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 441: Shuri Castle, Okinawa
1/13/2025
Tomás Pinheiro describes the recent renovation of one of Okinawa’s Unesco World Heritage Sites after a devastating fire in 2019, as well as the history of reconstructions that this castle has undergone.
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Duration:00:07:14
Destinations for 2025
1/9/2025
We visit two destinations that should factor into your 2025 travel plans. In Portugal we assess the hospitality sector after a record year in visitor numbers, then we tune in to the sounds of Tokyo to hear what sonic attractions await you in the Japanese capital.
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Duration:00:28:42
Tall Stories 440: Motel Plitvice, Zagreb
1/6/2025
Guy de Launey reviews an icon of Yugoslav architecture in a motorway service station just outside Zagreb.
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Duration:00:07:36
The best of ‘Tall Stories’ in 2024
1/2/2025
Monocle’s editor in chief, Andrew Tuck, rounds up his favourite episodes of ‘Tall Stories’ from 2024.
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Duration:00:28:53
The best of 2024
12/26/2024
Monocle’s editor-in-chief Andrew Tuck recalls some of his favourite interviews and reports from the year on ‘The Urbanist’.
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Duration:00:30:29
A very Urbanist Christmas
12/19/2024
Our holiday special brings you a collection of yuletide traditions from cities around the world. Then, we roll out another festive round of ‘The Urbanist’ quiz and give you the perfect gift idea for the urbanist in your life.
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Duration:00:27:17
Tall Stories 439: Deer Valley Resort, Utah
12/16/2024
Jessica Bridger straps on her skis and takes us to a grand American resort whose wild, man-made landscape stuns visitors.
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Duration:00:08:21
Swimmable cities, Battersea Power Station and indigenous retail
12/12/2024
Matt Sykes, co-founder and convenor of Swimmable Cities, describes how our urban centres can band together to promote more swimmable urban waterways. Then Sebastien Ricard from Wilkinsoneyre unpacks the transformation of the Battersea Power Station and Mandy Sinclair visits Aaniin – Canada’s first fully indigenous-owned department store.
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Duration:00:29:24
Tall Stories 438: Cusco’s duality
12/9/2024
Elna Schutz explores how antiquity and modernity coexist in the city of Cusco, perched high in the Andes.
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Duration:00:05:13
How municipal architects shape our cities
12/5/2024
From the perspectives of towns, cities and countries, we look at the role of the municipal architect today to see how this centralised advisor can help to cut red tape, mould an identity and connect stakeholders for better urban-design choices.
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Duration:00:28:16
Tall Stories 437: Richard Gilder Center for Science, Education and Innovation, New York
12/2/2024
Paul Logothetis takes us to an intriguing new building that is just as awe inspiring as the exhibits housed within.
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Duration:00:06:27
‘The Land is Full’, plus urbanism for young and old
11/28/2024
We speak to Thomas Woltz of Nelson Byrd Woltz Landscape Architects, whose new monograph, ‘The Land is Full’, explains why all land comes with deep history and cultural ties. Then we inspire young urbanists with the author of an architecturally themed colouring book and assess how Singapore will combat loneliness in its rapidly ageing population.
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Duration:00:29:02
Tall Stories 436: Tallinna Linnahall
11/25/2024
David Plaisant visits a Soviet-era concert hall that has been disused for the best part of 15 years and is loved and loathed by the city’s residents in equal measure.
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Duration:00:09:13
The positives of public parks, Kitchener’s glockenspiel and the art of letter carving
11/21/2024
We assess all the benefits that public green space brings to a city, visit one of the most German cities in Canada to see how the town glockenspiel brings residents together and investigate the ancient art of letter carving.
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Duration:00:29:07
Tall Stories 435: Streetcars in El Paso
11/18/2024
Gregory Scruggs hops aboard a street car in El Paso to find out how the revival of this transportation option has struck a chord with the locals.
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Duration:00:04:40
Protecting London’s past
11/14/2024
We explore some iconic parts of London’s past through ‘London Lost Interiors’, a book revealing the great indoors of the UK capital. Plus: a cylindrical example of brutalist architecture, Space House, which has been preserved for future generations.
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Duration:00:30:32
Tall Stories 434: Millionaire’s Row, George Town
11/11/2024
Tomás Pinheiro discusses the history of a prestigious street in the capital of Malaysia’s Penang state and assesses some of the new developments taking over the area.
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Duration:00:07:53
Utopian Hours 2024
11/7/2024
Monocle’s Ed Stocker reports from Turin’s annual festival of urbanism, Utopian Hours, where a collection of inspiring speakers discussed everything from meanwhile spaces to climate resilience. Plus: we visit the river Po to see how it interacts with the Piedmontese capital.
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Duration:00:31:16
Tall Stories 433: Holcim Foundation Awards series: Sou Fujimoto
11/4/2024
Each week we welcome one of the jury chairs of the Holcim Foundation Awards – the world’s premier competition for sustainable design – to hear their views on creating uplifting places, fostering a healthy planet and building thriving communities. In the fifth and final episode we sit down with the Japanese architect and founder of his eponymous studio, Sou Fujimoto.
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Duration:00:06:16
US elections special
10/31/2024
We are using the upcoming US election to put a spotlight on American cities and the challenges they face. We discuss housing struggles, how to get around, the changing world of work, the resulting state of downtown cores and how apps are altering our urban fabric.
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Duration:00:30:58