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True colour

25 February 2021

A future-focused shopping centre from the brains behind Eataly, Green Pea occupies a largely self-sufficient building and holds its in-store partners to a sustainably minded manifesto. Will it catch on? We head to its…

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Home from home

19 March 2020

While many corporations remain faceless and sterile, coffee giant Lavazza has built an elegant workspace that inspires its staff and Turin’s community.

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Destination: Turin

20 June 2019

You can track the best of Turin along its waterways, whether it’s the spritely early-morning rowers or the late-night revellers carousing at the resurgent Murazzi. Explore and experience the aqua vita.

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28. Set your alarm

21 January 2021

Getting fit in the new year? Swap the calorie-counting and lunchtime gym sessions for an early start on the open water.

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Work wonders

21 October 2015

Manufacturing in Turin may have withered but the Borgo Rossini district has made grand use of empty industrial spaces to refashion a warm community in its place.

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Upwardly mobile

13 May 2021

Don’t rule out lesser-celebrated cities as a base for your business. You need room to experiment and expand. And though the capital of Piedmont might have lain in the shadow of Milan, it is now proving to be a bright spot…

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Shifting gears

24 March 2022

Not content to stay in his lane, Fiat’s CEO Olivier François is rallying the brand – and its hometown – towards an electric future.

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Freedom of expression

19 January 2023

Turin is a city with many bold and experimental mid-century residential developments. Using these buildings as an inspiration, a new generation of architects is continuing to push the envelope.

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Turin, shrewd

15 April 2010

Guido Martinetti is one half of the chilled duo behind Grom ice cream (and one of our ‘new heroes’ featured in issue 29). When he is not on the road checking on suppliers, he can be found around Piazza Carlo Felice in his…

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Expo 55: Turin

21 June 2012

Although no longer the industrial powerhouse it once was, Turin has developed into a significant social centre in the afterglow of the 2006 Winter Olympics, adding a discreet modern confidence to its momentous and varied…

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Property Prospectus: Turin

22 October 2015

Large-scale manufacturing is on the wane in Turin. Discover how the Regio Parco area is making use of empty industrial spaces to create a new, independent vibe.

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The Urbanist - Utopian Hours: Turin’s growing momentum

20 October 2022

We wrap up our conference season at Utopian Hours festival in the north of Italy, where we get urban inspiration from seven speakers and investigate why Turin has seen a burst of creative city building in recent years.

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The Menu - Food Neighbourhoods 117: Turin, Quadrilatero

15 January 2019

Monocle’s Chiara Rimella takes us on a tour of the Quadrilatero neighbourhood of Turin, a once-rough area transformed by the power of its restaurants alone.

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The new urban rowers

4 February 2021

Creative director Luca Ballarini starts every day at the Circolo Canottieri Caprera, an urban rowing club in Turin. It’s a daily discipline that offers a fresh perspective on the city – and on life.

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Drive and Ambition

20 November 2013

Italy’s motor city has long suffered from being painted with a very grey brush. However, as Monocle found out, it is Turin’s industrial heritage that is providing the inspiration and technical expertise to spur on a booming…

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The Urbanist - Tall Stories 251: Precollinear Park, Turin

5 April 2021

We stop by a linear park constructed along a stretch of unused tram lines, conceived by the Torino Stratosferica collective.