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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A podcast by the creator of the popular YouTube channel Not Just Bikes, The Urbanist Agenda is an exploration of the latest topics in urban planning and urban mobility from your favourite urbanist YouTubers. Each month we'll put another important topic on the agenda and pull back the curtain to discover how online urbanists plot and scheme to make cities work better for everyone.
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We are an auxiliary group of the Houston Area Urban League. Our mission is create a positive impact in the local Houston community through service and advocacy. We also provide our members the tools to grow professionally and personally by enriching seminars, forums, and national conferences.
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The podcast for urbanists fighting climate change. Hosted by Ross O'Ceallaigh, a planner and urban designer based in London, this show explores how architects, planners, policy makers and designers can make cities more sustainable, healthy and happy.
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How do we build our towns and cities to support active lifestyles? How can we adapt sport to our modern landscape? Active Urbanism takes on 'No Ball Games', 'Keep Off the Grass', 'Cyclists Dismount' culture. The Active Urbanist is Matt Roebuck, I tweet @ActiveUrbanism or @SportsMattR
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Crystal Palace Park, ice-cream urbanism & revamping India’s train stations
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We explore some summery stories as the season comes to a close in the Northern Hemisphere, including how ice-cream-shop owners and urbanists think alike, plans for regenerating London’s Crystal Palace Park and revitalisation efforts for India’s railway stations. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
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#91: A West African Perspective on Sustainable Architecture, with James Inedu-George (HTL Africa)
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Send us a text James is founding partner of HTL Africa, a research-driven architectural firm dedicated to addressing the specific challenges of West African environments. He joined me to discuss what we can learn from traditional west African architecture and urbanism to apply to current challenges of climate change and housing shortages. Learn mor…
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What to do When Your City Won't Fix Things (with Bike Curious)
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What should you do when your city won't fix things, even after years of advocacy? The answer might be guerrilla urbanism, aka tactical urbanism. I talk to Bike Curious about the people who are tired of waiting, and just get things done by themselves. Is it legal? Well ... it's sometimes better to ask for forgiveness rather than permission. Tactical…
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Tall Stories 424: Museu do Amanhã, Rio de Janeiro
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Liv Kessler explores the story behind a marvel of neofuturistic architecture stretching out across the water in Rio de Janeiro. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Av Monocle
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Adaptive reuse in Nigeria & safer streets in London
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How does adaptive reuse differ around the globe? We speak to an expert to uncover how Africa does things differently when it comes to giving a building a second life. We also discuss the feeling of safety for women in cities by way of a recent study into our physical and emotional responses to urban environments. See omnystudio.com/listener for pri…
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Tall Stories 423: Rothko Chapel, Houston
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Gregory Scruggs takes us to a non-denominational chapel that has been a spiritual sanctuary and design lover’s dream for decades. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Av Monocle
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Liveable Manila, Wilmington Waterfront Park and Monocle’s mobility special
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Good journalism can have an effect on our cities’ quality of life. In this episode, we speak to a media company in the Philippines aiming to make Manila livable. We also visit a new waterfront park near the Port of Los Angeles and flick through the pages of Monocle’s mobility special issue. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
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Tall Stories 422: The Vjesnik building, Zagreb
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Guy De Launey tells us about a largely overlooked piece of Zagreb’s urban environment that was once home to an iconic Yugoslav newspaper. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Av Monocle
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Throughout history, kings and queens have commissioned buildings all around the world but just how much has their vision shaped the cities of today? We explore the new book, ‘Royalty and Architecture’, with its editor Clive Aslet. Plus: we visit a place that saw everything from coronations to royal funerals and check on the rebuilding efforts of No…
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Tall Stories 421: Le Carreau du Temple, Paris
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David Stevens visits a historic part of Paris that has been a celebrated example of a mixed-use space for centuries. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Av Monocle
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#90: Nature-Sensitive Urban Design, with Dr Thami Croeser
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Send us a text Dr Thami Croeser is an urban planner with a focus on bringing nature back into cities in practical ways, at large scale. He is a Research Fellow at RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia. In this episode we discuss practical ways of bringing more nature into cities and helping it thrive through urban planning and design. Learn more …
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Hosting the Olympic and Paralympic Games can be a great catalyst for urban transformation. This week we report from the French capital as it plays host to the world to find out more about its green initiatives, housing policies and sustainable architecture. Plus: what sort of city will be left for Parisians once the Games leave town? See omnystudio…
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Tall Stories 420: Montreal Olympic Stadium
