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Tall Stories 217: The Orelhão
We seek shelter from the Brazilian sun in the shade of a quirky telephone box, the design of which has made its way across South America since its introduction in the 1970s.
Post-pandemic recovery
As governments start to think about post-pandemic recovery plans, we take a look at our cities and what is being done to mitigate the effect of a world brought to a standstill.
Urban wildlife
We are not the only inhabitants of our cities – so this week we decided to talk about some of the urban wildlife living in the places we call home.
Tall Stories 215: La Borda, Barcelona
We head to Barcelona to ponder whether apartment blocks can forge communal bonds and help their tenants get closer to nature.
Transforming our cities
What’s the formula for a city that works? We look at how some of our favourite urban projects are transforming their cities – and offer a model for building happier communities.
Tall Stories 214: Berlin’s Tegel Airport
We stop off at Berlin’s Tegel Airport to learn about its colourful past and uncertain future.
Reading the signs
We look to the world of wayfinding and city signage to explore where our information comes from and how it shapes the way we navigate our streets.
Tall Stories 213: A tale of two incentives
Monocle’s Alexei Korolyov assesses two very different incentive schemes in the cities he calls home: Moscow and Vienna.
Reopening our cities
As urban life slowly returns to normal, what sort of cities are we about to encounter? This week we look at the reopening of community centres and hear about plans to temporarily pedestrianise London’s Soho (and why that should be here to stay).
Tall Stories 212: Ljubljana Castle
We visit Ljubljana Castle, a former medieval fortress that’s now at the heart of city life in the Slovenian capital. It hosts everything from award-winning restaurants to a diverse collection of cultural venues.
