Andrew Tuck ponders the light and shade of the modern metropolis.

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 315: A south-facing garden

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.

Tall Stories 534: What Manila’s Coconut Palace says about Filipino politics

We report from the Council on Vertical Urbanism’s 2026 summit with its CEO and incoming chair. Plus: building big in Brazil with Stéphane Domeneghini. And: Jeddah Tower with Ian Norman Miller and John Peronto.

We report from the Council on Vertical Urbanism&rsquo;s 2026 summit with its CEO and incoming chair. Plus: building big in Brazil with St&eacute;phane Domeneghini. And: Jeddah Tower with Ian Norman Miller and John Peronto.

What’s next for the skyscraper? We find out at the Council on Vertical Urbanism’s 2026 summit

Gendel Gento discusses the history of iconic broadcasting towers in the Japanese capital and how the Tokyo Skytree came to be.

Gendel Gento discusses the history of iconic broadcasting towers in the Japanese capital and how the Tokyo Skytree came to be.

Tall Stories 315: A south-facing garden

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