How to Build Utopian Cities

​We're not here to discuss how to build pop-up cities, but real cities.

​We'll talk about historical precedents:

​📍 The islands that bought themselves
📍 The company-built cities that lasted 100 years
📍 The investor-funded cities that still have autonomy today

Then we'll discuss why most real cities failed:
📍 How politics defunded European cities
📍 How private property eliminated masterplanning in the US

​Except where they own land and have autonomy over it:
📍 Like Vienna
📍 And Singapore

Then will go into modern city building experiments
📍Why Shenzhen, California Forever, and Prospera are following old mistakes
📍 The tribes, companies, state- and investor-funded cities that are building much better

​We'll roll it all up into a few takeaways about how we can create the ideal cities of the future together.

I'm Elle Griffin, a writer and researcher who has been studying this topic for a long time, and finally published my print pamphlet on the topic this winter. It's now being used as a blueprint by several city-building projects around the world.