Tomás Pinheiro takes us to Auroville, an experimental township mostly in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu, to see what lessons we can learn from this “laboratory for humanity”.

Tomás Pinheiro takes us to Auroville, an experimental township mostly in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu, to see what lessons we can learn from this “laboratory for humanity”.

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 370: Auroville, Tamil Nadu

Andrew Mueller takes us to the Australian War Memorial to find out the nature of and reasons for its recent refit.

Andrew Mueller takes us to the Australian War Memorial to find out the nature of and reasons for its recent refit.

Tall Stories 491: Australian War Memorial, Canberra

We meet Dr Gary Yohe, a Nobel Peace prize recipient for his work on the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Then: we discover the stories behind Britain’s cooling towers, a brutalist structure that once dominated our skylines.

We meet Dr Gary Yohe, a Nobel Peace prize recipient for his work on the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Then: we discover the stories behind Britain&rsquo;s cooling towers, a brutalist structure that once dominated our skylines.

What energy should we take into 2026 in order to face climate change head on?

Tomás Pinheiro explains how an act of urban erasure in the Thai capital stole the charm from one of the city’s iconic structures.

Tom&aacute;s Pinheiro explains how an act of urban erasure in the Thai capital stole the charm from one of the city&rsquo;s iconic structures.

Tall Stories 370: Auroville, Tamil Nadu

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