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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
Studio by IPUT Real Estate special: Instilling emotion into workplaces through good hospitality
In the first of two special episodes in partnership with Studio by IPUT Real Estate, we convene a discussion with its chief executive, Niall Gaffney, and the founder of design firm Gorgeous Group, Robbie Bargh.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
- 4 days ago29 min
Designing One London, a new skyscraper for the UK’s capital
We speak to the architect and developer behind a new skyscraper planned for the City of London. Then we hear what Lisbon and Maputo – two cities with a shared language and culture – can learn from each other.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
- 1 weeks ago5 min
Tall Stories 526: Mother Nature on display at Apple Park
Ivan Carvalho takes us for a tour inside a tech-focused campus where greenery is also given its fair share of attention. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
- 1 weeks ago28 min
Toponymic planning: Manchesterism and the Toronto Model
From Manchester championing the decentralisation of design expertise to Toronto’s technique for getting more out of transit-oriented developments, we explore two planning concepts named after their home cities.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
- 2 weeks ago8 min
Tall Stories 525: Toronto’s eye-catching ‘Global Convenience’
Tomos Lewis takes us to a seemingly out-of-place public art installation currently floating on Lake Ontario.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
- 2 weeks ago27 min
How the City Rail Link can rewrite Auckland’s future
We convene a roundtable discussion with Gosha Haley, Ludo Campbell-Reid and Gyles Bendall on the future of Auckland, as the metropolis prepares for a new era of mobility with the City Rail Link. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
- 3 weeks ago5 min
Tall Stories 524: The silver-screen allure of Park Hyatt Tokyo’s New York Bar
Gendel Gento explores a recently refurbished hotel bar in Tokyo, which is a must-visit for cinephiles.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
- 3 weeks ago30 min
How New York plans to reimagine its famous Fifth Avenue and its bus system
We speak with Madelyn Wils, who is heading up an overhaul of Fifth Avenue, and New York transportation commissioner Mike Flynn about rethinking bus transit. Plus: Alison Donnally from JoeyCo on live-work arrangements.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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