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
Mobility innovation
We get moving again with an episode all about innovation in the wide world of mobility.
The poetry of the city
We speak to a selection of writers to discuss how poetry can help us understand themes that affect urban dwellers.
Best of ‘Tall Stories’ 2020
Monocle editor Andrew Tuck takes us on a tour of his favourite Tall Stories of the year.
Best of 2020
Monocle editor Andrew Tuck picks some of his favourite interviews and reports of the year on ‘The Urbanist’.
Health and the city in 2020
Andrew Tuck is joined by Carolyn Steel, author of ‘Sitopia’, and urban epidemiologist Tolullah Oni, who unpack the lessons for our cities from 2020. Plus: Jan Gehl brings us some inspiration and hope for what’s ahead.
The Book Club: Part Two
We look at the history of our cities and how they’ve evolved with Ben Wilson’s new book ‘Metropolis: A History of the City, Humankind’s Greatest Invention’. Plus: a must-read list of other titles.
The Book Club: Part One
Read anything good lately? This week we delve into two new books about our cities, as we bring you part one of our humble urbanism book club. Featuring Deirdre Mask and Peter Bishop.
The fate of the CBD
We explore ways to evolve our city centres and ensure their survival in a post-pandemic world.
People power
Cities run on people power. But how do we get the average citizen to pitch in on urban-planning ideas and city governance?
The rise of alfresco
We look at the concept of alfresco dining in 2020 and consider how cities that are new to the concept are trying to adapt.
