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.
https://monocle.com/radio/shows/the-urbanist
Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 18 days 11 hours 55 minutes
Designing for health
As cities begin to plan for the future, we look at how urban designers can cater for public health. We also head to New York to see how the city is protecting the welfare of its most vulnerable residents. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
Designing for health
As cities begin to plan for the future, we look at how urban designers can cater for public health. We also head to New York to see how the city is protecting the welfare of its most vulnerable residents. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
Tall Stories 223: The Kowloon Ventilation Building, Hong Kong
We look to one of the more mundane structures in Hong Kong’s West Kowloon Cultural District that still manages to catch the eye from across the water. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Beirut: after the blast
Just over a month after the explosion that shook the Lebanese capital, we assess the damage, reflect on the causes and muse on the future for this bruised and battered city. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Tall Stories 223: Korcula, Croatia
We climb the stairs to a small Croatian town where canny street design harnesses the best – and quells the worst – that the coastal winds have to offer. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Cultural capital
We explore a recent documentary on regeneration through the arts and see how the 2020 European capital of culture is fighting back against a tumultuous year. Plus: a look at the growing trend of mass timber construction. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Tall Stories 222: Werkbundsiedlung Wien
We visit the Werkbundsiedlung in western Vienna, a little-known gem of early 20-century modernism. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Tall Stories 222: Werkbundsiedlung Wien
We visit the Werkbundsiedlung in western Vienna, a little-known gem of early 20-century modernism. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
Best-laid plans
We look at the world of urban planning to see how the future is shaping up for the industry. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Tall Stories 221: Dawson’s Heights, London
We head to South London to visit an impressive housing estate where there’s a growing sense of community. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.