Christopher Cermak charts his journey from model UN to reporting on the real thing and explains what the organisation’s New York HQ means to the city.

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Tall Stories 250: UN headquarters, New York

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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.

Conflict and the city: protest

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.

Urban transformation in the US

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.

Tall Stories 406: Terminal 2, Kempegowda International Airport

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.

Who holds the power in our cities?

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.

Tall Stories 405: River Shannon

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Tall Stories 250: UN headquarters, New York

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