Petri Burtsoff takes us to one of Alvar Aalto’s most famous buildings: a modernist demonstration of what mass housing was lacking at the time.

Petri Burtsoff takes us to one of Alvar Aalto’s most famous buildings: a modernist demonstration of what mass housing was lacking at the time.

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 358: Villa Mairea, Pori

Gregory Scruggs takes us to one of the oldest libraries in the US to explore its fascinating role in Boston’s history.

Gregory Scruggs takes us to one of the oldest libraries in the US to explore its fascinating role in Boston’s history.

Tall Stories 387: Boston Athenaeum

We explore how the age of technology is having an influence on our roads and how one country is trying to reduce its dependence on cars.

We explore how the age of technology is having an influence on our roads and how one country is trying to reduce its dependence on cars.

Driving change

Carla Hyenne explores some of the Danish capital's blue spaces to find out just how important they are to residents.

Carla Hyenne explores some of the Danish capital's blue spaces to find out just how important they are to residents.

Tall Stories 358: Villa Mairea, Pori

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