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
Urban Transformation Summit
Monocle’s Carlota Rebelo reports from the World Economic Forum’s Urban Transformation Summit in Detroit. We hear about a new innovation district in Milan, Boston’s 24-hour city ambitions and the master plan for AlUla in Saudi Arabia. Plus: creating pocket forests and mobility in San Diego.
Tall Stories 379: Zürich Airport
Jessica Bridger touches down at Zürich Airport and extols the virtues of a good Swiss welcome.
Saint-Gobain’s Benoit Bazin
We sit down with Saint-Gobain’s CEO, Benoit Bazin, to hear about his journey, passion for enhancing quality of life in our cities and how sustainability lives at the heart of everything the company does.
Tall Stories 378: South Brooklyn Ferry, New York
Christopher Cermak tells us about his favourite way to commute on work trips in New York and how the city has expanded its offering of commuter ferries.
Meet the officials
We speak to two city mayors, and one runner-up, about what their roles mean to them, what they’ve learned from their time in office and their ambitions for the cities that they call home.
Tall Stories 377: Museum of London
Sophie Monaghan-Coombs explores the relocation and renaming process ahead for the Museum of London.
In praise of the metro
We marvel at the beauty and utility of city metro systems from France to Nigeria. Plus, we explore what is happening below ground in Seattle
Tall Stories 376: Sea Ranch Lodge, California
Ivan Carvalho takes us to California to visit the Sea Ranch Lodge – and the coastal community that inspired it.
How activism is saving our cities
We explore how urban activism can help to save our cities, including one man who galvanised efforts in Ukraine to build back better and the battle against the redevelopment of a cultural hub in Helsinki.
Tall Stories 375: Pietracamela
Bella Jewell explores Pietracamela, an Italian mountain town whose economy has been shaken by global warming and a lack of snow.
