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.
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Awkward architecture
Small: we visit vPPR of London – specialists in awkward architecture and find out how to create valuable property from seemingly random spaces.
Twilight cities
Cities after dark: we escape the heat – night shopping in Bangkok, learn Madrid’s late-night business successes and enjoy the view from Toronto’s CN Tower.
Media cities
Media cities: we visit Fleet Street to learn about London’s newspaper glory days, meet Matt Galloway of CBC in Toronto and learn Berlin’s favourite magazine.
Urban innovation
Innovation: the frontrunners in urban design cities on the rise, we go to Istanbul, Eindhoven, Tel Aviv, and Munich.
Social housing
Social housing: Dominic Papa of S333 architects discusses London, we look at contemporary Berlin’s housing solutions and hear from the first planned city in Palestine.
Berlin’s Auguststrasse
Auguststrasse: The Urbanist visits Berlin to explore just one 900-metre stretch which is a microcosm of the city’s history.
Cities on holiday
Holiday cities: Jeremy Hildreth discusses city-branding, we learn of Copenhagen’s tourism problem and discuss the legacy of Delhi’s B&Bs built for the Commonwealth Games.
How to be an urbanist
How to be an urbanist: we ask what qualifications are required to become a city planner and learn about a planning icon – Jane Jacobs.
Examining Vancouver
Vancouver: David Michon speaks to the Mayor of Vancouver, finds out farmer’s markets lasting appeal and how the city should become a hub for Asia.
Investigating suburbs
Suburbs special: we head to the outskirts of the city to see how suburbs are being improved and also why they play a vital role.
