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 336: Golden Mile Complex, Singapore
Naomi Xu Elegant explores one of Singapore’s most distinctive multi-use tower blocks and contemplates the building’s future.
‘Meanwhile City’ and Monocle’s Small Cities Index
We discuss temporary urban interventions with Petra Marko, author of ‘Meanwhile City’, and visit one of the pop-up projects that it describes. We also look at Bozeman, Montana, to see how it found itself in Monocle’s Small Cities Index in the latest edition of ‘The Forecast’.
Tall Stories 335: The Hancock, Boston
Jessica Bridger tells us the story of a beloved and iconic feature of the Boston skyline.
The future of transit in California
What’s ahead for the way in which we get around in cities? We stop at Comotion LA to explore some new ideas and take a trip to San Diego to see how we can bolster the existing bus network.
Tall Stories 334: Harpa concert hall, Reykjavík
Tamsin Howard visits a concert hall in the Icelandic capital that tells the tales of the surrounding culture and landscape.
Cop27: cities and climate
While much focus has been on nations and their commitments to curb emissions, cities have long been at the forefront of green innovation and clean mobility. Monocle’s Carlota Rebelo reports from Cop27 in Egypt.
Tall Stories 333: Water in Las Vegas
Journalist HJ Mai assesses how the US city in the desert, perhaps best known for excess, has become a role model for others during the ongoing water crisis.
Taking out the trash
One person’s rubbish is another person’s treasure. This week we meet Vienna’s refuse collectors, Istanbul’s ‘eskicis’ and hear how Zagreb and Belgrade are addressing visual pollution in their cities.
Tall Stories 332: Jaipur, India
Geetanjali Krishna investigates how India’s Pink City got its name, and what effect the rosy hue has on residents today.
Sharing is caring
Cities are better when shared. We look into The Phoenix, a new sustainable neighbourhood planned for the south of England; talk about co-operative housing in Zürich; and stop by a new co-living complex in Leuven.
