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The Urbanist — 100 episodes
Nadim Karam on the healing power of public art
Tall Stories 531: How Ascensor Concepción helps Valparaiso reach new heights
If cities can’t take the heat, they need to rethink their design
Tall Stories 530: The unique Soviet design behind Estonia’s Saare KEK building
Livex Abu Dhabi: Meet the former mayors
Tall Stories 529: Montreal’s Golden Square Mile
Livex Abu Dhabi: Liveable and loveable cities
Tall Stories 528: The world’s largest heat storage facility in Vantaa
Studio by IPUT special: How food and beverage can help a neighbourhood thrive
How Kuwait City’s overlooked objects contribute to its urban character
Tall Stories 527: Thrills and chills in Munich’s Eisbach
Studio by IPUT Real Estate special: Instilling emotion into workplaces through good hospitality
Designing One London, a new skyscraper for the UK’s capital
Tall Stories 526: Mother Nature on display at Apple Park
Toponymic planning: Manchesterism and the Toronto Model
Tall Stories 525: Toronto’s eye-catching ‘Global Convenience’
How the City Rail Link can rewrite Auckland’s future
Tall Stories 524: The silver-screen allure of Park Hyatt Tokyo’s New York Bar
How New York plans to reimagine its famous Fifth Avenue and its bus system
Tall Stories 523: The multipurpose magic of Hong Hong’s HSBC Building
How an all-women team reimagined condo design in Toronto
Tall Stories 522: Why is Turku Castle so important to the Finnish?
How to build a city? Focus on quality of life
Tall Stories 521: The murky future of Vancouver’s Kitsilano Pool
Finding a home for The Beatles’ Abbey Road crossing and London’s Museum of Youth Culture
Tall Stories 520: Vienna’s art nouveau Tennisclub SV Schwarz-Blau
Designing a modern library that is relevant to people and place
Tall Stories 519: Exploring Caracas’ panoramic Humboldt Hotel
Thomas Heatherwick on generosity in urban design and how to sustain a project’s momentum
Tall Stories 518: The past and present grow together at Chengdu’s West Village
How London’s South Bank has supported culture for 75 years
Tall Stories 517: How La Bulla is making itself heard in Veracruz
How to support the ecosystems that make up our cities
Tall Stories 516: Beirut’s Sporting Beach Club
Designing for the future: how the technology sector impacts urban design
Tall Stories 515: Escaping the urban jungle on Mumbai’s Malabar Hill Forest Trail
How greenery improves our quality of life
Tall Stories 514: The strange world of Zürich’s Bruno Weber Park
The World Cup effect on our cities
Tall Stories 513: Finding paradise in the real Shangri-La
The pillars of architectural practice with a Scandinavian sensibility
Tall Stories 512: The strange transformation of Nara Juvenile Prison
How can the real estate sector help Europe stay ahead of the competition?
Tall Stories 511: 50 years of London’s Undercroft Skate Space
How Sweden’s ‘fika’ mentality can improve city planning
Tall Stories 510: Exploring Taiwan’s flying-saucer ghost town
Why does a safer city for children mean a better urban environment for all?
Tall Stories 509: Taking in Mt Fuji from a new tourist-focused train route
Why co-housing could be the answer to urban loneliness
Arup at 80: Design for what’s next
Tall Stories 508: Inside Jaipur’s traditional enclosed bazaars
Old and new: How to build a neighborhood and reinvent a historic one
Tall Stories 507: Maracaibo’s Iglesia Cristo de Aranza
Collaboration and experimentation at the Bloomberg CityLab summit in Madrid
Tall Stories 506: The renaissance of Suzhou Creek’s Left Bank
A bridge designer’s guide to connecting communities
Tall Stories 505: Linz’s Grottenbahn – a dreamland surrounded by history
How major events have influenced Milan’s urban infrastructure
Tall Stories 504: Caracas’s El Helicoide – from mall to political prison to rebirth
Breaking ground or breaking promises? New York mayor Zohran Mamdani’s first 100 days in office
Tall Stories 503: The Sámi Cultural Centre in Finland and its impact
Finding out what our urban futures hold in Ljubljana
Tall Stories 502: The Columbus Lighthouse’s bizarre origin story
How Apple delivers a sense of place to the built environment
Tall Stories 501: How does Taipei 101 stay standing? It’s what’s inside that counts
More from the world’s leading real estate event – Mipim
Tall Stories 500: Shadows of Errol Flynn in Mallorca
Meet the mayors at Mipim, the world’s leading real-estate event
Tall Stories 499: Masterful mixed-use at Singapore’s Tiong Bahru Estate
Balancing security and aesthetic appeal in Oslo’s New Government Quarter
Tall Stories 498: The many faces of the Maritime Hotel in New York
Málaga has transformed – but does its second act come at a cost?
Tall Stories 497: Maracaibo's modest Metro system
North America’s fastest-growing city: How Toronto is taking shape
Tall Stories 496: Villa Beer – a modernist monument in Vienna
How Santo Domingo’s old town is attractive for both residents and visitors
Tall Stories 495: Practising preservation at The Assembly House in Buffalo
Cities on the agenda at the World Governments Summit in Dubai
Tall Stories 494: Metropolitan Ervin Szabó Library, Budapest
Melbourne’s Metro Tunnel and Mexican architect Tatiana Bilbao’s view on housing
Tall Stories 493: The Tallinn Song Festival Grounds
Urban lessons from the World Economic Forum and the Holcim Foundation Awards
Tall Stories 492: Todo Modo, Florence
Development priorities in Canadian cities and a decade of co-operation in Cascadia
Tall Stories 491: Australian War Memorial, Canberra
What energy should we take into 2026 in order to face climate change head on?
Tall Stories 490: How renovations stripped Bangkok’s Robot Building of its personality
The best of ‘Tall Stories’ in 2025
The best of 2025
How healthcare-facility design can improve the lives of all city dwellers
Tall Stories 489: Touro Synagogue, Newport, Rhode Island
‘Architecture is Climate’
Tall Stories 488: The bunker in Schönbornpark, Vienna
MIPIM Asia 2025: What are Asian cities learning from each other?
Tall Stories 487: Strolling Athens’ stoas
Testing the pressure on our cities with the 2025 Workforce Preference Barometer
Tall Stories 486: The towering beauty of Switzerland’s Grande Dixence Dam
What relationship does South Korea have with public art? Plus: Dubai Design Week and Riba president Chris Williamson.
Tall Stories 485: Helsinki Upper Secondary School of Natural Sciences
Planning the cities of the future at the Smart City Expo World Congress