Aarhus city hall was built as a statement of faith in the future during Denmark’s darkest days. Today its stunningly preserved design is still inspiring civic pride.
Christian Stadil is the owner of Hummel, a Danish sports and fashion company, author of management books and a regular face on television. He tells Monocle about his business-model-with-a-conscience.
We dropped in on a Danish coastal city where imaginative rejuvenation projects are making it a rival to the country’s capital. But don’t mistake its progress for gentrification; this is a fresh approach sprinkled with…
Aarhus has fought hard to shake off its image as Denmark’s post-industrial, somewhat dour second city. City hall’s ambitious 2030 master plan to turn Aarhus into a cheaper, liveable alternative to Copenhagen includes a…
The MBA has always been a target for executives looking to rise up the ranks. But be it globalisation, economic instability or the tech boom, the business world is constantly shifting in both its fortunes and its focus. How…
You need to be at the heart of a metropolis to sniff out an opportunity, right? Wrong. What these compact cities lack in size they make up for in entrepreneurial flair. We meet the folk whose big ideas have taken root in…
An architecture school in the City of Bridges aims to arm the next generation of urbanists and designers with hands-on skills needed to combat climate change. We meet those who are spearheading their education.
As the world resumes regular service in even the most challenged of commercial corners, we’ve looked across the globe to the businesses that have thrived this past year. Meet the people who have used optimism, creativity…