Petri Burtsoff takes us to a historic hotel in Estonia that has stayed true to its design roots for nearly a century.

Petri Burtsoff takes us to a historic hotel in Estonia that has stayed true to its design roots for nearly a century.

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 463: Rannahotell, Pärnu

We look at adaptive reuse through two lenses: a blockbuster case in the UK capital and an attempt to get European cities to legislate for less demolition.

We look at adaptive reuse through two lenses: a blockbuster case in the UK capital and an attempt to get European cities to legislate for less demolition.

Adaptive reuse, shaping cities through retail and Vienna’s climate neutrality

Tomas Pinheiro explores how the millennia-old settlement of Shanghai has grown into China’s most populous urban area.

Tomas Pinheiro explores how the millennia-old settlement of Shanghai has grown into China&rsquo;s most populous urban area.

Tall Stories 467: Shanghai’s urban transformation

We look at the effects that war and conflict can have on our cities, and how we go about rebuilding our urban areas better than before.

We look at the effects that war and conflict can have on our cities, and how we go about rebuilding our urban areas better than before.

Tall Stories 463: Rannahotell, Pärnu

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