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
Tall Stories 422: The Vjesnik building, Zagreb
Guy De Launey tells us about a largely overlooked piece of Zagreb’s urban environment that was once home to an iconic Yugoslav newspaper.
How monarchs shape our cities
Throughout history, kings and queens have commissioned buildings all around the world but just how much has their vision shaped the cities of today? We explore the new book, ‘Royalty and Architecture’, with its editor Clive Aslet. Plus: we visit a place that saw everything from coronations to royal funerals…
Tall Stories 421: Le Carreau du Temple, Paris
David Stevens visits a historic part of Paris that has been a celebrated example of a mixed-use space for centuries.
Paris: the Olympics and the city
Hosting the Olympic and Paralympic Games can be a great catalyst for urban transformation. This week we report from the French capital as it plays host to the world to find out more about its green initiatives, housing policies and sustainable architecture. Plus: what sort of city will be left…
Tall Stories 420: Montreal Olympic Stadium
Paul Logothetis takes us to the Montreal Olympic Stadium to explore the mixed impression that it has left on residents of the city.
Brooklyn Bridge Park and lifelong neighbourhoods
We speak with the landscape architect behind Brooklyn Bridge Park, one of New York’s most exciting public spaces. Plus: we see what makes a location liveable, from youth through to adulthood, by way of a recent survey on lifelong neighbourhoods in London.
Tall Stories 419: La Grande Arche de la Défense, Paris
Emma Nelson takes us to one of the most intriguing monuments in the French capital, which puts into frame the beauty of Parisian architecture.
Live from Saint-Gobain Tower
‘The Urbanist’ hosts three expert speakers at Saint-Gobain’s Paris headquarters – Pascal Eveillard, Petra Marko and Kelsea Crawford – to discuss the future of our built environment and how innovation can help us live more sustainably.
Tall Stories 418: Johns Family Nature Conservancy Regional Park, Kelowna
Mandy Sinclair takes us to a nocturnal preserve not far from the city centre of Kelowna, British Columbia, to find out why protecting the dark sky is so important.
‘The Urbanist’ book club
We assemble ‘The Urbanist’ book club for another meeting as we browse books from the worlds of cycling, shopkeeping and the 15-minute city.
