Vitruvian
The urban experts for better futures
What we do
Vision creation
We help cities and communities define ambitious, long-term visions that inspire growth and provide clear direction, tailored to the unique needs and aspirations of each urban environment.
Strategising
Our consulting services develop actionable strategies that bridge long-term visions and current realities, ensuring alignment across sectors and adaptability to changing conditions.
Experimentation
We guide cities through structured experimentation and innovation, allowing them to test new ideas, learn from small-scale failures, and implement effective solutions with measurable results.
Smarter City Flywheel
Our Smarter City Flywheel framework ensures a self-reinforcing feedback loop between vision, strategies, and tactics, creating sustainable urban evolution and continuous improvement.
Latest from the blog
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Urban adaptive furniture: How it can help the future of cities
Cities around the world are changing faster than ever. With populations growing and climates shifting, public spaces must do more than simply look good –…
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The pulse of the pavement: How the business of culture is reshaping the future of cities
As we navigate 2026, it is becoming clear that efficiency is only half the battle for the future of cities. A city can have the…
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Navigating tomorrow: How autonomous vehicles will reshape our cities
Imagine stepping out of your front door on a crisp morning. Instead of walking to your garage, navigating the stress of peak-hour traffic, and endlessly…
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From concrete jungle to living sponge: Reimagining the future of urban infrastructure
When you look out your window at the city around you, what do you see more of: life-giving nature, or lifeless concrete? For over a…
WTF4Cities? Podcast
We create the city so it matters what we decide and do. What is The Future for Cities? podcast is a platform to introduce the different approaches to our urban futures and generate conversations around them. We don’t have to accept every approach but it helps to know about and learn from them. We summarise research articles and interview urban experts and legends who are actively and consciously working for the better future for our cities – thus, humanity.
Check out the wtf4cities.com website
Latest episode on the WTF podcast
- Are you interested in the possibility of green growth instead of degrowth for better urban futures? Debate of the article titled Green growth or degrowth? Possible outcomes for climate and society from 2025, by Phoenix Eskridge-Aldama, Aden Stern, Anna Vaughn, and Diana Stuart, published in the Highlights of Sustainability journal.This is a great preparation to […]
Meet the team
Fanni Melles, PhD
Fanni is a future of cities researcher, an architect by profession, and a project manager by experience. Her international expertise encompasses design, construction, and project oversight. Her unique ability is channeling chaos and ambiguity into structured, practical systems, addressing critical questions and enhancing processes. She serves as a catalyst for urban innovation, shaping ever-evolving urban landscapes.
Ben Vass
Ben is a data magician and future enthusiast besides being a computer scientist and a pragmatic problem-solver. With international IT expertise, he’s tackled swarm intelligence, spectral graphs, fraud detection, and GNNs. He views everything as interlinked networks and passionately contributes to Open Source. Straddling two worlds, Ben’s unique perspective sees a universe which is interconnected across all levels.
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