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The Urbanist

The Urbanist

By: Monocle
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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.

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Episodes
  • Worker housing in Saudi Arabia, public art in Abu Dhabi and Corner Corner

    Worker housing in Saudi Arabia, public art in Abu Dhabi and Corner Corner
    May 29 2025

    We recap the successes of the Public Art Abu Dhabi Biennial. Plus: worker housing in Saudi Arabia and a new urban-farming development in London’s Canada Water district.

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    35 mins
  • Tall Stories 250: UN headquarters, New York

    Tall Stories 250: UN headquarters, New York
    Mar 29 2021
    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. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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    6 mins
  • Tall Stories 460: Waldorf Astoria, New York

    Tall Stories 460: Waldorf Astoria, New York
    May 26 2025

    Sally Howard tells us the secrets behind a repolished jewel in Manhattan’s hospitality crown.

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    7 mins
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