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-...
Carla Hyenne describes the history of Paris’s Sacré-Cœur basilica, which holds a history that many of those who visit the monument today might not be familiar with.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Los Angeles wildfires and the future of the city
We discuss the environmental causes, political response and mobility fallout surrounding the Los Angeles wildfires. We examine some of the thousands of structures lost to this catastrophic blaze that tore through many of LA’s neighbourhoods and communities.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Tall Stories 443: Helsinki’s canopy kiosks
Petri Burtsoff visits his home city to see how it has revived its “canopy kiosks”, which have been a distinctive feature of the Finnish capital for a century.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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The World Economic Forum: cities of tomorrow
From creating more resilient cities to how architecture can lift a community, cities hold the key to meaningful change in the world. Monocle’s Carlota Rebelo reports from The World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in Davos to find out where cities are headed next.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Tall Stories 442: 24 Sussex Drive, Ottawa
Tomos Lewis ponders a potential spring clean of Canada’s official prime ministerial residence.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.