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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
Reflecting on The Urbanist
A weekly look at the people and ideas shaping our urban lives, presented by Monocle’s editor, Andrew Tuck.
Keeping warm in darkness
How do cold climate capitals keep warm in winter’s dark depths? We head to Helsinki to ask the city’s mayor.
Urban spying
We take out our binoculars and spy on birds in London, moose in Anchorage and cows in Delhi while exploring urban wildlife.
Feeding cities
From mega markets to São Paulo’s all-night bakeries, the Urbanist takes a look at how cities keep themselves fed.
The shopping experience
Searching for great shopping experiences, this week we head from Calgary to Fukuoka, talking to retailers about everything from skyways to doggy dishes.
Shanghai reborn and changing London
A family home in the centre of Beirut, a wander through a changing neighbourhood in East London and a French-built factory district in Shanghai reborn.
The importance of seats
This week on The Urbanist we slow down and learn why a good place to sit is as important to a city as towers, transit or trash collection.
Rebuilding from the ashes
From Warsaw to Beirut, via Dubai, Paris and Barcelona, we find out how cities are rebuilding. The Urbanist also visits the World Architecture Festival.
Surviving without public transport
We head to Phnom Penh, to find out how the capital survives without public transit. Plus, Brazilian architect Milton Bragga on his favourite building.
Brick storytellers
The Urbanist speaks with author Leo Hollis about how bricks and mortar can tell the story of a city and we also get inside the head of Central London’s only sheep.
