The use of urban architecture, particularly office blocks, has transformed completely over the past few years – but opportunities abound. We asked five property experts how we might harness these evolving landscapes.
We might not be able to carry your bags but we can aid your adventures in other ways. From an outdoor jaunt in Japan’s great north to beer and Bruegel in the Austrian capital, here’s the latest from Monocle’s very own fixer…
With the sun shining and our cities in bloom, it’s once again time to take stock of urban initiatives the world over as we reveal this year’s liveability index and meet the municipal patrons helping to give their towns a…
Summer is all about taking a break and doing the things that enhance your quality of life. And we’ve devised a modest checklist of ideas to set you on the right course – to make life just a bit nicer. So grab your swimmers…
Dallas has gone from a deserted downtown to a place where people want to be – but it didn’t happen overnight. Here we look at how this urban turnaround was made.
Despite challenges both past and present, canny redevelopments, scrappy fundraising and passionate residents have ensured this
city’s regeneration has rock-solid foundations.
In the first of a new series looking at US cities and the people fixing them, we stop off at Albuquerque to find out why New Mexico’s most populous city is on the up.
It takes just one passionate patron or one clear-sighted business owner to start turning
round a city’s fortunes. From encouraging back rare birds to battling poverty, here’s
our crack squad of urban fixers.
You don’t have to do it all alone. Make sure you know who to call whether you are running for re-election, rebuilding your city or rethinking your retail business in 2013.
No matter how much money and effort is put into marketing your city, if you want tourists to visit and everyone to know its name, nothing compares to having a popular TV series being filmed in your city. Monocle looks at…
Takeshi Kitano AKA “Beat Takeshi” is a big-league comedian and film director who emerged from working-class roots and rose to fame with his TV programmes and gangster films. This year, he’s published his autobiography.
The poorest prefecture in Japan, Okinawa, in the far south of the country, is experiencing a renaissance as companies large and small capitalise on its relaxed, affordable lifestyle, great beaches and warm climate. And the…
In Germany home-owners can generate power and sell it to the national grid. Genoa runs an inspiring van-share scheme that’s cutting congestion and in Estonia they have adopted a simple fiscal reform that’s kept the economy…