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Latest Episodes
Tall Stories 247: Gibert Jeune, Paris
A historic bookshop in Paris’s Latin Quarter is closing its doors. We bid adieu.
The urbanist dictionary
We take a look at the language of urbanism in the hopes of unravelling the jargon frequently thrown around in city discourse.
Tall Stories 246: Jasper Park Lodge, Jasper
We stop by Jasper Park Lodge, a historic hotel in the Canadian Rockies that’s hosted plenty of famous faces.
‘Grands projets’
We look at ‘grands projets’ in cities around the world, from turning the Champs-Élysées into a giant urban garden to a reimagining of the Los Angeles river and a new community in Canada.
Tall Stories 245: Reykjavík’s Ironclads
What form do the buildings in the world’s northernmost capital take? And what is behind their distinctive look?
Hopes for 2021
We ask a collection of city-makers, thinkers and doers to describe their hopes for urban life this year.
Tall Stories 244: Olympic Plaza, Calgary
Daniel Bach reflects on how hosting the Olympic Games can leave a legacy.
ULI Europe Conference
This week we report on the Urban Land Institute’s 2021 Europe Conference. In line with the current climate, this was a virtual affair but, as always, it was an event packed with great guests sharing their ideas on how to make our cities better.
Tall Stories 243: Dragon gates, Hong Kong
We look into a strange feature that characterises many of Hong Kong’s tall buildings.
Vaccine logistics
We explore the rollout of mass vaccinations and how cities are playing their part in the solution.