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Paul Logothetis takes us to the Montreal Olympic Stadium to explore the mixed impression that it has left on residents of the city. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Av Monocle
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Brooklyn Bridge Park and lifelong neighbourhoods
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We speak with the landscape architect behind Brooklyn Bridge Park, one of New York’s most exciting public spaces. Plus: we see what makes a location liveable, from youth through to adulthood, by way of a recent survey on lifelong neighbourhoods in London. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
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#89: A Planning System to Address the Climate and Housing Crises, with Shaun Spiers
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Send us a text Shaun Spiers is the Executive Director of the environmental think-tank, Green Alliance. In this episode we discuss how a stronger planning system in the UK can address the housing crisis and deliver more sustainable outcomes. Read their report, Build Up: https://green-alliance.org.uk/publication/build-up/ Thanks for listening! Join t…
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Tall Stories 419: La Grande Arche de la Défense, Paris
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Emma Nelson takes us to one of the most intriguing monuments in the French capital, which puts into frame the beauty of Parisian architecture. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Av Monocle
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‘The Urbanist’ hosts three expert speakers at Saint-Gobain’s Paris headquarters – Pascal Eveillard, Petra Marko and Kelsea Crawford – to discuss the future of our built environment and how innovation can help us live more sustainably. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Av Monocle
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Tall Stories 418: Johns Family Nature Conservancy Regional Park, Kelowna
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Mandy Sinclair takes us to a nocturnal preserve not far from the city centre of Kelowna, British Columbia, to find out why protecting the dark sky is so important. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Av Monocle
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We assemble ‘The Urbanist’ book club for another meeting as we browse books from the worlds of cycling, shopkeeping and the 15-minute city. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Av Monocle
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Tall Stories 417: Parque Central, Caracas
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Camille Rodríguez Montilla tells the story of a grand development in Caracas that is emblematic of Venezuela’s decades-long tale of boom and bust. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Av Monocle
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NYC REALLY Screwed Up Congestion Pricing (with Doug Gordon)
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New York City was about to roll out congestion charging. The cameras were up, the staff were hired, the metro projects were financed, and thousands of people were lined up to make public transit better ... and then the governor cancelled it on vibes. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congestion_pricing_in_New_York_City https://thewaroncars.org/2024/06/…
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We look at some research and developments that underline the need to support creative and cultural communities in urban areas. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Av Monocle
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Tall Stories 416: Postos, Rio de Janeiro
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Tomás Pinheiro looks at Rio de Janeiro’s iconic numbered lifeguard stations and meets the communities surrounding them. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Av Monocle
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We assess the future of the Turkish city of Antakya and delve into the proposed master plan that aims to rebuild the city following the catastrophic earthquakes that struck in February 2023. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Av Monocle
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Tall Stories 415: The Tempodrom, Berlin
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George Ruskin takes us to a postmodern, circus-tent-like event space that has been entertaining Berliners for decades. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Av Monocle
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Floating buildings and maritime architecture
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Can floating cities be the solution to rising sea levels? Can architecture prepare in advance for coastal changes? We explore a few ways that our cities are, or should be, interacting with water. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Av Monocle
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Tall Stories 414: Former headquarters of Deutsche Bahn AG, Frankfurt
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Florian Siebeck visits a late-brutalist building that looms over the Frankfurt skyline to assess what’s next for this cultural monument. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Av Monocle
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Biophilic design, London’s Olympia and transit innovation
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This week we visit one of the jewels in west London’s cultural crown: Olympia. Then: we head to Dublin for a look at the latest in transport technology and we browse two projects in the US that are bringing biophilic design to residents and businesses alike. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
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Carla Hyenne explores Astana, the recently minted capital of Kazakhstan, to see how the move has affected the city and the country as a whole. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Av Monocle
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All Trains Need Level Boarding (with Gareth Dennis)
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Level boarding is simple enough: the floor of the train should be level with the platform. But it's not very common, is it? Why? And what can we do about it? Because once you learn the details of level boarding, you'll realise just how important it is. The Campaign for Level Boarding: https://www.levelboarding.org.uk/ Passengers suffer serious inju…
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Urban Land Institute Europe Conference
