Sarah Grice explores the history and current day offerings of the Warburg Institute Library.

Sarah Grice explores the history and current day offerings of the Warburg Institute Library.

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 450: The Warburg Institute, London

We delve into the power of sports to help propel the regeneration of an entire neighbourhood. We’ll explore how smart stadium design can help cities grow in a more sustainable way and hear from the architecture firm behind the world’s largest landscape-led project, Riyadh’s Sports Boulevard.

We delve into the power of sports to help propel the regeneration of an entire neighbourhood. We&rsquo;ll explore how smart stadium design can help cities grow in a more sustainable way and hear from the architecture firm behind the world&rsquo;s largest landscape-led project, Riyadh&rsquo;s Sports Boulevard.

How can sports venues enhance our cities? 

Carla Hyenne takes us to Matadero Madrid to see how some well-timed redevelopment nearby made it an even more attractive destination for visitors.

Carla Hyenne takes us to Matadero Madrid to see how some well-timed redevelopment nearby made it an even more attractive destination for visitors.

Tall Stories 454: Matadero Madrid

What are some of the ways that heating the air and water in our buildings can be made greener? We consider innovative solutions from the capture and redistribution of a building’s warmth to a solar project in London that is decarbonising The British Library’s water-heating process. Plus: we visit one of India’s historic stepwells to see how the ancient structures could provide an answer to the country’s water-supply woes.

What are some of the ways that heating the air and water in our buildings can be made greener? We consider innovative solutions from the capture and redistribution of a building&rsquo;s warmth to a solar project in London that is decarbonising The British Library&rsquo;s water-heating process. Plus: we visit one of India&rsquo;s historic stepwells to see how the ancient structures could provide an answer to the country&rsquo;s water-supply woes.

Tall Stories 450: The Warburg Institute, London

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