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Madrid: The Monocle Quality of Life Conference
Join us to discover all the Spanish capital has to teach us, be it inviting hospitality, nocturnal delights or the recipe for a long and happy life. Prepare to be challenged and inspired by…
Building a legacy
Outgoing Chicago mayor Rahm Emanuel reflects on eight years reshaping his city through bold infrastructure, a pioneering Architecture Biennial and the relentless pursuit of inclusive urban spaces.
Cities
Jakarta’s public transport is slow to take off, and Seattle and Seoul clear some way for public space.
Cities
Rethinking urbanism in Minneapolis and why students won’t be lighting up in Copenhagen.
Bright future
All but destroyed in the Second World War, the town of Royan took inspiration from Brazil when it rebuilt, swapping drab postwar design for colourful modernism.
Cities
The future of transport in LA, symphonies for cities and using mobiles for mobility in Vilnius.
Editor’s letter
When our editor in chief sets out for a jog around a city, his brain is whirring even faster than his legs. Here he reflects on urban projects in London and Zürich that have…
The good life
From communal evening strolls to languorous lunches with family and friends, Madrileños seem to hold the key to a long and happy life in Europe's capital.
Southern belle
In the first of a new series looking at US cities and the people fixing them, we stop off at Albuquerque to find out why New Mexico’s most populous city is on the up.
