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  • Urban95: Addis Ababa

    Urban95: Addis Ababa

    2023 · Van Leer Foundation, Addis Ababa City Administration — Strategic Programs Management Office…

    Urban95 asks what a city would look like seen from 95 centimeters — the height of a healthy three-year-old. Since 2023, Superpool has supported Addis Ababa's transition towards a …

  • Urban95: Lusaka and Chongwe

    Urban95: Lusaka and Chongwe

    2025 · Van Leer Foundation, Lusaka City Council…

    Urban95 asks what a city would look like seen from 95 centimetres—the height of a healthy three-year-old. Since 2025, Superpool has been working with Lusaka and Chongwe to develop …

  • Bloomberg LSE European City Leadership Initiative

    Bloomberg LSE European City Leadership Initiative

    2025 · Bloomberg Philanthropies, LSE Cities, Hertie School

    A nine-month leadership programme for mayors and senior city teams across Europe, run by Bloomberg Philanthropies and LSE with the Hertie School in Berlin.

  • LSE Urban95 Academy

    LSE Urban95 Academy

    2019–ongoing · LSE Cities, Van Leer Foundation

    An executive education programme for city officials designing and delivering better cities for young children, run by LSE Cities and the Van Leer Foundation.

  • Aerial view of Özkent Street, İnegöl, transformed into a public space in front of a school

    Reclaiming Streets

    2022 · Marmara Municipalities Union — Local Government Academy, Global Designing Cities Initiative

    A practice-based learning programme with municipalities in Türkiye, turning street space over to children and pedestrians through interim and permanent transformations.

  • Urban95: Jordan

    Urban95: Jordan

    2022 · Van Leer Foundation, Majlisna for Societal Development…

    Urban95 asks what a city would look like from 95 centimetres — the height of a healthy three-year-old. Since 2022, Superpool has partnered with the Van Leer Foundation and cities …

  • Istanbul Safe School Zones

    Istanbul Safe School Zones

    2024–2025 · Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality — Transportation Department, Vital Strategies, iRAP

    A policy document and city-wide analysis prepared for Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality, setting out how the streets around Istanbul's primary schools can be made safe to walk.

  • Mihalıççık: Public Space as Rural Infrastructure

    Mihalıççık: Public Space as Rural Infrastructure

    2021–2022 · Mihalıççık Municipality, SANALarc, Open Urban Practice

    A project dossier for the centre of Mihalıççık, a district town in Central Anatolia. Eight anchor projects — a square, housing, a nursery, an education and sports block, a library …

  • Studio-X Istanbul

    Studio-X Istanbul

    2013–2019 · Columbia GSAPP, Columbia Global Centers | Turkey, Borusan

    An urban laboratory in Karaköy, Istanbul, part of Columbia GSAPP's global Studio-X network. Open from 2013 to 2019.

  • Urban Playspaces Conference

    Urban Playspaces Conference

    2018 · Van Leer Foundation, Kadir Has University…

    Istanbul95 Urban Playspaces Conference took place at Kadir Has University on September 21-22, 2018. The event, which focuses on children’s urban experiences and play …