We discuss how design can make urban centres more liveable amid rising temperatures, looking at the best examples from Rome to Dubai.

We discuss how design can make urban centres more liveable amid rising temperatures, looking at the best examples from Rome to Dubai.

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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If cities can’t take the heat, they need to rethink their design

OBMI architect and chairman Tim Peck; associate principal of hospitality Paul Boldy; and associate principal of interior design Maud Capet join Monocle’s Nic Monisse to discuss whether design’s impact can be measured.

OBMI architect and chairman Tim Peck; associate principal of hospitality Paul Boldy; and associate principal of interior design Maud Capet join Monocle&rsquo;s Nic Monisse to discuss whether design&rsquo;s impact can be measured.

OBMI special episode 1: Can you measure what makes a place memorable?

We visit a newly pedestrianised Oxford Street with the Oxford Street Development Corporation’s Nabeel Khan and Julian Lewis of East, the architecture firm behind the first phase of the transformation. This is our verdict.

We visit a newly pedestrianised Oxford Street with the Oxford Street Development Corporation&rsquo;s Nabeel Khan and Julian Lewis of East, the architecture firm behind the first phase of the transformation. This is our verdict.

Will banning vehicles improve or ruin London’s Oxford Street?

Tom Lewis tells us what Manila’s Coconut Palace – one of the venues for the upcoming Asean summit – can tell us about Filipino politics, both past and present.

Tom Lewis tells us what Manila&rsquo;s Coconut Palace &ndash; one of the venues for the upcoming Asean summit &ndash; can tell us about Filipino politics, both past and present.

If cities can’t take the heat, they need to rethink their design

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