces
Inside story: parks and plazas are obvious public spaces but when the weather gets a little less pleasant, what are our indoor equivalents? From underground pathways to open and airy libraries, we take a look at what public space looks like on the inside. Plus, a special interview with NY…
Loving your neighbourhood
Laws of attraction: what makes you love a certain neighbourhood or street? This week we have a look at the design competition for Helsinki’s proposed Guggenheim museum, wander around Barcelona’s Gothic quarter, chat with New York’s deputy mayor and make a quick stop in Belgrade.
Emptiness
Emptiness: cities often struggle with it and some have too little to spare. With Helsinki having just published a report on the problem, we ask what are the kinds of spaces that city-dwellers will be moving to next?
The Atlantic Dialogues 2014
Atlantic Dialogues: we hit the road and report from this year’s Atlantic Dialogues event in Marrakech, including interviews with the mayor of Rotterdam, the former mayor of LA, and we discuss the goals of the Ford Foundation.
