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2026 Theme Announced...
Visible Cities
"The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes."
— Marcel Proust
See what others miss!
It's the skill behind breakthroughs in art, healthcare, design, entrepreneurship, government, engineering, fashion ...
In 2026, we're using the the overlooked parts of cities as our dynamic field studio.
Instead of jumping to the obvious solutions to big problems, we'll learn to see the hidden forces that actually power daily life: the small rules, unspoken desires, annoying frictions, and genius workarounds that quietly influence what people do and open the door to much better solutions.
Social Distancing. Domino Park, Philadelphia. © Marcella Winograd.