The Urbanist

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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. Nominee in the Smartest Podcast category of the 2019 British Podcast awards.

3 DAYS AGO

How Santo Domingo’s old town is attractive for both residents and visitors

We visit the capital of the Dominican Republic to see how its historic centre is balancing residential and tourist appeal. We also stop by Sydney’s newly reopened fish market and hear from the co-CEO of Waymo. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

32 min
6 DAYS AGO

Tall Stories 495: Practising preservation at The Assembly House in Buffalo

Dennis Maher, artist and the founder and director of The Assembly House, describes how his project is helping to preserve more than just structures in the city of Buffalo. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

7 min
5 FEB

Cities on the agenda at the World Governments Summit in Dubai

We report from the World Governments Summit, where we speak to Khalfan Belhoul of Dubai Future Foundation; German minister for digital transformation Karsten Wildberger; and Muhannad Tayem from Deloitte Middle East. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

30 min
2 FEB

Tall Stories 494: Metropolitan Ervin Szabó Library, Budapest

Geetanjali Krishna takes us to Budapest's largest public collection of books to study how its popularity with locals is growing, thanks to recent Hungarian literary success. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

6 min
29 JAN

Melbourne’s Metro Tunnel and Mexican architect Tatiana Bilbao’s view on housing

We explore the Melbourne Metro Tunnel, which has recently opened in the Victorian capital. Plus: Mexican architect Tatiana Bilbao joins Monocle’s Ed Stocker to discuss how she challenges norms to champion social housing. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

29 min
26 JAN

Tall Stories 493: The Tallinn Song Festival Grounds

Petri Burtsoff takes us to a festival grounds that acts as a lasting symbol of Estonian national pride. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

7 min
22 JAN

Urban lessons from the World Economic Forum and the Holcim Foundation Awards

Carlota Rebelo reports from the World Economic Forum in Davos to share some urban lessons from this year’s meeting. Then: Ed Stocker gives us a run-down on the most recent Holcim Foundation Awards for sustainable construction. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

34 min
19 JAN

Tall Stories 492: Todo Modo, Florence

Grace Charlton takes us to a literary stalwart and community pillar in Florence. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

4 min

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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. Nominee in the Smartest Podcast category of the 2019 British Podcast awards.