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Tall Stories 364: The Royal Portuguese Cabinet of Reading, Rio de Janeiro

Mariella Bevan browses a historic library that is helping to preserve the written heritage of the Portuguese language in Brazil.

Sound spaces

We explore how designing with acoustics in mind can shape our urban environment and the effect of music spaces on a city’s social fabric.

Tall Stories 363: Cité du Vin, Bordeaux

Amy van den Berg explores a museum that’s bringing tourism back to the city in one of France’s most famous wine regions.

Change is afoot in the Slovak capital. We meet Matus Vallo, Bratislava’s bass-playing architect mayor, and his unofficial network of urban change-makers to hear about the city’s renaissance. From improved public spaces to…

Tall Stories 362: Madison Square Garden, New York

HJ Mai delves into the debate over what’s next for New York’s most emblematic sports and events venue.

Toronto’s mayoral election

As Toronto prepares for a snap mayoral election on 26 June, we explore the urban issues at stake and hear how the vote presents an opportunity for change.

Tall Stories 361: Habitat 67, Montreal

Paul Logothetis explores the terraces and towers of Montreal’s most famous housing complex.

Rethinking spaces for transport

We explore some examples of adaptive reuse that are transforming old transit hubs – and designing new ones. Plus: the annual European Tramdriver Championship.

Tall Stories 360: Ontario Place, Toronto

Tomos Lewis assesses plans for Toronto’s iconic waterfront entertainment space.

Obstacles to innovation

We assess some novel city plans and the obstacles that they have to overcome, from safer autonomous cars to dying downtown cores. We then look at what happens when the best features in a design phase are ignored once built…

Tall Stories 359: The Fiat Tagliero Building, Asmara

Isabella Jewell explores how colonialism shaped the distinctly Italian architecture of the Eritrean capital.

Sadie Morgan and tackling homelessness

Sadie Morgan discusses the shortlist for the forthcoming Davidson Prize, how our cities can help rough sleepers and how good planning can improve every aspect of urban life, from housing to infrastructure. Plus: a look at…

Tall Stories 358: Villa Mairea, Pori

Petri Burtsoff takes us to one of Alvar Aalto’s most famous buildings: a modernist demonstration of what mass housing was lacking at the time.

Chasing zero

Cities around the world are making commitments to reduce their net carbon emissions to zero. But what are the steps being taken to ensure this goal is achieved, and who is leading the race towards a greener urban future?

Tall Stories 357: Verkehrskanzel, Berlin

Paige Reynolds visits a relic of Berlin’s infrastructure that speaks to our cities’ less automated histories.

Toronto’s mayoral election

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