What are Cape Town’s secrets to liveability, how do you act like a local in Barcelona and why is the UAE the best place to bring people together?

What are Cape Town&rsquo;s secrets to liveability, how do you act like a local in Barcelona and why is the UAE the best place to bring people together?

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. 

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.

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Cape Town’s liveability secrets – highlights from Monocle’s Quality of Life Conference

Petri Burtsoff takes us to a rare piece of experimental, woman-led 1980’s Soviet design off the coast of Estonia.

Petri Burtsoff takes us to a rare piece of experimental, woman-led 1980&rsquo;s Soviet design off the coast of Estonia.

Tall Stories 530: The unique Soviet design behind Estonia’s Saare KEK building

In our second episode from the Livex livability exhibition in Abu Dhabi, we hear from former mayors who helped to make their cities more livable. Plus: designing for wellness.

In our second episode from the Livex livability exhibition in Abu Dhabi, we hear from former mayors who helped to make their cities more livable. Plus: designing for wellness.

Livex Abu Dhabi: Meet the former mayors

Paul Logothetis tells us the history of a section of central Montreal that manages to straddle the line between high class and hip.

Paul Logothetis tells us the history of a section of central Montreal that manages to straddle the line between high class and hip.

Cape Town’s liveability secrets – highlights from Monocle’s Quality of Life Conference

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