Mega‑cities worldwide are growing at a rapid pace. They are transforming the very conditions of mobility, opportunity, and (in)equality.
Residents of these burgeoning cities navigate dense traffic, polluted air, and overstretched systems, while the poorest often face mobility options no better than those of generations past.
While lower‑skilled migrants sustain the everyday labor that keeps urban structures running – often under precarious conditions – globalizing cities are particularly appealing to high-skilled knowledge workers and digital nomads from around the world.
The third FutureLab (April 2027) explores these tensions by asking how globalized cities will evolve in an era of instant connectivity and emerging virtual spaces.