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With an influential audience of city mayors, urban planners and architects, this is Monocle’s guide to making better cities, be it new technology, state-of-the-art subways or compact apartments.
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- 1 weeks ago7 min
Tall Stories 532: New York's revived coastal focus at the restored Rockaway Ocean Club
Ed Stocker takes us to a restored beach club on the Queens coastline which brings a refreshed focus to New York’s oceanside assets.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
- 2 weeks ago35 min
Nadim Karam on the healing power of public art
Beiruti artist Nadim Karam joins us to discuss how art can be restorative to a city. We also speak to two members of the team behind the new Shenzhen Natural History Museum and preview the agenda for Comotion LA 2026.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
- 2 weeks ago5 min
Tall Stories 531: How Ascensor Concepción helps Valparaiso reach new heights
Jane Chambers visits Valparaiso’s oldest funicular to experience how this feat of engineering is still an important part of daily life.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
- 3 weeks ago32 min
If cities can’t take the heat, they need to rethink their design
We discuss how design can make urban centres more liveable amid rising temperatures, looking at the best examples from Rome to Dubai.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
- 3 weeks ago5 min
Tall Stories 530: The unique Soviet design behind Estonia’s Saare KEK building
Petri Burtsoff takes us to a rare piece of experimental, woman-led 1980’s Soviet design off the coast of Estonia.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
- 4 weeks ago26 min
Livex Abu Dhabi: Meet the former mayors
In our second episode from the Livex livability exhibition in Abu Dhabi, we hear from former mayors who helped to make their cities more livable. Plus: designing for wellness.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
- Oct 5, 20267 min
Tall Stories 529: Montreal’s Golden Square Mile
Paul Logothetis tells us the history of a section of central Montreal that manages to straddle the line between high class and hip.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
- Oct 1, 202629 min
Livex Abu Dhabi: Liveable and loveable cities
In our first of two episodes from the Livex liveability exhibition in Abu Dhabi, we hear from some exciting guests aiming to build cities that serve their people best.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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