• We seek to preserve what makes us human:

    Our capacity for dialogue, mutual trust, and collaboration with one another to solve the great challenges of our time.

    + Why CEM

  • We foster life in public spaces:

    We are an innovation laboratory, transforming cities and territories in a tactical and creative way.

    + How we work

  • We design sustainable public spaces:

    We promote citizen gatherings, apply technology, and implement nature-based solutions, using data and evidence to plan better cities.

    + What we do

We are a Laboratory of Tactics and Tools for Citizen Urbanism.

+ Proyects
+ Tools

We are a non-profit organization that develops high-impact urban projects with a focus on sustainability, participation, and tactical urbanism. Our mission is to make cities more human, inclusive, and adaptable.

Nuestro
impacto

+ Knowledge Hub

+10

countries

+25

cities

+100

proyects

+14

years

205K

m² of constructed and transformed public works and spaces

560%

Increase in the number of cyclists circulating after interventions

23%

Reduction in crime in neighborhoods where urban malones (gatherings) are held

6x

Increase in interpersonal trust in neighborhoods where our social cohesion tactics are implemented

TESTIMONIALS

  • "The implementation was a success. Families comment that it is a place that children enjoy, it is easier to move from the plaza to the school; therefore, they are very happy and very grateful for the work done. For thinking about the school, because now it is a space where one can share, where one can enjoy a safe street for the entire community."

    Sandra Ramírez
    Director of Pedro Aguirre Cerda School
    SFK Cerrillos Projects

  • "Having been part of the Knowledge Transfer project meant a full year of constant learning, with extraordinary experiences, visions, and knowledge that we received generously and highly professionally from the entire team at Ciudad Emergente in Chile."

    Ninotchka Matute
    Councilor VIII
    Municipality of Guatemala

  • "I have been working in the Municipality for 17 years. Someone might ask, what are you still doing there? But every day a new person arrives who comes to nourish you, and makes you dream again about being able to create new things. Projects like this are what feed you back."


    Alejandro Plaza Zárate
    Director, Investment Subdivision,
    SECPLAN Municipality of Santiago

  • "The act of getting to know each other, putting a face to a name, having at least a small connection, I believe is super necessary."

    Antonia Irarrázabal
    Executive Director / Founder, AIRE Consultores
    Gran Malón (Saca Tu Mesa) Neighbor

  • "The tools and strategies acquired have been fundamental for me, as they have allowed me to advance and consolidate my personal proposals to improve our cities and the quality of life of their inhabitants."

    Karen Duguet
    Student Diploma in “Tactical Urbanism and Incremental City Design”

  • "What struck me the most about the diploma program was finding a community of professionals passionate about their mission to make our cities fairer and more sustainable spaces."

    Lauranne Martin
    Student, Diploma in “Tactical Urbanism and Incremental City Design”

Who We Work With

Change in cities is possible when we work together.

We collaborate with organizations from different sectors and communities, generating bonds that strengthen trust and build sustainable transformations for urban life.

+ Learn about CEM