The Urbanist
By Monocle
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Description
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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Tall Stories 476: Dulles International Airport’s Mobile Lounges, Washington
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Sep 15, 2025 |
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Cape Town’s liveability secrets – highlights from Monocle’s Quality of Life Conference
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Sep 11, 2025 |
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Tall Stories 475: Bethlem Royal Hospital and Bethlem Museum of the Mind, London
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Sep 08, 2025 |
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Want to find utopia? Try Columbia, Maryland
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Sep 04, 2025 |
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Tall Stories 474: Fuggerei, Augsburg – Germany’s 88-cent rent
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Sep 01, 2025 |
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Crowdfunding community projects, personalised airport terminals and a Swiss folk festival
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Aug 28, 2025 |
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Tall Stories 473: The Hope for Peace Monument, Beirut
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Aug 25, 2025 |
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How good design affects a city beyond the aesthetic – from coastal resilience to safer transit
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Aug 21, 2025 |
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Tall Stories 472: Al-Nawfara Coffee Shop, Damascus
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Aug 18, 2025 |
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How can the arts and culture sectors boost a city’s economy?
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Aug 14, 2025 |
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Tall Stories 471: Aalto Siilo – the ugliest building in Oulu
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Aug 11, 2025 |
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Earning the commute – how do we get city centres humming again?
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Aug 07, 2025 |
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Tall Stories 470: Szimpla Kert, Budapest
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Aug 04, 2025 |
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How citizens stay informed: why strong city journalism matters
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Jul 31, 2025 |
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Tall Stories 469: Tyra: the World’s Largest Dinosaur, Drumheller
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Jul 28, 2025 |
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Rethinking streets as third spaces in the car-dependent US
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Jul 24, 2025 |
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Live from the Brookfield x Monocle liveable cities celebration
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Jul 22, 2025 |
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Tall Stories 468: SoMA Residences, New York
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Jul 21, 2025 |
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Adaptive reuse, shaping cities through retail and Vienna’s climate neutrality
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Jul 17, 2025 |
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Tall Stories 467: Shanghai’s urban transformation
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Jul 14, 2025 |
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Rebuilding Ukraine, forensic architecture and the Yongsan Garrison
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Jul 10, 2025 |
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Tall Stories 466: Supreme Court Building, Washington
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Jul 07, 2025 |
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‘Designing the American Century’ & ‘Women Architects at Work’
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Jul 03, 2025 |
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Tall Stories 465: Kupari Resort
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Jun 30, 2025 |
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Swimmable Cities Summit: Urban waterways as an indicator for quality of life
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Jun 26, 2025 |
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Tall Stories 464: Cardiff Bay Opera House
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Jun 23, 2025 |
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Live from the Abu Dhabi Infrastructure Summit
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Jun 19, 2025 |
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Tall Stories 463: Rannahotell, Pärnu
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Jun 16, 2025 |
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Urbanism through a different lens
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Jun 12, 2025 |
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Tall Stories 462: Raj Mandir Cinema, Jaipur
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Jun 09, 2025 |
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Live from Ned’s Club in London: Quality of Life edition
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Jun 06, 2025 |
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Freetown the tree town, Battle of the Elms and greening Denver
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Jun 05, 2025 |
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Tall Stories 461: Casa Vintilă Brătianu, Bucharest
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Jun 02, 2025 |
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Worker housing in Saudi Arabia, public art in Abu Dhabi and Corner Corner
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May 29, 2025 |
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Tall Stories 460: Waldorf Astoria, New York
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May 26, 2025 |
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The V&A East Storehouse
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May 22, 2025 |
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Tall Stories 459: Robin Hood Gardens, London
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May 19, 2025 |
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Building better cities for children
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May 15, 2025 |
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Tall Stories 458: Wonder Cabinet, Bethlehem
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May 12, 2025 |
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Urban icons: Luis Barragán’s Mexico City, Hästen 21 and the London Eye
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May 08, 2025 |
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Tall Stories 457: Biblioteca Pública Virgilio Barco, Bogotá
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May 05, 2025 |
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The Chiefs – Jakarta
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May 01, 2025 |
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Tall Stories 456: Markterei, Vienna
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Apr 28, 2025 |
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Canada election: the city issues at stake
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Apr 24, 2025 |
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Tall Stories 455: Dalhalla, Rättvik
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Apr 21, 2025 |
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How can sports venues enhance our cities?
