We visit the Smart City Expo World Congress in Barcelona to talk shop with the mayor of Kuala Lumpur, an acclaimed futurist, a transportation official from Los Angeles and the event’s director. 

We visit the Smart City Expo World Congress in Barcelona to talk shop with the mayor of Kuala Lumpur, an acclaimed futurist, a transportation official from Los Angeles and the event&rsquo;s director.&nbsp;

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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Planning the cities of the future at the Smart City Expo World Congress

Alexei Korolyov visits an air-raid bunker that has laid empty for decades but is now being brought back to life through art.

Alexei Korolyov visits an air-raid bunker that has laid empty for decades but is now being brought back to life through art.

Tall Stories 488: The bunker in Schönbornpark, Vienna

We report from MIPIM Asia in Hong Kong, where delegates from across the APAC region and beyond discussed solutions to meet the rapid pace of urbanisation. Plus: a city reeling from a devastating fire in Tai Po.

We report from MIPIM Asia in Hong Kong, where delegates from across the APAC region and beyond discussed solutions to meet the rapid pace of urbanisation. Plus: a city reeling from a devastating fire in Tai Po.

MIPIM Asia 2025: What are Asian cities learning from each other?

Paul Logothetis takes us to an iconic feature of Athens’ urban fabric – covered walkways offering much needed shade and a space for socialising.

Paul Logothetis takes us to an iconic feature of Athens&rsquo; urban fabric &ndash; covered walkways offering much needed shade and a space for socialising.

Planning the cities of the future at the Smart City Expo World Congress

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