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 icons: Luis Barragán’s Mexico City, Hästen 21 and the London Eye
From a Mexican architect’s greatest structures to the famous London Eye, we explore the effect that iconic pieces of the built environment can have on their cities.
Tall Stories 457: Biblioteca Pública Virgilio Barco, Bogotá
Camille Rodríguez Montilla takes us to a masterfully designed public library in the heart of Colombia’s capital.
The Chiefs – Jakarta
We recap some of the most exciting city-focused conversations from Monocle’s The Chiefs conference in Jakarta.
Tall Stories 456: Markterei, Vienna
Alexei Korolyov takes us to a redesigned hydraulics facility that is taking on a new life in the Austrian capital.
Canada election: the city issues at stake
As Canada heads to the polls, we take a look at how urbanism made its way onto the ballot, from the housing shortage and cities’ response to tariffs to plans for Toronto’s Downsview Airport.
Tall Stories 455: Dalhalla, Rättvik
Francesca Gilks takes us to a Swedish open-air amphitheatre built in a former limestone quarry.
How can sports venues enhance our cities?
We delve into the power of sports to help propel the regeneration of an entire neighbourhood. We’ll explore how smart stadium design can help cities grow in a more sustainable way and hear from the architecture firm behind the world’s largest landscape-led project, Riyadh’s Sports Boulevard.
Tall Stories 454: Matadero Madrid
Carla Hyenne takes us to Matadero Madrid to see how some well-timed redevelopment nearby made it an even more attractive destination for visitors.
Reusing waste heat, The British Library’s solar project and India’s stepwells
What are some of the ways that heating the air and water in our buildings can be made greener? We consider innovative solutions from the capture and redistribution of a building’s warmth to a solar project in London that is decarbonising The British Library’s water-heating process. Plus: we visit one…
Tall Stories 453: Patel Chowk Metro Station, New Delhi
Geetanjali Krishna explores the exhibits at a unique station in the Indian capital, which aims to slow down hurried commuters and provide them with a chance for discovery.
