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.
Tall Stories 505: Linz’s Grottenbahn – a dreamland surrounded by history
20/04/2026 | 5min
Alexei Korolyov takes a ride on Linz’s Grottenbahn – a classic tourist attraction that takes you through one of the city’s former fortification towers. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
How major events have influenced Milan’s urban infrastructure
16/04/2026 | 30min
We look at the legacy left by Milan’s Expo 2015 and the Olympic Winter Games on urban infrastructure. Then: Ottawa’s winter-transport report. Plus: Hong Kong’s plans to develop 120 hectares of protected wetlands. 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.