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
For Ukraine
As Russian bombardments continue to target Ukraine’s urban centres, forcing citizens to the borders or to seek shelter underground, we ask people from all over the country to tell us about the place they…
Jyoti Gondek, mayor of Calgary
On this special edition of ‘The Urbanist’, Calgary mayor Jyoti Gondek joins Monocle’s Tomos Lewis to discuss her first few months in office and what’s ahead for Canada’s her city.
Large-scale redevelopment
Can large-scale developments become catalysts for better neighbourhoods? This week we explore repurposing efforts at London’s Battersea Power Station and in an old Sears retail space in New York state.
Special: ‘The Monocle Book of the Nordics’
We look at some exciting projects from cities across the Nordic region, to celebrate the release of ‘The Monocle Book of the Nordics’.
Going up
We look at how skyscrapers have changed the built environment around us, and profile a few of the megastructures planning to top out in 2022.
Making places
We explore the world of place-making, enjoy some street sounds in Uruguay and visit a transformed corner of London.
Harm reduction and the ‘war on drugs’
We look at some of the organisations and activists promoting the sometimes controversial harm-reduction approach to the issue of drugs in our cities.
Europe’s cycling revolution
We look across Europe to survey the various initiatives that cities have launched to encourage cycling and support those who get around on two wheels.
Past pandemics and future cities
We examine how our urban fabric has been moulded by pandemics of the past, and look forward to explore how our cities will deal with the challenges of the future.
Best of ‘Tall Stories’ 2021
Monocle’s editor in chief Andrew Tuck guides us through his favourite ‘Tall Stories’ of 2021.
