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The Urbanist

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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27:58

Cape Town’s liveability secrets – highlights from...

The Urbanist ·

2025/09/11

What are Cape Town’s secrets to liveability, how do you act like a local in Barcelona and why is the UAE the best place to bring people together?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-US

7:47

Tall Stories 475: Bethlem Royal Hospital and Bethlem...

The Urbanist ·

2025/09/08

Monocle’s Sophie Monaghan-Coombs tells us the story of the world’s oldest psychiatric hospital, founded in the 13th century in London.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-US

31:38

Want to find utopia? Try Columbia, Maryland

The Urbanist ·

2025/09/04

We visit one of the US’s more successful attempts at a utopian society, as well as a mass-timber tower in Portland and the winners of the Aga Khan Award for Architecture.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-US

5:22

Tall Stories 474: Fuggerei, Augsburg – Germany’s...

The Urbanist ·

2025/09/01

Valerie Hamilton takes us to the world’s oldest public-housing complex, which has a very unique payment system.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-US

33:42

Crowdfunding community projects, personalised airport...

The Urbanist ·

2025/08/28

We explore a crowdfunding platform for community projects, learn how to personalise the airport-retail experience and head to the Olten Chilbi folk festival in Switzerland.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-US

5:31

Tall Stories 473: The Hope for Peace Monument, Beirut

The Urbanist ·

2025/08/25

Noor Amylia Hilda takes us to the outskirts of Beirut to visit a monument for peace constructed from instruments of war.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-US

27:31

How good design affects a city beyond the aesthetic –...

The Urbanist ·

2025/08/21

We unpack two stories exemplifying the principle that thoughtful design can have a deeper impact than just being pleasant to look at.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-US

4:49

Tall Stories 472: Al-Nawfara Coffee Shop, Damascus

The Urbanist ·

2025/08/18

Liam Syed takes us to a café in Damascus that serves up regional favourites blended with stories of the Syrian capital’s past.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-US

29:02

How can the arts and culture sectors boost a city’s...

The Urbanist ·

2025/08/14

We assess how cultural spaces, music venues and arts festivals can bring a city economic success.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-US

5:25

Tall Stories 471: Aalto Siilo – the ugliest building...

The Urbanist ·

2025/08/11

Wif Stenger describes how the so-called “ugliest building in Oulu” can be redesigned to serve as a community treasure.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-US

28:21

Earning the commute – how do we get city centres...

The Urbanist ·

2025/08/07

We chair a roundtable conversation on the future of the office and how good design can bring people back to our city centres.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-US

5:47

Tall Stories 470: Szimpla Kert, Budapest

The Urbanist ·

2025/08/04

Geetanjali Krishna takes us to Budapest’s pioneering “ruin bar” to see how urban environments persevere through destruction.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-US

36:53

How citizens stay informed: why strong city...

The Urbanist ·

2025/07/31

We review some strong city journalism to see how these publications and productions are helping city residents to stay informed about the environments that they live, work and play in.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-US

6:16

Tall Stories 469: Tyra: the World’s Largest Dinosaur,...

The Urbanist ·

2025/07/28

Sheena Rossiter tells us the story of Tyra, the world’s largest dinosaur, and how the community and the rest of Canada are reacting to news of her removal.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-US

28:39

Rethinking streets as third spaces in the...

The Urbanist ·

2025/07/24

We are in the United States this week to see how one of the world’s most car-dependent nations can make its streets more pedestrian friendly.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-US

33:58

Live from the Brookfield x Monocle liveable cities...

The Urbanist ·

2025/07/22

To celebrate the release of Monocle’s Quality of Life Survey 2025, we record a special edition of the programme in association with Brookfield from the rooftop of their smart new offices in Mayfair, London.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-US

7:24

Tall Stories 468: SoMA Residences, New York

The Urbanist ·

2025/07/21

Naomi Xu Elegant investigates the largest office-to-residential conversion in American history, which was recently completed in New York.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-US

32:18

Adaptive reuse, shaping cities through retail and...

The Urbanist ·

2025/07/17

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.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-US

8:36

Tall Stories 467: Shanghai’s urban transformation

The Urbanist ·

2025/07/14

Tomas Pinheiro explores how the millennia-old settlement of Shanghai has grown into China’s most populous urban area.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-US

31:08

Rebuilding Ukraine, forensic architecture and the...

The Urbanist ·

2025/07/10

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.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-US

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