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As the world continues to change at a rapid pace, what is the real-estate industry doing to address the challenges posed to cities by climate change, market fluctuations and geopolitical risks? This week we’re in Milan to discover how big players in the real-estate and architecture world are adapting to the demands for a more sustainable tomorrow. …
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Tall Stories 412: The Yugoslav Ministry of Defence building, Belgrade
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Guy de Launey looks at what the future holds for the largely dilapidated remains of the former Yugoslav Ministry of Defence building in Serbia’s capital. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Av Monocle
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How can we build better cities for future generations? This week we bring you a report from Bratislava, which recently played host to a two-day event bringing together mayors, policymakers, architects and business leaders to discuss how to create safer and greener cities, with children’s health in mind. A place that is designed with children at its…
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Tall Stories 411: AlUla Public Library
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Mandy Sinclair gets a read of the ancient Saudi Arabian city of AlUla by visiting its public library. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Av Monocle
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#88: Restoring Landscapes and Reconnecting to Nature, with Alexandra Steed
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Send us a text Alexandra Steed is a passionate landscape architect with a deep commitment to art, sustainability, and the transformative power of landscapes. We talk about: Her new book: Portrait to Landscape How to restore landscapes on a large scale to build climate resilience and biodiversity How The UK's Environment Act and Biodiversity Net Gai…
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How can urban predictability help us design, plan and build better cities? We examine the real-world lessons that can be taken from digital environments, visit an urban environment simulator and explore how predictive artificial intelligence can be a beneficial tool for municipalities. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
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Tall Stories 410: The Algonquin Hotel, New York
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Paul Logothetis visits one of New York’s oldest working hotels, which spawned the famous Algonquin Round Table, a who’s who of US literary elites. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Av Monocle
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Conflict and the city: spaces of peace
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In the final part of our series looking at conflict and the city, we discuss how design and soft power can influence peace negotiations and better bring about constructive conversation between opposing parties. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Av Monocle
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Saadiyat Cultural District, Abu Dhabi
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A special edition of the show marking its partnership with Abu Dhabi’s Department of Culture and Tourism. Robert Bound is joined by the chairman of the department, who discusses the latest developments at Saadiyat Cultural District in Abu Dhabi and delves deeper into the fascinating world of this unique cultural hub. He also explains why it remains…
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#87: Biophilic Architecture and Design, with Louisa Whitmore (@louisatalksbuildings)
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Send us a text Louisa Whitmore is an architecture enthusiast, TikToker and host of the Nature of Design documentary series. In this episode we discuss her experience making the documentary, the mental health benefits of biophilic environments and case studies of great biophilic projects. Learn more about the Nature of Design documentary: The Green …
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Tall Stories 409: The Giant Dipper, Santa Cruz
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Tom Webb assesses the appeal of a historic wooden roller coaster that has just celebrated its 100th birthday. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Av Monocle
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In part two of our series looking at conflict and the city, we examine the concept of rebuilding, as well as how the character of the city plays a role in the process. Plus: how to create a new metropolis while showing compassion for the past. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Av Monocle
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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.Av Monocle
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Some Business Owners REALLY Hate Bike Lanes (with Bike Curious)
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When a bike lane was installed on Valencia Street in San Francisco, one business owner hated it so much he went on a hunger strike. Bike lanes are almost universally positive for business, so why do some business owners hate them so much? Jon from Bike Curious joins me to discuss. San Francisco restaurant owner goes on 30-day hunger strike over new…
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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.Av Monocle
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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.…
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Tall Stories 406: Terminal 2, Kempegowda International Airport
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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.Av Monocle
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Who holds the power in our cities?
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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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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.Av Monocle
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#86: Regenerative Architecture Index - Accelerating towards a regenerative built environment
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Send us a text In conversation with Alisdair Ben Dixon (Collective Works), Anna Lisa McSweeney (White Arkitekter) and Isabel Allen (Architecture Today) about the new Regenerative Architecture Index (RAI). Launched by Architecture Today and UK Architects Declare, the Regenerative Architecture Index (RAI) sets out to benchmark practices progress in t…
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