Tall Stories 531: How Ascensor Concepción helps Valparaiso reach new heights

Ed Stocker takes us to a restored beach club on the Queens coastline which brings a refreshed focus to New York’s oceanside assets.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Beiruti artist Nadim Karam joins us to discuss how art can be restorative to a city. We also speak to two members of the team behind the new Shenzhen Natural History Museum and preview the agenda for Comotion LA 2026.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jane Chambers visits Valparaiso’s oldest funicular to experience how this feat of engineering is still an important part of daily life.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We discuss how design can make urban centres more liveable amid rising temperatures, looking at the best examples from Rome to Dubai.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Petri Burtsoff takes us to a rare piece of experimental, woman-led 1980’s Soviet design off the coast of Estonia.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In our second episode from the Livex livability exhibition in Abu Dhabi, we hear from former mayors who helped to make their cities more livable. Plus: designing for wellness.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Paul Logothetis tells us the history of a section of central Montreal that manages to straddle the line between high class and hip.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In our first of two episodes from the Livex liveability exhibition in Abu Dhabi, we hear from some exciting guests aiming to build cities that serve their people best.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Wif Stenger takes us underground in the Finnish city of Vantaa to explore a district heating plan of world-beating proportions.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the second of two special episodes in partnership with Studio by IPUT, Carlota Rebelo heads to Ireland to explore how well-run cafes, artisanal bakeries and a chef’s studio are shaping the Dublin of tomorrow.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.