The Citymaking Circle
One hundred and fifty members. The number is Dunbar’s.
A year-round community of people who shape cities by design, not by accident. Curated by Leadership for Cities — the programme of work that includes the biennial Art of Citymaking Festival, Creators in Residence, the Citymaking Studio, and Learning Labs. Members come from across ASEAN, the Asia Pacific, and beyond.
Three things to know
It stays small.
One hundred and fifty members. Beyond Dunbar's number, a community becomes a list.
It moves at the pace of the work.
No deadlines, no countdowns. Applications are welcomed on a rolling basis. When the room approaches its size, we'll address it openly.
Two ways in.
Citizen and Placemaker seats are open online. Custodian and Steward seats begin with a conversation. Patrons are by direct arrangement.
“The size of human social groups is naturally limited to about one hundred and fifty individuals — beyond that, relationships stop being personal and become administrative.”
The Circle is capped at one hundred and fifty. The number is not arbitrary.
Open on a rolling basis
Citizens and Placemakers join online; Custodians and Stewards begin with a conversation; Patrons are by direct arrangement.
All-access pass to the festival on 17 June 2026, including The New York Times 'Agree to Disagree' Debate and closing reception · one-year Circle membership · priority access to Circle convenings in 2027 and the 2028 festival.
All Citizen benefits, with: a guest at the festival · named in published Circle materials.
All Placemaker benefits, with: two guests at the festival · a voice in the 2027 and 2028 programmes.
All Custodian benefits, with: three guests at the festival · on-stage acknowledgement at the festival.
Up to three individuals, by direct conversation. A named seat on the inaugural Patrons’ Council. A public role at the festival. The package is shaped to the person.
Not a published tier. To begin a conversation, write to anupam@wearemixd.com.
The festival is one moment. The rest is the practice.
The Circle convenes through in-person gatherings, online sessions, and the longer thread of introductions and private conversation.
- The Art of Citymaking FestivalOne day, one room. Held biennially — Singapore in 2026 and 2028, travelling in between. The festival is the cohort's convergence.
- Regional conveningsIn cities where the work is happening — Bangkok, Jakarta, Manila, Mumbai, and beyond. For upper tiers.
- Leadership for Cities programmesPriority access to In Residence, Studio, and Labs — convened annually alongside the Circle.
- The work betweenIntroductions. Briefings. Private conversation. The long thread of relationship that makes a community more than a list.
A small Circle. A year-round practice.
Citizen and Placemaker seats are open online. Custodian and Steward seats begin with a conversation. Patrons are by direct arrangement.