Sophie Monaghan-Coombs tells us how the new V&A East Storehouse is bringing the memory of brutalist London housing estate Robin Hood Gardens to life.

Sophie Monaghan-Coombs tells us how the new V&amp;A East Storehouse is bringing the memory of brutalist London housing estate Robin Hood Gardens to life.

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 459: Robin Hood Gardens, London

From Manchester championing the decentralisation of design expertise to Toronto’s technique for getting more out of transit-oriented developments, we explore two planning concepts named after their home cities.

From Manchester championing the decentralisation of design expertise to Toronto&rsquo;s technique for getting more out of transit-oriented developments, we explore two planning concepts named after their home cities.

Toponymic planning: Manchesterism and the Toronto Model 

Tomos Lewis takes us to a seemingly out-of-place public art installation currently floating on Lake Ontario.

Tomos Lewis takes us to a seemingly out-of-place public art installation currently floating on Lake Ontario.

Tall Stories 525: Toronto’s eye-catching ‘Global Convenience’

We convene a roundtable discussion with Gosha Haley, Ludo Campbell-Reid and Gyles Bendall on the future of Auckland, as the metropolis prepares for a new era of mobility with the City Rail Link.

 

We convene a roundtable discussion with Gosha Haley, Ludo Campbell-Reid and Gyles Bendall on the future of Auckland, as the metropolis prepares for a new era of mobility with the City Rail Link.
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Tall Stories 459: Robin Hood Gardens, London

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