URBANFRAME

Visible Cities is a studio series built on a simple premise: the city is the most available place to learn what shapes real outcomes. In stations, clinics, storefronts, schools, sidewalks, lobbies, and service counters, the forces that shape daily life show up in repeatable patterns: where people get stuck, what feels confusing, what gets avoided, what gets repaired, what workarounds appear, and what quietly becomes “normal.”

Urbanframe studios teach participants how to read those patterns through short, guided fieldwork. Participants go to real places, document what they notice with photos and notes, compare observations, and name what seems to be shaping behavior over time. The work ends in clear, shareable outputs that make the city legible: what is happening, why it might be happening, what it is costing, and what it suggests should be protected, improved, or tested next. This works at different stakes and formats, from one-week youth studios to longer intensives and fellowships. The goal stays consistent: seeing clearly before acting.