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Is Burning Man The World's Most Ambitious Urban Experiment?

Every year, more than 70,000 people gather in Nevada's Black Rock Desert to build a city from nothing.  Roads are laid out. Neighborhoods emerge. Public spaces come aliv

Cape Town: Preparing for a Future That Refuses to Behave

In 2018, Cape Town came within months of Day Zero; the potential of running out of water. What followed was one of the most remarkable collective responses to an urban cr

Tokyo: Are Snack Bars the Antidote to Loneliness?

In this episode of the WRLDCTY Podcast, we explore Tokyo through the work of PYNT, Nikken Sekkei's collective innovation platform - a social space where designers, resear

London: The Infrastructure of Change with The Conduit & Paul Van Zyl

In this episode, we sit down with Paul van Zyl, co-founder and CEO of The Conduit: a purpose-driven members' community bringing together leaders tackling the world's bigg

Buenos Aires: The Choreography of the Sidewalk

In this episode, we hear from longtime WRLDCTY friend and Global Fellow Emiliano Espasandin about the "perfectly imperfect" nature of Buenos Aires, a city with a sidewalk

Medellín: The Long Game of Urban Transformation

This episode explores Medellín beyond the familiar “miracle city” narrative. Through the perspective of Alejandro Echeverri, who was a driving force behind many of the ci

What Ukraine is Teaching Us About Collective Care and Planning

We are honoured to feature Fulco Treffers, co-founder, Ro3kvit as our guest in this week’s podcast. For many outside Ukraine, the country's cities exist largely through

Singapore After Dark: Why Letting Loose is Key to a Healthy City

There are few cities more admired by urbanists than Singapore. Yet for all the attention paid to its infrastructure and institutions, there is another story unfolding in