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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We speak to Heather Rolleston from BDP Quadrangle about the firm's recent condo development in Toronto, which was brought about by an all-women team. Plus: architect Shimul Javeri Kadri explains the idea of "storytelling architecture". See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Petri Burtsoff takes us to Finland's oldest building, which has become a symbol for Finns and is one of the most visited sights in the country to this day. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Journalist and author Gabriella Bennett discusses her recent book 'How To Build A City: Journeys into the Urban Future'. Plus: we take a dip at the Swimmable Cities European Forum in Basel. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Gregory Scruggs takes us to Vancouver's Kitsilano Pool, a saltwater bathing spot whose future is uncertain due to its desperate need for refurbishment. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
We look at the new home for London's Museum of Youth Culture, a Chicago collective who embeds cultural venues into neighbourhoods and traffic solutions for The Beatles' Abbey Road crossing. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Alexei Korolyov takes us to one of Vienna's most architecturally stunning tennis clubs. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
We review a new library project in Oregon, learn about a system helping Swedish city-dwellers share and find out how to build sticky neighbourhoods. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Gustavo Ocando Alex tells us the story of Hotel Humboldt, which sits on the northern hills of Caracas. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
We assess two long-running London projects: Thomas Heatherwick joins us to talk about Olympia; while Nick Watson outlines the decades of progress at Elephant Park. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Tom s Pinheiro takes us to West Village in Chengdu to see how local vernacular and modern-day needs go hand in hand in this megaproject. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The CEO of South Bank Employers' Group discusses how the area's institutions work together to help each other flourish. We also speak to the author of a book that imagines a post-carbon future for our cities. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
