Emily Wither visits one of the world’s most stunning YMCA buildings to explore how the space has helped to bring together a divided city.

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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Tall Stories 303: Jerusalem International YMCA

Petri Burtsoff takes us to Sajos, in Finland’s northern Lapland, a centre for culture and administration in the Sámi community.

Petri Burtsoff takes us to Sajos, in Finland&rsquo;s northern Lapland, a centre for culture and administration in the S&aacute;mi community.

Tall Stories 503: The Sámi Cultural Centre in Finland and its impact

Guy de Launey reports from Urban Future, a Better Cities event taking place this year in the Slovenian capital of Ljubljana.

Guy de Launey reports from Urban Future, a Better Cities event taking place this year in the Slovenian capital of Ljubljana.

Finding out what our urban futures hold in Ljubljana

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 303: Jerusalem International YMCA

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