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Urbanism

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Asia

We report on an urban farming project at Osaka train station, the first verticle farm in Singapore and the sad fate of Cambodia's colonial and "new Khmer" buildings.

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Illustration of residential houses connected by orange pipes showing solar panels and battery storage systems for home energy independence.
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Looking for a plan

Dongguan, a metropolis hastily erected during a 1980s economic boom, is a case study in what happens when urban planning goes wrong. With poor transport and half-empty malls, life is a struggle.

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Central Plaza in downtown Dongguan
Design

Inside the box

Created for Montréal’s Expo 67, Habitat 67 is an iconic building that remains relevant today. We meet three residents and talk to architect Moshe Safdie about why the project has been so successful.

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Exterior of Habitat 67
Travel and restaurants

Expo 45: Buenos Aires

European cities battered by economic crisis can look to Buenos Aires for inspiration. The Argentine capital has kept its joie de vivre and turned formerly run-down areas into cultural hotspots since its 1999 collapse.

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Expo 45: Buenos Aires
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Europe

A call for more creativity in Sweden's architecture, a scheme to get Finnish commuters smiling and the councillor trying to get Lisbon cycling.

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Stockholm architecture
Design

Prom party

For our summer shoot we’re strolling beside the sea in crisp, bright separates, sleek swimwear and smart sunglasses. The location? A once-mocked resort with some new-wave architecture.

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Prom party
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Americas

Dallas revamps its image, Caracas clears the way for pedestrians and Buenos Aires puts books on buses.

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Re-doing Dallas
Design

Design/Architecture

A revamp for the Warsaw metro, innovative bike mapping in London and a Q & A with analyst Aaron Renn.

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Wood works
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Five city bosses

From turning around a bankrupt city to rebuilding a war-torn capital, these mayors are motivated by a desire to improve citizens' lives. Monocle profiles some of the world’s most challenged city bosses.

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Sergei Sobyanin
Urbanism

Observation

Our editor-in-chief jumps on his bike to find forgotten corners of the city in need of reimagining and offers a recipe that works – if you can find the ingredients.

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Observation 45

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