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
Tall Stories 135: Niemeyer in Tripoli
Oscar Niemeyer designed the Rashid Karami International Fair in Tripoli in the 1960s. But before work was complete the country descended into civil war and now the magnificent site is slowly crumbling.
LA CoMotion part 2
Monocle’s editor Andrew Tuck and America’s editor at large Ed Stocker wrap up their report from this year’s urban-mobility conference LA CoMotion.
Tall Stories 134: Northland Mall
What can the mastermind of the much-maligned mall teach us about cherishing our high streets? Plenty, says Monocle’s Josh Fehnert.
LA CoMotion part 1
Monocle’s editor Andrew Tuck and Americas editor at large Ed Stocker team up in Los Angeles to report from this year’s urban-mobility conference LA CoMotion.
Tall Stories 133: Red Vienna
Sandwiched between the grassroots Vienna settlement movement and the ascent of fascism in 1934, Red Vienna is a unique example of social housing.
The London bus
We devote an episode to London’s most recognisable form of transport: the bus. Authors Travis Elborough and Joe Kerr discuss their book ‘Bus Fare’.
Tall Stories 132: London’s Soho
Monocle 24’s Fernando Augusto Pacheco examines the changing face of London’s Soho, from it being a place where you’d go to dance to becoming a mecca for menswear.
CityLab 2018
This year’s edition of CityLab brought together more than 600 city leaders to discuss some of the world’s most urgent urban issues; here’s our report.
Tall Stories 131: Kavanagh building
Monocle editor Andrew Tuck takes us to Buenos Aires to bring us the story of what was once the highest skyscraper in Latin America.
Special live edition
Monocle editor Andrew Tuck is joined by Henry Squire, Alice Cabaret, Sam Potte and Kat Hanna for a live edition of the programme, celebrating the launch of ‘The Monocle Guide to Building Better Cities’.
