Partners · 17 June 2026

The Network

A founding network of partners across urban design, real estate, culture, academia and media — the institutions and studios shaping the festival and the conversation around it.

Anchored by The Citymaking Circle, with Airbnb as Official Citymaking Partner, and supported by the Friends of the Festival.

Festival Partners

The Art of Citymaking Festival is built in collaboration with a founding network of partners across urban design, real estate, culture, academia, and media — bringing together the ideas and practices shaping cities today.

Official Citymaking Partner

Inspiration Partner

districtBE

Lifelong Learning Partner

Featuring The New York Times Debate

The New York Times — debate partner for the festival closing programme

District Experience Partners

Precinct Experience Partner — Glass Dome, Powered by Playpan

The Citymaking Circle

A standing community around the festival — for people who want to stay close to the work between editions. Join the Circle

Cairdrow Capital — Investment & capital partner

Dhun Jaipur — Regenerative hospitality & placemaking, India

Kathiwada — Heritage stewardship & cultural patronage, India

Lumatera — Regenerative real estate & placemaking

The Oval Partnership — Architecture & urban design, Hong Kong

The Nanson — Heritage venue & cultural host

re.vorG — Regenerative ventures & placemaking

Switch by Roystudio — Creative studio & cultural collaborator

XDG Labs — Habitat Intelligence Practice

Friends of the Festival

Organisations whose work and good company travel alongside the festival.

Bloxhub — Nordic hub for sustainable urbanisation, Copenhagen

blackdot — Creative studio & cultural collaborator

Better Place Foundation — Philanthropy for liveable, regenerative places

Centre for Liveable Cities — Knowledge centre on liveable & sustainable cities, Singapore

Challenger Cities — Network of citymakers backing cities that punch above their weight

Common Purpose — Global leadership development across cultures and sectors

Coromandel Productions — Film & storytelling — beyond the lens

Farm Cultural Park — Countless Cities / cultural regeneration, Sicily

fordcastle — Festival friend & collaborator

Foundry — Creative studio & cultural collaborator

Gehl — People-first urban design & strategy, Copenhagen

Global Cultural Districts Network — Global network of cultural districts, an initiative of AEA Consulting

GledhillShield — Founders' circle — Heath Gledhill & Tom Shield

Global Creative Economy Council — Global council advancing the creative economy

Indonesia Creative Cities Network — National network of creative cities, Indonesia

Kopiboy — Festival friend & collaborator

Melbourne Centre for Cities — Urban research centre, The University of Melbourne

Paper Carpenter — Sustainable paper furniture & exhibition design, Singapore

Public Affairs Forum of India — National forum advancing public affairs & policy dialogue, India

Playpan — Play, learning & creative experiences

Resilient Cities Network — Global network of cities advancing urban resilience

SMU Urban Institute — Urban research institute, Singapore Management University

Southeast Asian Creative Cities Network — Regional network advancing creative cities across Southeast Asia

Studio Esem — Creative studio & cultural collaborator

Sundial Studios — Creative studio & cultural collaborator

Tashi Press — Independent publisher helping creative thinkers write nonfiction books

Think City — Urban regeneration & placemaking, Malaysia

Urban Land Institute — Global research & education non-profit on land use

Urban Redevelopment Authority — National land use planning & conservation authority, Singapore

Unearthed Productions — Cultural production & live experiences

Urban Kakis — Community for people who love cities, conversations & hanging out, Singapore

World Urban Parks — International representative body for urban parks, open space & recreation

wrldcty — Global community advancing city-making conversations

RamsGreat — design studio collaborating with Remixd CIC

Remixd CIC — community interest company, festival friend

Become a partner

Partner with the festival.

A small number of partnership opportunities remain for the inaugural edition — across thematic strands, hosted dialogues, the Citymaking Circle and the citymaking field trip. Get in touch to discuss how your organisation can be part of the conversation.

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