The Urbanist
The Urbanist
Playlist by The UrbanistWith 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. Nomin…1,311 clip(s) in playlist
Tall Stories 520: Vienna’s art nouveau Tennisclub SV Schwarz-Blau
Alexei Korolyov takes us to one of Vienna’s most architecturally stunning tennis clubs.
07:21
Designing a modern library that is relevant to people and place
We review a new library project in Oregon, learn about a system helping Swedish city-dwellers share and find out how to build sticky neighbourhoods.
28:09
Tall Stories 519: Exploring Caracas’ panoramic Humboldt Hotel
Gustavo Ocando Alex tells us the story of Hotel Humboldt, which sits on the northern hills of Caracas.
04:10
Thomas Heatherwick on generosity in urban design and how to sustain a project’s momentum
We assess two long-running London projects: Thomas Heatherwick joins us to talk about Olympia; while Nick Watson outlines the decades of progress at Elephant Park.
37:51
Tall Stories 518: The past and present grow together at Chengdu’s West Village
Tomás Pinheiro takes us to West Village in Chengdu to see how local vernacular and modern-day needs go hand in hand in this megaproject.
05:56
How London’s South Bank has supported culture for 75 years
The CEO of South Bank Employers’ Group discusses how the area’s institutions work together to help each other flourish. We also speak to the author of a book that imagines a post-carbon future for our cities.
27:18
Tall Stories 517: How La Bulla is making itself heard in Veracruz
Verity de Cala takes us to La Bulla in Mexico’s coastal city of Veracruz to see how this park redevelopment project is impacting the local community.
04:54
How to support the ecosystems that make up our cities
We consider the relationship between our cities and nature as we explore the sponge city concept and learn how our buildings can be kinder to birdlife. Plus: we head to the Finnish city sprinting for carbon neutrality.
30:40
Tall Stories 516: Beirut’s Sporting Beach Club
Noor Amylia Hilda visits a gallant collection of concrete platforms and saltwater pools on Beirut’s coast that has outlasted the Lebanese Civil War, the 1982 Israel-Lebanon war and economic crises.
05:22
Designing for the future: how the technology sector impacts urban design
We find out how to make the buildings of the future serve the cities of today, with urban-friendly data centre design and reimagined technology districts. Plus: why is Singapore so good at planning for its aging population?
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