Monocle 24's 'The Urbanist' Explores Reykjavík's "Growing Success"

For this week's The Urbanist, Monocle 24's "guide to making better cities," Andrew Tuck and David Plaisant broadcast a Reykjavík special with a series of reports from the Icelandic capital. They explore how this city marks its spot on the world map, looking at its high-quality new museums alongside its growing cultural and culinary scene. With around one million tourists visiting the city last year, th Reykjavík is experiencing a boom in popularity — which some describe as "maybe too much". With only around 300,000 inhabitants, Monocle 24 asks how the world's most northerly capital is coping with this growing success.

Find out more about Monocle 24's The Urbanist here.

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Cite: James Taylor-Foster. "Monocle 24's 'The Urbanist' Explores Reykjavík's "Growing Success"" 28 Aug 2015. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/772635/monocle-24-s-the-urbanist-spend-time-in-reykjavik> ISSN 0719-8884

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