The Urbanist
Monocle
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. Nominee in the Smartest Podcast category of the 2019 British Podcast awards.
Location:
London, United Kingdom
Networks:
Monocle
Description:
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. Nominee in the Smartest Podcast category of the 2019 British Podcast awards.
Language:
English
Contact:
Midori House, 1 Dorset Street, London, W1U 4EG, UK +44 20 7725 4388
Email:
info@monocle.com
Episodes
Tall Stories 470: Szimpla Kert, Budapest
8/4/2025
Geetanjali Krishna takes us to Budapest’s pioneering “ruin bar” to see how urban environments persevere through destruction.
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Duration:00:05:47
How citizens stay informed: why strong city journalism matters
7/31/2025
We review some strong city journalism to see how these publications and productions are helping city residents to stay informed about the environments that they live, work and play in.
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Duration:00:36:53
Tall Stories 469: Tyra: the World’s Largest Dinosaur, Drumheller
7/28/2025
Sheena Rossiter tells us the story of Tyra, the world’s largest dinosaur, and how the community and the rest of Canada are reacting to news of her removal.
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Duration:00:06:16
Streets as third spaces
7/24/2025
We are in the United States this week to see how one of the world’s most car-dependent nations can make its streets more pedestrian friendly.
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Duration:00:28:39
Live from the Brookfield x Monocle liveable cities celebration
7/22/2025
To celebrate the release of Monocle’s Quality of Life Survey 2025, we record a special edition of the programme in association with Brookfield from the rooftop of their smart new offices in Mayfair, London.
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Duration:00:33:58
Tall Stories 468: SoMA Residences, New York
7/21/2025
Naomi Xu Elegant investigates the largest office-to-residential conversion in American history, which was recently completed in New York.
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Duration:00:07:24
Adaptive reuse, shaping cities through retail and Vienna’s climate neutrality
7/17/2025
We look at adaptive reuse through two lenses: a blockbuster case in the UK capital and an attempt to get European cities to legislate for less demolition.
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Duration:00:32:18
Tall Stories 467: Shanghai’s urban transformation
7/14/2025
Tomas Pinheiro explores how the millennia-old settlement of Shanghai has grown into China’s most populous urban area.
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Duration:00:08:36
Rebuilding Ukraine, forensic architecture and the Yongsan Garrison
7/10/2025
We look at the effects that war and conflict can have on our cities, and how we go about rebuilding our urban areas better than before.
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Duration:00:31:08
Tall Stories 466: Supreme Court Building, Washington
7/7/2025
Charlotte McDonald-Gibson explains the design secrets and quirks behind this neoclassical US Supreme Court Building in Washington.
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Duration:00:06:49
‘Designing the American Century’ & ‘Women Architects at Work’
7/3/2025
We’re calling another meeting of ‘The Urbanist’ bookclub to review two titles: ‘Designing the American Century’ and ‘Women Architects at Work’.
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Duration:00:30:37
Tall Stories 465: Kupari Resort
6/30/2025
Guy De Launey recounts how Kupari Resort went from jewel in the Adriatic crown to derelict disaster zone, as well as what is planned for its revival.
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Duration:00:08:15
Swimmable Cities Summit: Urban waterways as an indicator for quality of life
6/26/2025
Can swimmability be an indicator for good quality of life and a healthy city? We report from the inaugural Swimmable Cities Summit in Rotterdam to hear about those working to improve urban waterways.
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Duration:00:31:14
Tall Stories 464: Cardiff Bay Opera House
6/23/2025
Henry Rees-Sheridan recalls what became of Zaha Hadid’s plans for the Cardiff Bay Opera House.
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Duration:00:07:23
Live from the Abu Dhabi Infrastructure Summit
6/19/2025
From inclusive neighbourhoods and climate-resilient design to mobility and destination development, we explore how infrastructure is being redefined – not just as roads and bridges, but as a tool for better living.
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Duration:00:47:02
Tall Stories 463: Rannahotell, Pärnu
6/16/2025
Petri Burtsoff takes us to a historic hotel in Estonia that has stayed true to its design roots for nearly a century.
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Duration:00:07:11
The urbanist 12/6
6/12/2025
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Duration:00:31:20
Tall Stories 462: Raj Mandir Cinema, Jaipur
6/9/2025
Geetanjali Krishna takes us to a fifty year old cinema in Jaipur that is managing to give modern multiplexes a run for their money.
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Duration:00:05:58
Live from Ned’s Club in London: Quality of Life edition
6/6/2025
Monocle magazine’s editor, Josh Fehnert, is joined by editor in chief, Andrew Tuck, foreign editor, Alexis Self, and senior foreign correspondent, Carlota Rebelo, to discuss what makes a city truly liveable.
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Duration:00:50:18
Freetown the tree town, Battle of the Elms and greening Denver
6/5/2025
We explore an innovative pay-to-grow scheme that is helping to encourage tree growth in Sierra Leone’s capital city. Plus, Stockholm’s Battle of the Elms and making a greener Denver.
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Duration:00:30:43