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In praise of the routine circuit – and the occasional left turn

Jul 04, 2026 |

By Tyler Brule

| Monocle

Do you have a steady, dependable, perhaps even a bit too predictable circuit? Or are you the type who likes to mix it up? Perhaps you reverse your morning walk or run (supposedly it’s good for your brain), or just venture out and see where the next 45 minutes take you? When I’m up in St Moritz, there’s a circuit around the lake and if I feel like extending things by 20 minutes I can hang a left into the forest, take in another lake and then pick up the usual path.

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How Tokyo made it to the top of Monocle’s 2026 Quality of Life Survey

Jul 04, 2026 |

By Fiona Wilson

| Monocle

Monocle has always been loud about its love for Tokyo. However, though it has been a regular fixture of our annual Quality of Life Survey, which assesses cities based on their liveability, it hadn’t topped our charts since 2017 – until now. We checked in with our Tokyo bureau chief, Fiona Wilson, for an on-the-ground view of life in the Japanese capital and the quality of life that it offers. Check out the full list of charting cities here.

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Good cities point the wayfaring stranger in the right direction

Jul 03, 2026 |

By Andrew Tuck

| Monocle

Wayfinding is an art form and one too often neglected. There is a whole industry built around this craft that seeks to manoeuvre us around airports, hospitals and cities using signs, graphics and clever design decisions. Perhaps the biggest compliment that you can pay practitioners of this trade is to say that you have never noticed their work: the outcomes of their deliberations should guide you along silently, unobtrusively.

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London needs a China House. Here are five reasons why

Jul 03, 2026 |

By James Chambers

| Monocle

During a recent trip to Shanghai, I called in on the headquarters of tile company Yi Design and had a fascinating chat with founder Caroline Cheng about all things China. Among the many things that we discussed was the need for Chinese brands to represent themselves abroad. Cheng floated the idea of a “China House” in London to represent the best of the country’s culture and commerce, similar to Japan House on Kensington High Street.

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Three photography exhibitions in Tokyo to capture your attention this summer

Jul 03, 2026 |

By Fiona Wilson

| Monocle

Tokyo is a treat for art lovers. From big public institutions to private museums and galleries, there are thousands of venues across the city that show everything from precious Japanese artefacts to global names in contemporary art. Some sites are noteworthy for their architecture: the Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Art Museum is housed in a 1933 art deco residence adorned with glass by René Lalique (currently the backdrop for an exhibition of works by British ceramic artist Lucie Rie).

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How to cool cities naturally, without resorting to air conditioning

Jul 03, 2026 |

By Clémence Althabegoïty

| Monocle

As heatwaves stretch longer, affecting more people and cities across the world, many centres of human life are becoming increasingly unliveable. More greenery, shade and water would help but these alone aren’t enough. We also need cool spaces where the temperature, noise and light levels allow our bodies to rest. Fortunately, bringing urban temperatures down is a challenge that humanity has faced for millennia and there’s a lot that we can learn from ancestral technologies.

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Design news, features and analysis

Jul 02, 2026 | Monocle

Skip to main content Home Design Design Architecture For the second in our two films on the summer-long 14th Venice Architecture Biennale, Monocle investigates this year’s theme of “Fundamentals”, set by curator Rem Koolhaas. We report on the challenges facing the fundamental… Affairs Take a look inside Toronto's iconic City Hall and discover how its creation almost 50 years ago signalled the start of a modern metropolis.

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For democracy’s sake, France’s centre-left should reopen ‘bars-tabacs’

Jul 02, 2026 |

By Jack Simpson

| Monocle

Bars-tabacs, bars that sell scratch cards and tobacco products among other paraphernalia, are closing across France. There was once a time when almost every village had one. Now barely a day goes by that I don’t pass by a boarded-up bar with faded, peeling letters spelling out tabac. Where these institutions have closed, votes for the Jordan Bardella-led Rassemblement National (RN), France’s most prominent far-right party, have risen sharply.

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JD Vance is attempting to write his political future. His boss has other ideas

Jul 02, 2026 |

By Charlotte McDonald-Gibson

| Monocle

Being vice-president is one of the trickiest jobs in the business. It requires a deft hand at appeasing the big boss while not looking too hungry for their job. But for JD Vance, the juggling act reached new heights in June as he faced his toughest task so far – negotiating peace with Iran while subtly trying to distance himself from a president with nosediving approval ratings.

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Trump weaponises architecture ahead of the US’s 250th birthday

Jul 02, 2026 |

By Michael Murphy

| Monocle

As the US celebrates its 250th birthday, an architectural playbook is being deployed in Washington. It’s one that we’ve seen before. A few months after the 1936 Berlin Olympics, Adolf Hitler and architect Albert Speer revealed a masterplan to reconceive Berlin, even renaming it “Germania”. The plan was political and spatial, to represent the new metropole of a vast global empire. Its cornerstone investments?

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In praise of the routine circuit – and the occasional left turn

How Tokyo made it to the top of Monocle’s 2026 Quality of Life Survey

Good cities point the wayfaring stranger in the right direction

London needs a China House. Here are five reasons why

Three photography exhibitions in Tokyo to capture your attention this summer

How to cool cities naturally, without resorting to air conditioning

Design news, features and analysis

For democracy’s sake, France’s centre-left should reopen ‘bars-tabacs’

JD Vance is attempting to write his political future. His boss has other ideas

Trump weaponises architecture ahead of the US’s 250th birthday

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