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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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9:44

Tall Stories 408: Seun Sangga, Seoul

The Urbanist ·

2024/05/13

Tomás Pinheiro tells us how Seoul’s first mixed-use development came about and the challenges that it will face in the future.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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29:45

Conflict and the city: protest

The Urbanist ·

2024/05/09

In part one of our series looking at conflict and the city, we explore protests, their effect on the built environment and how activism is shaped by the public realm.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-US

6:41

Tall Stories 407: Daughters of the American...

The Urbanist ·

2024/05/06

Charlotte McDonald-Gibson explores the largest women-owned piece of real estate in the US, which has played an important role in the history of the nation’s capital. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-US

35:10

Urban transformation in the US

The Urbanist ·

2024/05/02

This week, we take the temperature of urban development in the US and check in with a few projects currently under way. We explore The Underline in Miami, Hazelwood Green in Pittsburgh, Detroit’s tallest skyscraper in 50 years and the transformation taking place in Queens.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-US

6:08

Tall Stories 406: Terminal 2, Kempegowda...

The Urbanist ·

2024/04/29

Geetanjali Krishna touches down in Bengaluru’s Kempegowda International Airport to experience the wonders of its verdant, new 255,000 sq m terminal.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-US

29:24

Who holds the power in our cities?

The Urbanist ·

2024/04/25

We look at democracy in urban areas and examine city planning and the impact of voter choice. How can decision making in cities become more open and inclusive? Plus: we go back to the beginning to discover how candidates secure a spot on the ballot paper.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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8:09

Tall Stories 405: River Shannon

The Urbanist ·

2024/04/22

Sarah Grice recalls a fishy tale about the longest river in the British Isles, the Shannon in Ireland.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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31:38

Sustainable building materials and circular construction

The Urbanist ·

2024/04/18

As global urban development continues at pace, the need to use sustainable materials and building techniques in our cities increases. How is innovation helping the construction industry to reduce its impact on the environment? We explore some of the ideas that are hoped to make a difference.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-US

5:15

Tall Stories 404: San Siro, Milan

The Urbanist ·

2024/04/15

Ivan Carvalho visits San Siro Stadium to see what is next for this storied piece of sporting infrastructure in Milan.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-US

31:02

Transforming Heal’s, Dutch high-rise housing and...

The Urbanist ·

2024/04/11

We explore the newly transformed spaces in the historic Heal’s department store in London, investigate the new building frontiers required to tackle the Netherlands’ housing needs and find out what makes an effective innovation hub.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-US

4:41

Tall Stories 403: Rand Club, Johannesburg

The Urbanist ·

2024/04/08

Elna Schutz takes us to a Johannesburg institution that is almost as old as the city itself to see how the space has retained its classic charm while remaining relevant.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-US

29:49

The Chiefs – Hong Kong

The Urbanist ·

2024/04/04

A few on-stage highlights from Monocle’s The Chiefs conference in Hong Kong, from Kevin Mark Low on architectural benchmarks and Noni Purnomo on tackling traffic to Yuta Oka on small-scale hospitality that revitalises communities.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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6:37

Tall Stories 402: Suomenlinna, Helsinki

The Urbanist ·

2024/04/01

Petri Burtsoff takes us to a historic military fortress off the coast of Helsinki to see how Finns make use of the island today.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-US

29:34

Guerilla gardening, winter cycling and vacancy tax

The Urbanist ·

2024/03/28

Green thumbs can help to transform communities. We speak to an activist and horticulturist about how gardening has had a positive effect on his neighbourhood – and helped it to heal after tragedy. Then: we find out how two wintery countries encourage their citizens to take to two wheels, as well as what similarities they share. Plus: a look at a proposed tax designed to ensure that housing stock in Austria is utilised to its fullest.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-US

5:13

Tall Stories 401: Bulgur Palace, Istanbul

The Urbanist ·

2024/03/25

Emily Wither explores the effect that the ‘Bulgur King’ had on Istanbul’s skyline.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-US

30:25

Are sports developments for the good of the community?

The Urbanist ·

2024/03/21

How can sporting developments bring about community change and have a lasting legacy, while driving equality and protecting the environment? Our guests, Lindsay Johnston, Kevin Owens and Angus Campbell, discuss all of this and more.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-US

7:41

Tall Stories 400: Tenement Museum, New York

The Urbanist ·

2024/03/18

Mandy Sinclair takes us on a tour through one of the Tenement Museum’s homes to tell the story of a New York couple from the 1860s.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-US

27:51

Mipim 2024

The Urbanist ·

2024/03/14

We’re in Cannes to report from the world’s leading property fair, Mipim, where more than 20,000 property professionals have gathered to discuss the future of our cities and the built environment.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-US

7:21

Tall Stories 399: Nihonbashi bridge, Tokyo

The Urbanist ·

2024/03/11

Tomas Pinheiro uncovers the layers of history in an Edo-period bridge in Tokyo that was overshadowed by an expressway in the 1960s.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-US

30:07

The Sustainable Cities in Action Forum

The Urbanist ·

2024/03/07

We are in Dubai for the Sustainable Cities in Action Forum, which sees more than 500 guests discuss heat resilience, climate mitigation and adaptation in the Global South.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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