332 results for bridge

Monocle Minute

Bridge the gap

4 March 2016

The final section of Istanbul’s third bridge across the Bosphorus is due to be bolted in place later today. The Yavuz Sultan Selim Koprusu will be the widest suspension bridge in the world when it opens in August and will…

Radio

The Urbanist - Water under the bridge

11 August 2016

Bridges play an active role in the way in which we interact with cities and they also influence how our urban environments evolve. This week we discover how something that is meant to unite us can be divisive, from a ped…

Monocle Minute

Bridge too far

8 February 2016

Bostonians are nervously watching their skyline as beloved landmarks come under threat. City officials have announced that the demolition of the Old Northern Avenue Bridge, which has spanned the Fort Point Channel for 108…

Radio

The Urbanist - Tall Stories 6: Cavenagh Bridge

16 May 2016

This week we head to Singapore to take a tour of Cavenagh Bridge. This elegant suspension bridge showcased new civil-engineering techniques under British rule and has featured in many of Joseph Conrad’s novels. Our guide…

Radio

The Urbanist - Tall Stories 97: Newport’s Transporter Bridge

12 March 2018

From film appearances to miner takeovers, Newport’s Transporter Bridge has had a turbulent century at the heart of South Wales. Monocle’s George McDonagh, a native of the area, profiles of the iconic structure.

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Briefing Asia

17 August 2007

Building bridges in China and why you should be nice to your mum.

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Article

Stage right

12 June 2015

As artistic director at the Sydney Theatre Company, playwright Andrew Upton has helped pen a star part for the city’s iconic cultural institution. He talks to Monocle about what makes Sydney so special and why telling…

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Diplomacy briefing

21 September 2017

How Slovenia is positioning itself as a bridge between two superpowers: the US and Russia.

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Article

Crime time

18 January 2018

Screenwriter and novelist Hans Rosenfeldt has popularised Nordic noir with ‘The Bridge’. We follow him into the woods.

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Tbilisi two

18 November 2010

In an attempt to attract foreign investment and ditch its Soviet-era image, the Georgian president has enlisted Michele De Lucchi to fill the capital’s skies with ambitious architecture. The Italian is clearly succeeding…

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Asia briefing

17 March 2008

The empty schools of Japan, bridging Hong Kong and searching for a new Seoul in Yongsan.

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Making moves

18 May 2017

Good design keeps a city on the go. From bridge-builders to nifty mopeds, here are some of the most dynamic transport ideas.

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Americas briefing

21 June 2018

A school of cities in Toronto, São Paulo tries to do dockless bikes right and can a park in South Carolina bridge racial divides?

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Article

Africa/Middle East Briefing

15 September 2011

The substantial motorcade of the 'humble' Ugandan president, Norway looks to turn Quatar's desert green and a new bridge betwen Egypt and Saudi Arabia.

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In full flow

17 May 2018

Shiny new infrastructure projects are often a way for mayors to broadcast their ambition and boost publicity (Garden Bridge, anyone?). But, as these five schemes show, the smartest planners present viable solutions to real…

Radio

Midori House - Friday 19 January

19 January 2018

The looming shutdown of the US government, the UK foreign secretary’s bizarre suggestion to build a bridge to France and why cities ought to approach Amazon's next headquarters with caution. Plus, Australia's word of 2017…

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