Old and new: How to build a neighborhood and reinvent a historic one
07/05/2026 | 30min
We discover two projects aiming to deliver a human-centric masterplan: Ion Riva in Turkey and Diriyah in Saudi Arabia. Plus: how the Fleet Street Quarter is reinventing the historic London district. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Tall Stories 507: Maracaibo’s Iglesia Cristo de Aranza
04/05/2026 | 4min
Gustavo Ocando Alex takes us to a church in Venezuela’s second city of Maracaibo that helps tell the story of the country’s history. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Collaboration and experimentation at the Bloomberg CityLab summit in Madrid
30/04/2026 | 27min
Carlota Rebelo reports from the Bloomberg CityLab summit in Madrid, bringing us conversations with the most insightful speakers who have descended on the Spanish capital. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Tall Stories 506: The renaissance of Suzhou Creek’s Left Bank
27/04/2026 | 6min
Tomás Pinheiro heads to Shanghai’s Suzhou Creek to see how the area went from a forgotten district to a sought-after commercial and residential location. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
A bridge designer’s guide to connecting communities
23/04/2026 | 29min
Bridge designer Ezra Groskin from Moxon Architects talks about how his craft connects our cities. Then: Kate Brown describes the quiet revolutions garnered from tiny gardens in our urban environments. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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.