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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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- Yesterday30 min
What’s next for the skyscraper? We find out at the Council on Vertical Urbanism’s 2026 summit
We report from the Council on Vertical Urbanism’s 2026 summit with its CEO and incoming chair. Plus: building big in Brazil with Stéphane Domeneghini. And: Jeddah Tower with Ian Norman Miller and John Peronto.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
- 4 days ago6 min
Tall Stories 533: How Tokyo transitioned from the Tower to the Skytree
Gendel Gento discusses the history of iconic broadcasting towers in the Japanese capital and how the Tokyo Skytree came to be.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
- 1 weeks ago26 min
Bringing urban accessibility and enjoyment to the deaf community
We speak to DeafCity Hub’s founder Amanprit Arnold to learn how differently cities are experienced by the deaf community. Then Omnigym’s Kirsti Laasio discusses fitness accessibility for all, including the homeless.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
- 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.
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