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 391: Expo ’70 Commemorative Park, Osaka
Tomás Pinheiro discusses the legacy of Asia’s first world’s fair and what lies ahead for Osaka Expo 2025.
Rethinking the green revolution
We discuss how a green future for cities is stopping us from loving our urban environments as they are. Plus: two new releases that find a consensus between officials from around the world.
Tall Stories 390: The Don river, Toronto
Tomos Lewis looks at the revitalisation of the Don river, which flows from Toronto’s ravine system into Lake Ontario.
Best of ‘Tall Stories’ 2023
Monocle’s editor in chief, Andrew Tuck, rounds up his favourite episodes of ‘Tall Stories’ from the year.
Tall Stories 389: Civilian Hotel, New York
Paul Logothetis takes us to a theatregoer’s dream on New York’s West 48th Street.
The best of 2023
Monocle’s editor in chief, Andrew Tuck, looks back at some of his favourite interviews and reports from 2023 on ‘The Urbanist’.
Festive special
The Urbanist team jumps feet first down the chimney and into the holiday season with a look at how our cities change at this time of year.
Tall Stories 388: Rockefeller Center Christmas tree, New York
Mary Holland tells the story of one of New York’s most beloved festive traditions.
Urban mental health
We investigate what effect the urban environment has on city dwellers’ mental health – from high stress to increased isolation – and explore some of the ways in which cities can provide a solution to these problems.
Tall Stories 387: Boston Athenaeum
Gregory Scruggs takes us to one of the oldest libraries in the US to explore its fascinating role in Boston’s history.
