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Elements: earth
Earthquakes are one of the most unpredictable and uncontrollable natural disasters that our urban centres face. We continue our series on elements with a spotlight on Los Angeles.
Tall Stories 142: Hundertwasserhaus
This week we head to Vienna to hear the story of the odd – but architecturally interesting – Hundertwasserhaus.
Elements: air
We meet the author of new book called ‘Choked’ that takes a fresh approach to air pollution, look at super typhoons in Hong Kong and sing the praises of the creator of the humble AC unit.
Tall Stories 141: The Braille Institute of America
Monocle’s Tomos Lewis takes us on a tour of this brutalist complex designed by the architects Arthur Yohannan and Sergio Miranda.
Elements: water
How are our cities dealing with rising water levels? And what approaches are being used to make them more resilient?
Tall Stories 140: Sunset Tower
Monocle editor Andrew Tuck takes a look at this Hollywood architectural legend – and the tales behind it.
Spring cleaning
How to keep New York’s subway clean, why Calgary is using beetroot brine to clear the streets of snow and the importance of going green. And a city icon: Rio de Janeiro’s street-sweepers.
Tall Stories 139: Moscow’s trolleybuses
Trolleybuses have been used extensively in Moscow since they first appeared in 1933. Now the city’s government wants to get rid of them, citing traffic concerns and maintenance costs.
Back on track
We head to San Francisco to hear how a city can be built on such steep topography, examine Vienna’s plans to reduce property speculation and get an architectural tour of former Yugoslav cities.
Tall Stories 138: Premier House
This week we head to Wellington where, nestled into the side of a hill and on a quiet suburban street, you can find Premier House – the official residence of the country’s prime minister.
