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
Repopulating the city centre
We take stock of more than a year’s worth of temporary urbanism, behavioural data and “new-normal” thinking in our cities to find out the best ways to bring life back to the centre.
Tall Stories 257: Vienna’s amusement parks
Monocle’s Alexei Korolyov investigates the enduring appeal of Vienna’s amusement parks – and the likelihood that they’ll last through the pandemic.
Episode 500
In a special extended programme celebrating 500 episodes of ‘The Urbanist’, we reverse the roles and make Andrew Tuck the guest for a change. Join us as we take a sonic trip down memory lane and even bring you a blooper or two.
Tall Stories 256: Millennium Bridge, London
On one of the many bridges across the Thames in London, Andrew Tuck pauses to ponder the best vantage points from which to see a city.
The power of the mayor
With local elections in the UK this week and a mayoral race in New York later this year, we look at the role of local government and how it can actively change the lives of citizens for the better.
Tall Stories 255: M+ Museum, Hong Kong
Monocle’s Nina Milhaud visits a newly constructed museum space in Hong Kong that aspires to express Asia’s rich visual culture.
Olympics special part two: Legacy
We examine how the Olympic Games can change our cities for the better and discuss the potential that the event can unleash in urban areas. Monocle’s editor in chief, Andrew Tuck, talks to Christophe Dubi, executive director of the Olympic Games at the IOC, and Hannah Burns, its associate director…
Tall Stories 254: Trbovlje chimney, Slovenia
Monocle’s Guy De Launey braves the heights of Europe’s tallest chimney to show us one way to grapple with such an enormous structure after it loses its original purpose.
Olympics special, part one: Tokyo 2020
For many cities, the Olympic Games are an opportunity to show to the world why they are great metropolises and a tool for reinventing themselves. In episode one of our two-part series, we look at the upcoming Games, Tokyo 2020. Monocle’s editor in chief Andrew Tuck speaks with Gavin McAlpine,…
Tall Stories 253: Torre Fara, Chiavari
We explore a story of rebirth and repurpose on the Italian Riviera.
