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MONU #39 ON SINGLES URBANISM RELEASED The contemporary city is basically a bad boyfriend: expensive, emotionally inconsistent, and somehow still the centre of your life, ... continue reading at monu-magazine.com/issues.htm. (Cover image ©Michael Wolf Estate)

THE WHOLE WORLD IS ONE SINGLE FAMILY BY AISHWARYA RAJESH CHAVAN “MONU #38 unfolds urban exclusivity like an onion, peeling back the bittersweet layers of people’s lived experiences and emotions.” Read the full review of MONU #38 at: monu-magazine.com/news.htm Photo by Tony Van Le

ON THE POSSIBILITY TO INHABIT BY LUKA JONKER “While reading the current edition of MONU magazine on ‘Inclusive Urbanism’, I happened to be writing my philosophy bachelor’s thesis during this same period.” Read the full review of MONU #38 at: monu-magazine.com/news.htm

WHERE IT ALL COMES TOGETHER: RETHINKING INCLUSIVE URBANISM BY SEGOVIA KLEIN BRETELER In my home country, the Netherlands, public debates around femicide and the "Take Back the Night" protests... read review of MONU #38 at monu-magazine.com/news.htm.

12 DAYS LEFT TO SUBMIT A PROPOSAL FOR MONU #39 – SINGLES URBANISM Abstracts and images and illustrations should be sent to [email protected] before 31 March 2026. Images: 1. Patrick Bateman, American Psycho 2. Carrie Bradshaw, SATC 3. Travis Bickle, Taxi Driver 4. Fleabag

IN BETWEEN THE URBAN CRACKS - ON MONU #38 “INCLUSIVE URBANISM” BY EVA MARIE POBEDA FERRAND Inspired by Nick Rebstadt’s reflections … read the full review of MONU #38 at monu-magazine.com/news.htm.

NEW CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS FOR MONU #39 - SINGLES URBANISM When I recently found myself flooded, during the ever-expanding shopping frenzy of the so-called Black Friday season, with offers branded as Singles’ Day deals,... monu-magazine.com/submit.htm.

READ MONU FOR FREE MONU is currently available to read for free at several libraries. If you would like to read MONU at your local library as well, simply ask them to contact us at [email protected] to start their subscription. Image: #38 at University of Zaragoza, Spain

MONU #38 ON INCLUSIVE URBANISM RELEASED When it comes to “Inclusive Urbanism” Clara Greed clarifies that “It Is Not Just About Toilets”... monu-magazine.com/issues.htm. (Cover: Image is part of Tony Van Le’s contribution “Prelude to Convergence” on page 101)

MONU AWARDED GRAPHIC AND EDITORIAL MAGAZINE DESIGN OF THE YEAR 2025 MONU has been awarded as the winner in the Graphic and Editorial & Magazine Design category at the LOOP Design Awards 2025.

CONFLICT AND THE CITY: NEGOTIATING URBAN REALITIES BY MIRKO PETKOVIC Conflict is an unavoidable part of human life... read the entire review of MONU #37 at monu-magazine.com/news.htm. Image: Last jam session, from the article "Youth of Kyiv" by Fabian Ritter, page 69

HOW CONFLICT CAN DRIVE URBANISM BY LUCA BONAZZI What I appreciated most about this issue of MONU is the idea that conflict, often perceived as a byproduct of urban life, is instead a fundamental driver of urban form and evolution... entire review at monu-magazine.com/news.htm.

THE URBAN IN CONFLICT, TENSIONS AND ARCHETYPES SHAPING OUR URBAN NARRATIVES AND ENVIRONMENTS - A REVIEW OF MONU #37 BY REBECCA BILLI monu-magazine.com/news.htm. Images: 1. ©Johanna-Maria Fritz/OSTKREUZ 2. Collage by author

2 WEEKS LEFT TO SUBMIT A PROPOSAL FOR MONU #38 - INCLUSIVE URBANISM Image: Spiked platforms under overpasses preventing people from sleeping in these places. Image is courtesy of Daily Mail. It was published in the Interview with Levi Bryant in MONU #27.

FROM CRISIS TO OPPORTUNITY BY GRETA SAMULIONYTE The latest issue of MONU Magazine, entitled "Conflict-driven Urbanism", offers an exploration... monu-magazine.com/news.htm. Images: 1. ©Fabian Ritter. 2. Source: Elena.laps 3. ©Ai Weiwei Studio 4. Photo by Anastasiya Kubert

NEW CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS FOR MONU #38 - INCLUSIVE URBANISM The attempts in many cities over recent years to make public toilets gender-neutral and thus more inclusive... continue reading at monu-magazine.com/submit.htm. Image: Inclusive graphic signage by Motionspot

MONU #37 ON CONFLICT-DRIVEN URBANISM RELEASED “To Eradicate Urban Conflict, Eradicate Urban Interaction” asBenjamin van Loon states in his satirical article... monu-magazine.com/news.htm. (Cover image is courtesy of Ai Weiwei Studio. ©Ai Weiwei Studio)

NEW? SOCIAL? URBANISM? BY BASTIAN BENTRUP Throughout the past pandemic years most people would argue that our social life has not only changed, but a new understanding developed of how important our social fabric actually is... read the entire article at monu-magazine.com/news.htm.

DIGGING DEEPER INTO THE LAYERS OF “NEW SOCIAL URBANISM” BY MALEEN RÜTHERS Reviewing the 36th issue of MONU from a perspective of an Urban Geographer, my attention got caught by an illustration resembling a lithospheric diagram … monu-magazine.com/news.htm

MEDIATING SOCIAL CONNECTIONS IN THE NEW AGE OF URBANISM BY CHIARA CATALINI [...] After thoroughly reading MONU #36, it is clear that interviews and essays all agree on the importance of meaningful connections in design thinking... continue at monu-magazine.com/news.htm.