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
Canada election: the city issues at stake
As Canada heads to the polls, we take a look at how urbanism made its way onto the ballot, from the housing shortage and cities’ response to tariffs to plans for Toronto’s Downsview Airport.
Tall Stories 455: Dalhalla, Rättvik
Francesca Gilks takes us to a Swedish open-air amphitheatre built in a former limestone quarry.
How can sports venues enhance our cities?
We delve into the power of sports to help propel the regeneration of an entire neighbourhood. We’ll explore how smart stadium design can help cities grow in a more sustainable way and hear from the architecture firm behind the world’s largest landscape-led project, Riyadh’s Sports Boulevard.
Tall Stories 454: Matadero Madrid
Carla Hyenne takes us to Matadero Madrid to see how some well-timed redevelopment nearby made it an even more attractive destination for visitors.
Reusing waste heat, The British Library’s solar project and India’s stepwells
What are some of the ways that heating the air and water in our buildings can be made greener? We consider innovative solutions from the capture and redistribution of a building’s warmth to a solar project in London that is decarbonising The British Library’s water-heating process. Plus: we visit one…
Tall Stories 453: Patel Chowk Metro Station, New Delhi
Geetanjali Krishna explores the exhibits at a unique station in the Indian capital, which aims to slow down hurried commuters and provide them with a chance for discovery.
New York: privatising housing co-ops, mapping congestion and the ‘City of Yes’
It’s all about New York this week: Jonathan Tarleton talks about his new book ‘Homes for Living’, which explores the privatisation of two housing co-ops; we look at traffic and downtown gridlock; and discover how the ‘City of Yes’ plan will bring more density to the city.
Tall Stories 452: Rideau Canal Skateway, Ottawa
Paul Logothetis takes us to the world’s longest natural skating rink.
Live from Ned’s Club in London
Monocle’s editor in chief, Andrew Tuck, is joined on stage by Muyiwa Oki, the president of RIBA, alongside our executive producer, Carlota Rebelo, and design editor, Nic Monisse, to explore how thoughtful architecture, visionary developers and pioneering city-makers can redefine our cities.
Tall Stories 451: Sun Valley Resort ski lift, Idaho
Gregory Scruggs explains the story of an unlikely invention that changed the fortunes of ski towns worldwide.