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Apr 17, 2025 |
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Tall Stories 454: Matadero Madrid
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Apr 14, 2025 |
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Reusing waste heat, The British Library’s solar project and India’s stepwells
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Apr 10, 2025 |
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Tall Stories 453: Patel Chowk Metro Station, New Delhi
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Apr 07, 2025 |
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New York: privatising housing co-ops, mapping congestion and the ‘City of Yes’
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Apr 03, 2025 |
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Tall Stories 452: Rideau Canal Skateway, Ottawa
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Mar 31, 2025 |
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Live from Ned’s Club in London
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Mar 27, 2025 |
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Tall Stories 451: Sun Valley Resort ski lift, Idaho
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Mar 24, 2025 |
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Can San Francisco turn its downtown around?
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Mar 20, 2025 |
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Tall Stories 450: The Warburg Institute, London
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Mar 17, 2025 |
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Mipim 2025: meet the mayors
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Mar 13, 2025 |
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Tall Stories 449: Circo Voador, Rio de Janeiro
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Mar 10, 2025 |
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The Round megadevelopment in London and air pollution in Bangkok
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Mar 06, 2025 |
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Tall Stories 448: Universidad Central de Venezuela, Caracas
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Mar 03, 2025 |
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Revisiting, reviewing and restoring the city
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Feb 27, 2025 |
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Tall Stories 447: Kennedy Park, Lima
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Feb 24, 2025 |
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Digital democracy and the new Riyadh Metro
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Feb 20, 2025 |
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Tall Stories 446: Villa Rezek, Vienna
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Feb 17, 2025 |
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Developing London
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Feb 13, 2025 |
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Tall Stories 445: Maha Kumbh Mela, Prayagraj
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Feb 10, 2025 |
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Cultural city planning
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Feb 06, 2025 |
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Tall Stories 444: Sacré-Cœur, Paris
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Feb 03, 2025 |
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Los Angeles wildfires and the future of the city
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Jan 30, 2025 |
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Tall Stories 443: Helsinki’s canopy kiosks
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Jan 27, 2025 |
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The World Economic Forum: cities of tomorrow
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Jan 23, 2025 |
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Tall Stories 442: 24 Sussex Drive, Ottawa
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Jan 20, 2025 |
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Materials matter
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Jan 16, 2025 |
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Tall Stories 441: Shuri Castle, Okinawa
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Jan 13, 2025 |
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Destinations for 2025
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Jan 09, 2025 |
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Tall Stories 440: Motel Plitvice, Zagreb
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Jan 06, 2025 |
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The best of ‘Tall Stories’ in 2024
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Jan 02, 2025 |
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The best of 2024
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Dec 26, 2024 |
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A very Urbanist Christmas
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Dec 19, 2024 |
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Tall Stories 439: Deer Valley Resort, Utah
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Dec 16, 2024 |
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Swimmable cities, Battersea Power Station and indigenous retail
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Dec 12, 2024 |
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Tall Stories 438: Cusco’s duality
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Dec 09, 2024 |
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How municipal architects shape our cities
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Dec 05, 2024 |
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Tall Stories 437: Richard Gilder Center for Science, Education and Innovation, New York
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Dec 02, 2024 |
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‘The Land is Full’, plus urbanism for young and old
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Nov 28, 2024 |
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Tall Stories 436: Tallinna Linnahall
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Nov 25, 2024 |
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The positives of public parks, Kitchener’s glockenspiel and the art of letter carving
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Nov 21, 2024 |
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Tall Stories 435: Streetcars in El Paso
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Nov 18, 2024 |
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Protecting London’s past
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Nov 14, 2024 |
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Tall Stories 434: Millionaire’s Row, George Town
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Nov 11, 2024 |
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Utopian Hours 2024
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Nov 07, 2024 |
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Tall Stories 433: Holcim Foundation Awards series: Sou Fujimoto
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Nov 04, 2024 |
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US elections special
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Oct 31, 2024 |
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Tall Stories 432: Holcim Foundation Awards series: Sandra Barclay
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Oct 28, 2024 |
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WEF: Urban Transformation Summit
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Oct 24, 2024 |
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Tall Stories 431: Holcim Foundation Awards series: Kjetil Thorsen
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Oct 21, 2024 |
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Designing for nature
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Oct 17, 2024 |
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Tall Stories 430: Holcim Foundation Awards series: Lina Ghotmeh
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Oct 14, 2024 |
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Istanbul special
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Oct 10, 2024 |
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Tall Stories 429: Holcim Foundation Awards series: Jeanne Gang
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Oct 07, 2024 |
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The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat International Conference
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Oct 03, 2024 |