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
Vaccine logistics
We explore the rollout of mass vaccinations and how cities are playing their part in the solution.
Tall Stories 242: Funkhaus, Vienna
We visit an iconic broadcasting building to see how its role is changing but its culture and traditions remain.
Telling the story of New York
We look at the role New York City plays in some of our favourite films, television shows and songs.
Tall Stories 241: Monte Testaccio, Rome
We look to an ancient Roman waste-management technique that has permanently shaped the city’s topography.
Urban unrest
Taking to the streets is a powerful tool for citizens to hold their governments accountable. But what happens when things go wrong? This week we examine urban violence on different levels.
Tall Stories 240: Ciudad Real International Airport
We touch down at a white elephant of an airport built in Spain at the height of the financial crisis.
Mobility innovation
We get moving again with an episode all about innovation in the wide world of mobility.
Tall Stories 239: Sokol Village, Moscow
We visit a revolutionary Soviet suburb that’s now run down and under threat of demolition.
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.
Tall Stories 238: Mokuzai Kaikan, Tokyo
We visit the headquarters of the Tokyo timber wholesalers’ association, a building that “walks the walk” with its impressive wooden construction.
