HOW TO MAKE A CITY
HOW TO MAKE A CITY is a retrospective exhibition celebrating urban transformation. Each featured project shows how bold, local action can spark global momentum—encouraging cities to learn, adapt and lead in a rapidly changing era. More than a record of achievement, the exhibition is a platform for exchange and collective imagination. We invite the public, researchers and urban leaders to consider what the next decade of urban transformation demands. Cities already hold many of the solutions. What we need now is the will, collaboration and investment to bring them to scale. These exceptional initiatives—drawn from more than 1,200 submissions since 2018—illuminate a diversity of working solutions and offer lessons on how to accelerate and deepen transformative change anywhere. | This exhibition is presented in partnership with the Yale Hixon Center for Urban Sustainability. The WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities is generously supported by Stephen M. Ross. We are deeply grateful to the many partners and collaborators who have made this exhibition possible: Jury Chair Stephen M. Ross, the Ross family, and all of the Prize jurors for their generosity of attention and spirit; the Prize laureates featured, whose bold ideas and inspiring practices are at the heart of this exhibition; our partners at the Yale Hixon Center for Urban Sustainability for their invaluable collaboration and thought partnership; the Prize team for their tireless commitment and care in realizing this effort; and WRI leadership and the many dedicated staff whose passion and guidance have made this initiative a success. |
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Livable How can cities ensure safe housing and essential services for all?
| Collaborative What becomes possible when cities share power?
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Equitable How can urban innovation and growth create shared prosperity for all?
| Green How can cities grow while working with nature, not against it?
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Healthy How can cities safeguard health for all?
| Climate‑Ready How can cities lead the way in preparing for a changing climate?
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