The 5 Best Monocle 24: The Urbanist Podcast Episodes
1) Tall Stories 275: Sitting-Out Areas, Hong Kong
James Chambers visits a traditional Hong Kong pocket park to observe the daily comings and goings at these essential public spaces. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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A short vignette about the little respites in HK that's become a standard in its urban planning.
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.2) Tall Stories 199: Japan’s kōbans
We investigate kōbans, Japan’s friendlier answer to the neighbourhood police station.
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.3) Cities in quarantine
We discuss the impact that quarantines can have on cities and what lessons city planners can learn when an outbreak causes borders to close.
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.4) Kindness
Can a city be kind? And how do citizens, activists and civic organisations show they care about building friendly places?
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.5) Building Better Cities: Barcelona
We continue to explore the pages of ‘The Monocle Guide to Building Better Cities’. This week we’re off to the Catalonian capital to hear how the city has changed through the years and what lessons it ...Show More
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.6) The secrets to urban crowd control, compassionate design and the World Tramdriver Championship
We find out how cities move crowds safely and efficiently, investigate how design can affect health and wellbeing, and stop by the World Tramdriver Championship in Vienna.See omnystudio.com/listener f...Show More
7) Tall Stories 477: Biidaasige Park – how Toronto combines green space and flood protection
Mandy Sinclair takes us to Toronto to explore the largest new park opening in a generation, which helps to prevent flooding and provide green space for residents and visitors.See omnystudio.com/listen...Show More
8) What we learned at the World Design Congress
As the World Design Congress ponders a response to climate change, we meet one of the world’s best architects and an indigenous design expert. Plus: we visit Seattle’s new Waterfront Park....Show More
9) Tall Stories 476: Dulles International Airport’s Mobile Lounges, Washington
Gregory Scruggs unpacks a heritage feature of Dulles International Airport in Washington that to this day gives the terminal a unique charm.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
10) Cape Town’s liveability secrets – highlights from Monocle’s Quality of Life Conference
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 informati...Show More