The Urbanist

By Monocle

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. No

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The podcast currently has 1,073 episodes available.

The Urbanist episodes:

February 10, 2022 Special: ‘The Monocle Book of the Nordics’
We look at some exciting projects from cities across the Nordic region, to celebrate the release of ‘The Monocle Book of the Nordics’.
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30min
February 07, 2022 Tall Stories 293: Pero’s Bridge, Bristol
Fawcett tells the tale of the bridge that served as a backdrop to the protests in 2020 that resulted in the bronze statue of Edward Colston being thrown into Bristol harbour.
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6min
February 03, 2022 Going up
We look at how skyscrapers have changed the built environment around us, and profile a few of the megastructures planning to top out in 2022.
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31min
January 31, 2022 Tall Stories 292: Barcelona’s superblocks
Julia Webster-Ayuso heads to Barcelona’s Eixample district, where city hall has a bold new plan to reprioritise streets and give space back to pedestrians.
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5min
January 27, 2022 Making places
We explore the world of place-making, enjoy some street sounds in Uruguay and visit a transformed corner of London.
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31min
January 24, 2022 Tall Stories 291: Perili Köşk, Istanbul
Emily Wither visits Istanbul’s historic haunted house, which shifts from an office space during the week to an art gallery at weekends.
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5min
January 20, 2022 Harm reduction and the ‘war on drugs’
We look at some of the organisations and activists promoting the sometimes controversial harm-reduction approach to the issue of drugs in our cities.
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36min
January 17, 2022 Tall Stories 290: Kyiv’s Metro
Hester Underhill marvels at the stunning architecture that the Ukrainian capital keeps buried in it’s underground metro stations.
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5min
January 13, 2022 Europe’s cycling revolution
We look across Europe to survey the various initiatives that cities have launched to encourage cycling and support those who get around on two wheels.
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29min
January 10, 2022 Tall Stories 289: Las Setas, Seville
Conor Faulkner tells the tale of a controversial piece of public architecture in Seville and why it exemplifies the city’s urban fabric.
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6min

FAQs about The Urbanist:

How many episodes does The Urbanist have?

The podcast currently has 1,073 episodes available.