Inside the European Space Agency complex on the Dutch coast, engineers and scientists are wrestling with big ideas. But for them, where we come from and whether we are alone are not philosophical questions: they are the…
The upside to rising fuel prices and a depressed property market is more willingness to embrace Kandiyohi Development Partners’ mantra: find a better way. Plus, overleaf, the view from New York
Despite being conceived in the 1960s, science-and-technology park Sophia Antipolis remains a green and pleasant blueprint for anyone wanting to do business and think big.
It builds one new coal power plant every week, and is the largest emitter of carbon emissions in the world. But as world leaders gather for Copenhagen’s climate change conference, China is also the nation that could save…
In Sweden’s far north a revolution is under way that could transform how Europe lights its cities and powers its industries. We take a trip to Norrbotten, where the future is looking green.
It is one of life’s great levellers but what goes on when we lock the bathroom door has always been a taboo subject. The exhibitors at Toilet Tokyo, however, are committed to combining hi-tech and green solutions that will…
We seldom stop to think about how our food gets from its source to our plates but, when we do, we realise the mammoth effort involved. Luckily technology is revolutionising the industry and temperature-controlled cargo is…
If you’re in the market for the latest tractor or combine harvester, the National Farm Machinery Show is the place to be. Monocle goes to Kentucky to sow our seeds.
It might seem as though the world has slowed down but
new ideas and changes to make the world a better place
are being pursued every day, from a Peru-based app
designed to combat dangerous driving to a roadside journa…
When it first started rolling into suburban garages and pulling up on gravel country driveways, the term SUV was unknown to fans of the G-Wagen. Twenty-eight years after its launch, the boxy, rugged classic from Austria is…
This Tennessee city used to be known for its smog and stench. However, Chattanooga has cleaned up its act, establishing itself as an emerging technology hub and the home of Volkswagen’s only US factory. How did that happen…
This year a clear theme at leading real-estate event Mipim has been how climate change is registering in the property market, so it was perhaps fitting that Cannes’ typically sunny trade show turned to heavy downpours and…
The Mojave desert receives more sunlight than anywhere else in the US, so plans for it to become a solar-power ‘Saudi Arabia’ seem spot on. But while many recession-hit locals are in full support, others are casting a…
Sauerbruch Hutton was one of the first architecture firms to promote the value of sustainable building. Now it’s in demand across Europe, expanding into furniture and pushing developers to think bigger.