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

Gregory Scruggs tells the odd tale of the energy-sapping totem that is Santo Domingo’s Columbus Lighthouse.

Gregory Scruggs tells the odd tale of the energy-sapping totem that is Santo Domingo&rsquo;s Columbus Lighthouse.

Tall Stories 502: The Columbus Lighthouse’s bizarre origin story

We speak with Apple’s VP of places, Kristina Raspe, about how the tech giant’s real-estate portfolio adds to cities. Then: the changing face of Medellin and we farewell our long-time producer.

We speak with Apple&rsquo;s VP of places, Kristina Raspe, about how the tech giant&rsquo;s real-estate portfolio adds to cities. Then: the changing face of Medellin and we farewell our long-time producer.

How Apple delivers a sense of place to the built environment

Clarissa Wei climbs Taiwan’s best-known tower to investigate the clever engineering that keeps it in the sky.

Clarissa Wei climbs Taiwan&rsquo;s best-known tower to investigate the clever engineering that keeps it in the sky.

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

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