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Latest Episodes
Rethinking streets as third spaces in the car-dependent US
We are in the United States this week to see how one of the world’s most car-dependent nations can make its streets more pedestrian friendly.
Live from the Brookfield x Monocle liveable cities celebration
To celebrate the release of Monocle’s Quality of Life Survey 2025, we record a special edition of the programme in association with Brookfield from the rooftop of their smart new offices in Mayfair, London.
Tall Stories 468: SoMA Residences, New York
Naomi Xu Elegant investigates the largest office-to-residential conversion in American history, which was recently completed in New York.
Adaptive reuse, shaping cities through retail and Vienna’s climate neutrality
We look at adaptive reuse through two lenses: a blockbuster case in the UK capital and an attempt to get European cities to legislate for less demolition.
Tall Stories 467: Shanghai’s urban transformation
Tomas Pinheiro explores how the millennia-old settlement of Shanghai has grown into China’s most populous urban area.
Rebuilding Ukraine, forensic architecture and the Yongsan Garrison
We look at the effects that war and conflict can have on our cities, and how we go about rebuilding our urban areas better than before.
Tall Stories 466: Supreme Court Building, Washington
Charlotte McDonald-Gibson explains the design secrets and quirks behind this neoclassical US Supreme Court Building in Washington.
‘Designing the American Century’ & ‘Women Architects at Work’
We’re calling another meeting of ‘The Urbanist’ bookclub to review two titles: ‘Designing the American Century’ and ‘Women Architects at Work’.
Tall Stories 465: Kupari Resort
Guy De Launey recounts how Kupari Resort went from jewel in the Adriatic crown to derelict disaster zone, as well as what is planned for its revival.
Swimmable Cities Summit: Urban waterways as an indicator for quality of life
Can swimmability be an indicator for good quality of life and a healthy city? We report from the inaugural Swimmable Cities Summit in Rotterdam to hear about those working to improve urban waterways.
