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
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.
Urbanised with The Urbanist
For the inaugural episode of The Urbanist, we visit Copenhagen to meet Jan Gehl and editor Andrew Tuck speaks with ‘Urbanized’ filmmaker Gary Hustwit.
