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) Málaga has transformed – but does its second act come at a cost?
We speak to Málaga’s officials, architects, artists and restaurateurs to assess its urban transformation. Plus: we speak to the CEO of Arup to hear about how the firm is helping cities to...Show More
7) Tall Stories 497: Maracaibo's modest Metro system
Gustavo Ocando Alex tells the story of the Maracaibo Metro, which has garnered a particularly diminutive nickname thanks to its limited coverage – the result of a lack of funding and alleged cor...Show More
8) North America’s fastest-growing city: How Toronto is taking shape
Training our lens on Toronto, we look at Pinnacle Skytower, one of its newest skyscrapers; explore Indigenous Hub, a new mixed-use development; and learn about Frank Darling, an architectural icon of ...Show More
9) Tall Stories 496: Villa Beer – a modernist monument in Vienna
Alexei Korolyov visits a key work of Viennese modernism by Austrian design icon Josef Frank, which has been reopened after a five-year restoration.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
10) How Santo Domingo’s old town is attractive for both residents and visitors
We visit the capital of the Dominican Republic to see how its historic centre is balancing residential and tourist appeal. We also stop by Sydney’s newly reopened fish market and hear from the c...Show More